Saturday 2 November 2019

Monochromatic- CAS Watercolour Challenge


Hello and Welcome

Time for a new theme at the 
This month, I have the pleasure of hosting so our theme will be Monochromatic.


This month we welcome our guest  

As most of you know, I love creating monochromatic and silhouette cards so this was an easy one to create.

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and placed it into my Misti.  Next, I positioned the flower near the bottom portion of my paper.  I coloured the flower with various shades of blue Tombow markers, sprayed with water and pressed onto my paper.  I repeated that process until I was happy with the inking.

When the piece was dry, I took some diluted DOX ink and added a wash of colour around the flower with a paintbrush.  There was a bit of ink left on my mat so I used it to splatter as well, adding to the interest.
When the whole piece was dry, I stamped the sentiment from the PB set called Joy and Merriment then added the blue dot to the flower center.  I simply mounted the piece onto a white card base.


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Craft Stamper Magazine- TAKE IT MAKE IT
Cardz 4 Galz- SOMETHING BEGINNING WITH S (splattered)



Supplies
Stamps- Joy and Merriment (PB); Red Star (PB)
Ink- Tombow Markers; Versafine Nocturne; Peacock Feathers DOX 
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); paintbrush; blue dot (YNS)

19 comments:

LeAnne said...

Just stunning! GORGEOUS!

Bobby said...

So beautiful, Karen.

Bonnie said...

A wonderful challenge, my friend, and a gorgeous card! Love the blue poinsettia, soft wash and splatters with the bold sentiment!

Pat said...

A stunning result using these shades of blue Karen and love the wash of blue and splatters in the background, and a lovely sentiment too. x

nancy littrell said...

Love your non-traditional blue poinsettia, Karen. Beautiful watercoloring, splatters and sentiment for your monochromatic design. TFS and hosting this months CAS Watercolour Challenge, dear friend. Hugs...plan to play in a few days:-) Hugs..Nancy

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous poinsettia, Karen! I love all those pretty 'blues' and how you added a wash and splatters for the background! Fabulous prompt, too...I hope to find time to play along!

My Paper Epiphany said...

Wow! I love the blue poinsettia! I wish we could get them in blue:) You card is very beautiful! Thanks for this great theme - the gallery will look gorgeous!

Lori m said...

The colors are so vibrant, just beautiful, perfect image for your design, hugs, Lori m

cuilliesocks said...

Absolutely gorgeous Karen, Kate x

marilyn said...

Beautiful card...and layout! So nice to see all stamping and not a bunch of die cuts placed on a card. Yours is so much more artistic!

Mac Mable said...

Absolutely stunning Karen ...so artsy, unique and very beautiful x.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Stunning card Karen.
Faith x

Marcia Hill said...

Absolutely GORGEOUS card Karen and a fun challenge for sure! :0)

I Card Everyone said...

Karen, thanks for this gorgeous inspiration!! I am always looking for another place to plant my own favorite Poinsettia - YOURS is absolutely stunning!!!
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Loll said...

STUNNING card Karen! I love your gorgeous blue poinsettia. Your monochromatic cards are the BEST! Thanks for hosting such a fun challenge xx

Debbie Mageed said...

Wow, this is absolutely wonderful! Love your watercolored poinsettia. Thank you for playing with us at the Cardz 4 Galz Challenge and please join us again soon.

Linda said...

Just one word ........ stunning!! Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xx

JoAnn said...

Gorgeous!! Love the blue (my favorite color) floral design along with the wash of color, splatters and lovely sentiment.

Daria said...

This is so beautiful! Thank you for explaining how you made it.