Do those words really go together? Well, today they do! I made this card with Geoffrey's girlfriend, Amanda. I am so glad to have a family member to share this with again :) She loves to craft and had never done any watercoloring. I thought this was the perfect time to pull out and ink up this stamp set! This was not the first thing I had her do with the watercoloring. I will post that later :)
I used some Pearl Perfect Pearls at the end to add some shimmer. See how shiny those flowers are?! At this angle, they look too shiny as all of the detail in the flowers is lost.
At this angle you can see the detail and colors on the flowers better. This was all colored with Tim Holtz Distress markers, then I used an Aquapainter to blend the colors. I created the background with some distress ink squished onto a piece of plastic and picked up with the Aquapainter. I stamped the Hello greeting with Gathered Twigs ink and the edges are not as crisp as I was looking for initially, but I think the way it turned out is more in keeping with the rest of the work. Except, if it had been crips and clean, it would have tied the die cut word in more with the rest of it. What do you think?
Distress ink colors: Spun Sugar, Milled Lavender, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Gathered Twigs, Vintage Photo, Pumice Stone
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Inside, I stamped the floral branch in Sahara Sand in the corner, then outlined with White Signo gel pen.
Now, I wish I had thought to take a picture of Amanda's work, it was
gorgeous! Very soft and delicate. But she had it packed up and was out the door before I thought of it. And she has already given the card to her sister for her birthday!
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This is so soft and pretty...perfect for Spring! Your watercoloring is just beautiful. Makes me wish I had this stamp.
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