I am always surprised how much I like cards that are created with colours from a challenge, I think it maybe because they are not colours I would pick but they work and you may find a combo you actually really like.
This weeks colours were all colours I like but when you stamp with Blushing Bride it's a dirty pink but when you "watercolour" with it I think it's a prettier pink. So I used the re-inkers to colour up one of my favourite stamps Mondo Hydrangea (Essential by Ellen).
I have heat embossed it with white embossing powder (Alabaster Brutus Monroe) on Ranger watercolour paper (as its a white paper unlike most watercolours which are off-white to cream).
I used a no. 2 round watercolour brush by Black Velvet to wet every flower and then used a very small amount of re-inker to colour in, then repeated on a flower not touching the one I just coloured so there was no bleeding. I was pleased I managed to get some colour variation with the Mint Macaroon as only a single colour. I love this paint brush and hopefully one day can afford the no. 4.
I have used a sponge dauber with white Craft ink (Hero Arts Unicorn) on the retired SU! embossing folder Pretty Prints. The saying comes from The Ton's Easy Expressions: Sympathy - I just adore these easy expressions stamps (I have sympathy, thanks and birthday sets). They are 2-step stamping, so you can have different colours easily and when you use the matching dies you get about 6-10 lovely sentiment strips.
Supply List:
Stamps and dies: Mondo Hydrangea, Easy Expressions Sympathy
Ink: Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaroon, white craft, Versamark
Paper: Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaroon, watercolor
Other: White embossing powder, Iridescent Rhinestone jewels (SU!), dimensionals, Pretty Prints EF, water colour brush, sponge dauber
EDITED 19/5/22: My card was an "honourable mention".
✿ Karen ✿
Ink: Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaroon, white craft, Versamark
Paper: Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mint Macaroon, watercolor
Other: White embossing powder, Iridescent Rhinestone jewels (SU!), dimensionals, Pretty Prints EF, water colour brush, sponge dauber
EDITED 19/5/22: My card was an "honourable mention".
✿ Karen ✿
Beautiful Karen! Your watercolouring is fabulous, lovely layers and texture too! Thanks for sharing at Just Add Ink.
ReplyDeleteI just love hydrangeas & this is a lovely image. You’ve coloured it beautifully with the challenge colours & the background layers really enhance in the image too. Thanks for playing along with the challenge this week,
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So pretty Karen, I really like all the layers and texture. A lovely colouring technique. Chantell Just Add Ink
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