I've coloured directly on to the Paper Smooches stamps with distress markers, huffed and stamped while masking the silver vase. The leaves were then shaded with a distress marker. The Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge Inspirational Photo was a great starting point, I focused on the big blooms in a solid darker vase, the pink colours and the silver mirror surface.
I have a very neglected large silvery vase that used to be polished and displayed, but now languishes in a corner. I may have to get the polish out this weekend and bring some bright springtime cheer to my house. Instagram has the before shot, but I don't know when the after shot will go up, if you discount my stamped vase!
Thick watercolour paper meant that my die cut nearly all the way through, so a label is keeping everything in place on the inside, just in case we have a wardrobe malfunction and something falls out! However it was worth it as I love the watercolour effect of all the blended distress makers on the textured watercolour paper.
Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays CFC136: Must Love Watercolor
One-Layer Simplicity Challenge OLS13: You Blend!
Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge 8-14 February: Inspiration Photo
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: All Things Bright & Beautiful
Supplies
Dies & Stencils etc: Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles, Scripty Thanks
Ink: Encore Silver
Paper: Watercolour card from stash
Colouring: Distress Markers- Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Shaded Lilac, Mowed Lawn
Hope you enjoyed your visit today and see you again soon!
Beautiful card! Love those water color flowers!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!
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Melissa
Beautiful card. Love your colouring. Nicola x
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!!!! I also meant to tell you awhile ago that you were the only one to get my little joke.. The stacked elephants card, meant Tons of Thanks, so you are so clever to have gotten the joke!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG OMG OMG!! I LOVE this Sweet Card!! =) Such a BEAUTIFUL Design!! Your Water Coloring is just AWESOME!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for joining us in the Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge!! I hope you'll join us again next week!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the distress marker effect on those flowers! They look awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous card with the Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - I love your flowers - great effect. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful CAS design! Love the way the watercolored vase steals the show! Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteSooo pretty! Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteStunningly pretty blending on those flowers on the watercolor paper! And I love how you made sure the letters would stay put...very good problem-solving there. This is a lovely card, and I thank you for sharing it with the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge.
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