Natural Beauty- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning.
It's time for a new card for
The Flower Challenge

 This month's theme is Anything Goes.

Spring is blooming and the poppies are such a happy, welcome sight.
I picked up this wonderful stamp back in April at Scrapfest and wanted to ink it up.

I began by masking my watercolour  paper with painter's tape.  Just a reminder, if you are using this tape remove some of the tack or it will tear your paper.  Nothing worse then finishing a card front, removing the tape and ripping the edges.
I inked my stamp inside my Misti with black ink and stamped.  I added clear embossing powder over the image and heat set it.  Next, I  coloured them using my Zigs.  I like to put some colour on the base of my flowers then using a wet paintbrush, pull the colour up into the top of the image.
I stamped the sentiment and then used some Distress ink to sponge the edges, removed the painter's tape and mounted the piece onto a red cardstock base.

Thanks so much for coming by to take a look.
I hope you will come play along with us.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Addicted to Stamps and More- CLEAN AND SIMPLE
Watercooler Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES
Crafty Purple Frog- FABULOUSLY FLORAL

Supplies
Stamps- Sketchy Poppies (Frog's Whiskers Ink); Life's Path (High Hopes Rubber)
Ink- Tuxedo black Memento; Peeled Paint Distress (TH)
Paper- Canson 140lb watercolour
Accessories and Tools- MISTI, clear eb powder, heat tool, painter's tape, Zigs, paintbrush

Summertime- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

Time for another fun month at the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge

This month our challenge is all about summer.  

For me, summer is all about the beach and warm, sunny days.

This month we are joined by two great guests:
LeAnne Pugliese (wee inklings) and Ksenija (Sweet Kobylkin)

So onto my summer card.

I began creating the panel by inking up my non-stick craft sheet with Distress inks, sprayed with water and pressed my paper into the wet ink.  I used a heavy white cardstock that I get from a local store.

I used a wet paintbrush and some more ink to watercolour in some of the areas that didn't get inky and to add some extra visual interest, dots and sprays like the beach and sky would have.

Next, I placed the crane stamps into my Misti, inked with black Memento ink and stamped to create my scene.  I just picked these stamps up at Scrapfest back in April and thought they were perfect for this theme.

I stamped the sentiment onto my card front using my Misti again.

I mounted the piece on a dark blue cardstock, glued it down onto my white card front, then scored a line on either side to define the stamped panel.

Thanks so much for coming to take a look. 

Please come and play along with us.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Addicted to Stamps and More- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Crafty Animals- ANYTHING GOES

Alphabet Challenge- 'F' FOR FEATHERED FRIENDS


Supplies

Stamps-Flying Crane, Standing Crane (Frog's Whiskers Ink); Many Thanks (Simon Says)

Ink- Memento black; Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feather Distress (TH)

Paper- heavy white (bulk- local store)

Accessories and Tools- MISTI, ScorPal, non-stick craft mat (TH), clear eb powder, paintbrush