Hello! I'm glad you've found me! Today, I chose to participate in the Thursday challenge with my fellow STARS teammates. Originally, my goal was to watercolor the full face of a card using the reds, pinks, yellows and greens in the image below -- I thought I could use ink refills as watercolors, and use a swirling motion to create pretty rose-like images and then stamp a lovely feminine greeting on it for Mother's Day. But sometimes, the best laid plans fail. No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get it look right. With three attempts now in the trash, I decided to switch modes and use different colors and attempt swirls, rather than roses and I love the affect. It might be hard to see how I got from the image below to the image above but trust me, it's the evolved result of several trials and errors. I still want to try for the roses at some point, but I needed to take a break from that endeavor as frustration set in. As far supplies go, you'll be pleased to know they are probably already in your craft stash, but most are readily available from Stampin' Up! if you find yourself "in need". I used my Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, and Bermuda Bay ink refills, our Aqua Painters, our watercolor paper and some hoarded sequins (non-SU!). The sentiment is from the "Another Thank You" set, which is retiring on May 22nd, so you may want to get it now, while you still can. It comes with several other "thank you" related sentiments, but this bold image is what drew me to this set originally. Thanks for stopping by! Please check out the beautiful cards my teammates made by following the links below and have a great day!
I love those colors! It took me several tries too this time. ;)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color combination!
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