Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Watercolored Frenchie Retirement Card!
Hello crafters, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today! I am very excited to be back again with you this week, sharing a Summery retirement card using our Simon exclusive Chillin’ Frenchies stamp set!
When you retire, I feel like that qualifies as a permanent vacation, right? I know a few retirees that say they are busier now than they were when they worked! But at least if you are retired, you can make your own schedule… so that seems almost like a vacation! :)
I paired this beach-lovin’ Frenchie with an umbrella from our Simon exclusive Summer Cuddly Critters stamp set, and our new Waves background cling stamp… that watery effect was super-fun to create! I used watercolors and Distress Resist Spray for an beachy waves (or maybe poolside!) feel.
Of course, I couldn’t help but use some fun sequins in my design, so I popped a few of the new Marina sequins around the card, which really tied in well with the rest of the colors I used!
Want to see how I made this card? Be sure to check out the video below!
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This was such a great video tutorial as I have picked up a number of tips on water colouring. As always Nina, your card is fantastic and I am glad you share so much valuable information in your videos.
What a super cool and fun card! Love the bright summer scene! Great idea for a retirement card! :)
Nina this card is perfect! I love the way you created the watery scene. The textures are so cool.
Super cute! Love the image and the way you coloured the scene, really brings it to life!
Super CUTE Chillin Frenchie iced tea card, I was raised in Texas and am a sweet tea drinker!
What a cute Frenchie puppy!! I love this new stamp set!! So cute and perfect for summer!!
Super fun and adorable card! So happy!
How fun! My husband just retired.
So fun and whimsical! Thanks for inspiring.
What a cute card!! I love the watery background.
What a nice summery retirement card!
I like the philosophy that it is permanent vacation. This is really cute–I LOVE dogs.
Makes me smile–so cute!
This is so cute, I wish I could retire and someone would give me this card. Great video by Nina and I always learn something new on SSS!
Thanks Again!
Nice tutorial and really fun card!
Very pretty!
Another fun card – LOVE this sweet image – perfect for retirement cards – thanks for the inspiration !!
Oh this card is super Nina! I think your water scene in the background is one of the best I’ve seen. I’ll have to put that stamp on my wishlist.
What a cute guy. He looks so happy!
What a wonderful, fun card. I love that adorable Frenchie and I love the background. Beautiful colors.
Such an adorable cat.. Love the card.
Thanks so much for sharing.
What a fun card! Wide smile on my face when I saw it. tfs
The card is just adorable!
So cute!
Such a lovely and sweet card! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great idea! Any retiree would love to receive it! Great use of color and the new cling stamp! Thank you for a wonderful inspiring card.
Love that background! Fun card! And congrats to the blog candy winners!
Wow! In a short video you gave us so many tips and techniques. Why didn’t I think of mixing colors to get new colors? Your water coloring is amazing and I do need to try more of it. Thanks for sharing!
Simply darling!
Very fun card Nina-Marie. Love the dog in the chair with the glass of lemonade or whatever you want to make it. Thanks for sharing with us.
What a fun card! I like the colors you were able to mix along with the brights in this palette. Thanks for sharing!
Such a fun scene! I love the sentiments also. TFS
Simply adoranle nd so much fun! Very creative, love it.
Awesome card Nina-Marie, you are so right when you say when you change the sentiment you can use this card for anything. It’s a great base card for every occasion, thank you so much for sharing and the video tutorial.
This is a great looking card – very cheerful and inviting. Thanks for the blending lesson with the watercolors. It’s always helpful to know what colors do to other colors to tone them down, amp them up, warm them, cool them, etc.
So cute and fun!! Love the watercolor!
Enjoyed watching your video and how you created this super cute card. Thanks for the tips on creating new colors from a limited palette.
OMG! This is so cute! My husband us retiring at the end of the month and this would be perfect! I might have to CASE this one.
Nina, thanks for sharing this fun retirement card! So cute.
Those cute stamps and your great coloring combined for an awesome card.
Awesome retirement card!!! Your water coloring is amazing!!!
Cute x
Your card is so cute! I always enjoy watching you color- thank you for the watercoloring tips!
Great card!
I love this background. The colors are phenomenal. Swoon!
Great card…very representative of my retirement. NOT!
What a cute card. Amazing colors..
Thanks for sharing.
Super cute card!
What a fund retirement set!
He’s adorable!