Sunday, April 2, 2017

Pink and Green for CAS Watercolour

Hello friends.
It's time for a new challenge at CAS Watercolour.


Our challenge this month is perfect for spring cards!

I used a NBUS Penny Black stamped with Spun Sugar on watercolor paper.
This time I used the textured side.

Then I inked the flowers again with Spun Sugar and stamped.
I repeated the process until the color was dark enough for me to pull some color into the petals.

I smooshed some Distress ink on my palette and picked the color up
with my Aqua Painter to add more color.

When I was somewhat satisfied with the petals, I inked the center of the flowers
with a Picked Raspberry marker and stamped again.

I used a marker to ink the branches and outlined the leaves
with a green marker, then pulled the green into the leaves with the Aqua Painter.

For the layout I scored some lines on a snippet of white and added
to the side of the design with a tiny strip of Razzleberry.

I hope you'll come and join us at CAS Watercolour!
Our Design Team and Guest Designer, Marcia have lots of wonderful inspiration for you.

Darnel's NBUS/April Fools Boo Boo Challenge  (No boo boos I think but NBUS)
Penny Black Saturday Challenge is SPRING OR EASTER,
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge is ANYTHING GOES
EDITED TO ADD:
Penny Black and More is SPRING (thanks, Linby)




Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!




Card Recipe
Stamps:  First Blush (PB)
Ink:   Spun Sugar, Vintage Photo (Distress), Distress Markers (Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo)
Paper:   Neena, Watercolor (TH), Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White (SU)
Other:  Simply Scored (SU)


49 comments:

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous cherry blossoms, Bonnie. TFS all your layers of watercolouring. I know watercolour layering takes more time, but the results are so beautiful. TFS my friend. Hugs..

Craftychris said...

Beautiful card - wonderful colours and I love the stamp! xxx

MaryH said...

Lovely image (and do I have this?probably!) Your coloring is so delicate, yet the pink outlines show so clearly. It's hard to stamp on w/c texture paper, and I bet the Misti was a big help in this process. This certainly says "spring" to my eyes, and as always, just lovely. TFS & Hugs

Mac Mable said...

Oh I just love the delicate look to your card. The prettiest of colours and fabulous stamp. Great job and I love it! x

Donna said...

This is absolutely stunning Darnell!!

Loll said...

Your cherry blossoms are amazing. I love the shading you've created and the beautiful design with some scoring and a sliver of deep colour on the side. You are so talented, my friend!! xx

Barb Ghig said...

I love the technique you used to pull the color into your flowers, Bonnie! Such a beautiful CAS design, too! Can't wait to play along again :)

Trina P. said...

Stunning card Bonnie. Love the layout and so beautifully watercoloured.

Carole said...

Beautiful Bonnie! Really pretty and so well painted.

jimlynn said...

STUNNING! Love your coloring on this and the way you did it too. Absolutely beautiful.
Lynn

Verna Angerhofer said...

So beautifully watercolored and I just love those colors. You truly did a fantastic job of this card.

Darnell said...

This is so pretty and perfect for spring, Bonnie! All the trees around here look just like that! Well, not all of them, but a lot of them - achoo! Your coloring is flawless and I love that side treatment! Thank you for joining in NBUS Challenge #11! Hugs, Darnell

Susan said...

Cherry blossoms always say spring to me. Yours are beautiful, both in the stamp's design and in your watercolouring. Love the simple layout with the dark strip of cs and the scored lines for interest.

Aileen said...

Stunning card Bonnie love the watercoloured blooms

Helen F. said...

Beautiful card, Bonnie. Your water-colored flowers are amazing!

Christine Alexander said...

Gorgeous cherry blossoms, we are just seeing ours come out now and it is finally feeling like spring.
Your water colouring is perfect with the soft tones and great layout.

kiwimeskreations said...

Oh Bonnie this is beautiful - love it!
Blessings
Maxine

Karen Dunbrook said...

just gorgeous Bonnie...your bright pink blossoms just scream for Spring...
xx Karen

Doris said...

WOW! This card is absolutely gorgeous!

Susanne Vargas said...

This flowering branch is so very, very pretty! Love it!

Pat said...

What gorgeous Spring blossoms Bonnie, and the stamping and colouring with that watercolour feel is just perfect! A great card for Easter. x

JoAnn said...

Beautiful. Love your watercoloring on those beautiful blossoms.
Have a great week my friend.

BożenA said...

So beautiful! Very elegant and beautiful watercolor. I love shadows on flowers, they are so realistic. Thank you for sharing this great card.
Hugs,
BożenA

Barb said...

A beautiful CAS card Bonnie. The colours are pretty and fresh and it's a lovely stamp. Barbxx

Marlena M. said...

Beautiful work Bonnie!

Maarit at Violets Corner said...

Fabulous colouring Bonnie, I'm awestruck!

Love and hugs
Maarit

Princess Judy Palmer said...

What a gorgeous card. It holds the promise of spring.

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Gorgeous water colored blossoms, Bonnie!! Stunning Easter card!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

With the cherry blossom on it's way out here, this is a great reminder how beautiful it will be.
Faith
x

Linda said...

That branch of cherry blossoms is so lovely and you water colored them beautifully.

Nstiz said...

Bonnie, this could not possibly be any more beautiful than it is! What a fabulous job you did with that technique. You made the image look like it was hand drawn and painted. I LOVE this!

Gibmiss said...

Stunning card Bonnie...
Thanks for joining us at PBSC
Hugs Sylvie x

Linby said...

Just beautiful - this also fits our theme of spring at Penny Black & More challenge if you would like to enter.
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/

Sandy said...

Really beautiful Bonnie!
sandy xx

Brenda said...

This card is stunning Bonnie! I love that image and I love how beautiful you have watercolored it. Hugs, Brenda

My Paper Epiphany said...

This is a total stunner! I'm waiting on that stamp & can't wait to play after seeing your card!

brenda said...

A really stunning creation Bonnie and the blossoms are coloured beautifully, many thanks for sharing with us at Penny Black and More April challenge.

B x

SewPaperPaint said...

This is THE most beautiful effect! I adore your watercolor and the entire card design! Hugs, Autumn

Jo said...

Your watercoloring is truly sensational. Beautifully balances. How smart of you to ink up your stamp several times to pull the color with your water brush. Your card is STUNNING!! the strip of razzleberry is the perfect accent. BRAVO, warm hugs xxx

Shirley said...

Such a pretty card Bonnie. So fresh and clean and beautifully coloured image.
Thank you for sharing your lovely card with us at Penny black and More.

Shirley

Teresa Kline said...

hello! very pretty card! I am so glad you played along with us at simon says stamp wednesday challenge!

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Nance said...

Gorgeous pink blossoms and great technique! Can't wait to get inky again with you again, always fun and always inspiring!

Marcia Hill said...

WOW...this is SOOO pretty Bonnie! Your Cherry Blossoms are colored beautifully...the shading is FABULOUS!! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! :0)

OH Babs said...

Commenting from Darnell's NBUS challenge and this card is gorgeous Bonnie.

Greta said...

Beautiful image & wonderful watercoloring, Bonnie! Perfect Easter card & so glad you joined us at PBSC!

Aileen said...

Wow what a stunning card, I so love this the colours, your watercolouring, perfect.

Kirsi said...

Beautiful!

Bobby said...

Amazing, Bonnie.

susiestacey said...

Stunning card, beautifully coloured.
Thank you for sharing at Penny Black & More 'Spring' challenge and good luck x Susan x