Unik By Liz

Hi!  I hope things are calm on your neck of the woods. I know it has been a rough few weeks for most people, and I pray everyone that reads this be blessed with health and peace... Having the kids around has proven a bit challenging but I count my blessings and don’t complain because thank God we are safe and sound... with that said,  I finally had a chance today to play with some pretty Altenew Watercolors and stamps, to join in their March challenge , hosted by the amazing Norine, here is her inspiration picture: I think the image and colors are perfect for what we are going through, succulents to me are a symbol of resiliency and the colors are soothing (of course in my humble opinion) ☺️ I decided to refresh my entrance hallway with a sign, I hope you like it and that at least the message inspires you to enjoy as much as you can every day... every day we get to see the sky and breath in air is a true gift, we must savor it an make the best out of it, wou...

Hi! I skipped a few lessons in order to give “white flowers” a try, this has always intrigued me and even though my first attempt is not perfect I was  fascinated  playing with such wonderful watercolors, I am not an expert but this set has gorgeous colors and are easy to play with... Without further ado, here is my first try at water coloring “white” roses: I need to work on my shadows, somehow I am intimidated by darker colors 🤦🏻‍♀️ I guess sooner or later I gotta be brave and try and eeper color  hue. Update: Ok, I went back and added a deeper “shadow” still not totally convinced but will keep practicing... Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day, Liz “If everyone would look for that uniqueness, then we would have a very colorful world.” ~Michael Schenker

“Creativity doesn't wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones."  -- Bruce Garrabrandt Well, sometimes we need some inspiration to get our creativity going, so today I am following Emily’s inspiration to create a simple watercolor background. I need to work on my blending, I guess I am still a bit afraid I will end up with a muddy mess and I am quite inpatient to allow my first tones to dry, but I am sure it will come to me over time 😉 For this card I used the Carved Rose small set Thanks die cut Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day,  Liz

Hello! I have been enjoying Altenew’s recent class with Emily M.Artist  Watercolor 101 for Paper Crafters. I am here to share my fun work for the first lesson: Swatches, Glazing Chart and basic techniques. Even though Watercolors are very forgiven, I need to practice a lot 😬, practice makes progress right? What I can take from today’s lesson: Paper and brushes truly matter. I used a medium quality cold press paper and did not get as beautiful results as expected, and I used natural bristled brushes which were not the best choice for me, I struggled to get control over the bristles. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I hope to come back soon to show you some of my progress applying the tips learnt in this class. Thanks for stopping by! “... The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create. ..” Jocko Willink Liz

Hi! It is kind of sad that this class has come to an end but at the same time I am happy  I took the time to participate in it. I truly enjoyed it and was exactly what I needed to come back into the crafting world 😉 For this lesson we were challenged to use our choice from Altenew’s Create & Inspire ebooks  to create a project. And here is what I created, a book mark, I used different flower silhouettes (instead of the wild flower set from the inspiration piece) with regular die inks onto watercolor paper. Have you looked in your stamp stash lately and played with older sets using different techniques? If not, go ahead, give those neglected sets some 💕. This is my inspiration, a project created by May Park from  edition 44  :   Thanks again for taking time to stop by, have a wonderful and blessed day! Liz. Playing along #sssmchallenge: Floral Frnzy   “It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop.” – Confu...

Practice makes progress! Isn't this the truth? I am glad today's Lesson calls for practice with layering stamps, Nicole suggests using  the Sunflower Daisy set, but I don't own it yet, so I looked for a set I have not used yet and lucky me I finally got to play with the  Beloved Daisy  set. Here is my project: I followed Altenew´s February Inspiration Challenge Playing along # sssmchallenge:Floral Frenzy Can you notice the ¨strokes¨ on the largest leaves? I decided to give them a different texture by swiping the  ink, always a fun technique to use. This is a very easy project, the trick for me was to align the layers of the flower satisfactorily 🤷🏻‍♀️ .     Thanks for taking time to stop by, I hope you have a fabulous day! Liz "The creative adult is the child who survived."  -- Ursula Leguin

Hello friends!  I hope your day is going well. On today's assignment we are challenged to work with three elements out of Theme Lists provided by Nicole. I chose the Winter Theme and my chosen elements are: Blue, Purple and Embossing paste combined with a sketch ( flipped and rotated). For this CAS design I used the gorgeous Altenew "Fancy Hello" die cut and a few scraps  leftover from Lesson 1 and this what I came up with: Even though  my second card is missing the embossing paste, the water splatters on the distress ink give it the "snow" effect 😊  Thank you for taking time to stop by, I do appreciate your comment, have a wonderful and blessed day! Liz "Creativity is intelligence having fun."  -- Albert Einstein