Loving Blooming Buds

I was so excited when I saw the Blooming Buds set

that my friend Deepti had designed.

This is just one of the flowers in the set.

When I saw Catherine Pooler's card

I knew these colors would be perfect for Deepti's stamps.

I embossed the flower with VersaMark ink and clear embossed it.

Using Distress Markers, I colored the flower and blended the colors

with an Aqua Painter.

After painting the flower, I wet the area around it,

scribbled some ink on a piece of plastic and picked it up 

with my Aqua Painter and added some color.

I used hot press watercolor paper for the first time

and I love the smooth texture!

Thanks, Brenda, for sharing the difference between hot press and cold press.

I'm going to share this with the

Penny Black and More July Challenge 

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also

Addicted to Stamps #152
MAKE YOUR MARK

And don't forget 

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge

and

Virginia's View Challenge #16

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Blooming Buds (Dee's Artsy Impressions), Eloquence (Penny Black)

Ink:  VersaMark, Perfect Plum

Paper:  Watercolor (Strathmore cold press for base) (Arches 140 lb Hot Press for design), Perfect Plum (SU)

Other:  Clear EP (SU), Distress Markers (Seedless Preserves, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint)