February Flower Violet

Hello, my friends,

You may remember (or not) that I'm trying to use my
Flower of the Month Collection.

February's flower is the violet.

I stamped the violet using Encore Silver ink and heat embossed with
silver embossing powder.  This process makes it so easy to watercolor!

I swiped Distress ink on my palette and picked up the color with
a waterbrush adding more color here and there.

Using the wet on wet technique, I did a light wash in the background.

When it was dry, I die cut the image, added an embossed sentiment
and popped it on an dry embossed background.

This card was inked and heat embossed in white, using the same technique

except on colored cardstock.

I found watercoloring on colored cardstock quite easy as long as

I kept the brush damp, not wet.

We did this card in my class this month.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Year of Flowers Collection (PTI), Birthday Wishes (Verve)

Ink:   Encore Silver, Seedless Preserves, Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:   Solar White 110 lb. (Neena), Mixed Media (ST), Orchid Opullence (SU)

Other:  Mat Stack 3, Layered Mat Stack dies (PTI), Silver EP, Water Brush, 

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:Year of Flowers Collection (PTI), Birthday Wishes (Verve)

Ink:  Whisper White, Wilted Violet Peeled Paint (DI)

Paper:  Solar White 110 lb. (Neena), Wisteria Wonder (SU)

Other: White EP (SU), Square Lattice EF (ret. SU), Mat Stack 3, Layered Mat Stack dies (PTI), Water Brush