This is card #3 from my watercoloring session last week. It’s another birthday card, but I couldn’t find the perfect Happy Birthday to fit in the oval, so I chose a sentiment from an older, and not much used set, by Papertrey Ink, Scripted. Now that I’ve “found” it again, I think you’ll see more of it. One of the items on my list of things to do during this time of forced seclusion is to use newer stamps and dies, and older less used ones. Of the three cards I made, I think this is my favorite. It also caused the most trouble. Just after I glued the beautiful Geometrix: Oval frame to the card front, the stamped message smeared. I can’t remember the last time that happened, but it required starting over. Fortunately, the flowers had not been glued.
For all three cards, I used a wet on wet technique for watercoloring. I’m happiest with the shading that happened on this one.
I also used a Gelly Roll #10 white pen to add some accents on the pistils.
I’m entering this card in these challenges:
The Flower Challenge: Anything Goes
Here’s a look at all three cards I’ve posted over the last few days. One thing I love about a versatile stamp set is the very different looks you can achieve by changing the color and the design of the cards.
Your card looks beautiful; such great colouring! Thank you for joining us at TIME OUT!
Another beautiful card Karen and such a lovely frame to place it on. The colour is so soft yet also looks vibrant as the rest of the card is kept so CAS. And I do like that wonderful script too. Thanks for joining Time Out x
Your cards are all so beautiful, and, I love how you’ve colored the flowers. The script sentiment on your Time Out card is really elegant. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.
That is a versatile set as all three cards have different looks. Sorry about your mishap. The frame is wonderful.
What a beauty! Of course being that the star is in pink, of course it’s perfection. Sorry that it grieved you but oh what results! I like the use of white on the black pistils, it makes them pop without competing with the flower itself.
gorgeous…love how you framed it all up
Thanks for playing along with us at The Flower Challenge.
🙂 Karen
Very delicate shading – perfectly done. That oval framing is so pretty too. (I’m always a sucker for white-on-white!). At first I thought it might have been a die – how frustrating to have glued it and then have the sentiment smear :(. I admire your persistence in having another go – and it was really worth it.
They’re all stunning, couldn’t possibly pick a favourite! Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Keep safe, stay home and craft instead!
Flowers on a card are always nice! Thank you for joining us at CAS on Friday!
Such a gorgeous flower card! Love it! Thanks for playing along at CAS on Friday Challenges! Crafty hugs Linda
Beautiful card, love the embossed background. Thank you for joining us at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join us again. Tina DT
Beautiful designs and colouring of all three flowers. Love the pink the most but they are all so wonderful. Thank you so much for joining us at The Flower Challenge and we hope to see you there again soon. Aileen DesignTeam
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