Dies and Punches, Watercolor Too

I am so excited to be the Guest Designer at

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge

for the month of May.

Here's the challenge for this month.

Loll (Stamping with Loll)

who is the leader of this challenge, has posted a video 

to show how to get dimension from your die cuts.

Be sure to check it out.

What a difference the sponging and shaping make!

I used 2 dies and a punch for this card.

The die is by Penny Black

and the punch is Stampin' Up!

I cut the iris and sponged it, then used an Aqua Painter to spread the colors.

Using Loll's technique, I "curled" the petals

with a burnishing tool.

Adhering the iris with tiny pieces of dimensionals added even more depth to the card.

I love the dimension.  IRL it looks like the iris is growing out of the card!

I'd like to enter this at

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

also

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Papillon Potpourri (SU), Kind Words (Verve)

Ink:  Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi (both SU), Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry SU Marker

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Watercolor (90 lb. Carson), Whisper White (SU)

Other:  Iris Die (PB), Aqua Painter (SU), Stitched Mats Rectangles (Lil' Inker), Dew Drops (stash)