Lovely Silhouettes- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

Time for another theme at the 

CAS WATERCOLOUR CHALLENGE

I just love silhouette stamps, so I was excited to see our theme this month and I had just picked up this lovely set from Simon Says and wanted to play with it!

I began making my card by masking off the area on my card front using Painter's Tape.
I stamped the thistles using my Misti and Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  I then clear heat embossed them so that there would be no black bleeding into my background when I added the watercolouring.

Leaving the taped mask in place, I watercoloured the background using Distress inks and a wet paintbrush.  Just press your ink pad directly onto your acrylic block or non-stick pad and pick up the colour using a wet paintbrush.
I did some stenciling using drywall tape just on the blue area to add interest.
After removing the painter's tape and to help pull the whole thing together, I doodled a border around the watercoloured area.  I stamped the sentiment then splattered some white acrylic paint over the bkg. for further interest and texture.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
Hope you will come and play along with us.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed- ANYTHING GOES

Shopping Our Stash- FAVOURITE SEASON
(summer)
Addicted to Stamps and More- MAKE YOUR MARK

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES STAMPING


Supplies
Stamps- Dans la Nature (Carabelle); Little Note (Stampendous)
Ink- Tuxedo Black Memento; Peeled Paint, Salty Ocean Distress (TH); Versamark
Paper- heavy cs (local store)
Accessories and Tools- drywall tape; white acrylic paint; Misti; clear eb powder;
fine line black marker; paintbrush