Monday, August 13, 2018

Happy Sunflower and a Visit from a Friend

Hello friends.  It's the start of another week.  I hope you had a good weekend!

I had a very special weekend.  More about that later.

First, a card....

I seldom do a one layer card anymore but 
The Flower Challenge this month is

My friends at Unity Stamps had a special stamp offered to their 
customers and subscribers.  I jumped on it and love this stamp!

I put it in my MISTI and stamped onto a card cut from 
Strathmore 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

I inked the stamp with a  yellow Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker
and then tapped a damp water brush to the stamped image.

Stamping again added back the lines of the petals.

I did the stems the same way with an Olive Green Zig.

I pulled some of the color around for a light wash around the flower,
then stamped the sentiment.

The first time I did that, I smeared the sentiment.
Ughh!!!

I hate when I do that!

I was able to salvage some of the design and you'll see that in a later post.

Our CAS Watercolour Challenge this month is Sunflowers,
so I'll add this over there too.

As for the special weekend, my friend Mary H. from Carolina Cards by Mary H.
came for a visit with her DH.

She joined in with my stamping class and we had a wonderful time visiting 
except our time was too short.

I hope she and her DH will come back soon! My DH does too.


Challenges:
The Flower Challenge:  One Layer Card
CAS Watercolour: Sunflower 


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Sunflowers (Unity), Handwritten Borders (SSS)
Ink:   Chocolate Chip (SU)
Paper:  Watercolor (Strathmore 140 lb. cold press)
Other:  Zig CCRBM (#50 yellow, #52 Bright Yellow, #43 Olive Green, #72 Beige, #220 Tearose, #65 Mid Brown), Baker's Twine (SU)


23 comments:

Marianne said...

Such a sweet card, Bonnie. And I love the sentiment that you've used ... since I used sentiments from that same stamp set for the set of Sunfower cards that I created for the CAS watercolour challenge. Hopefully, they will make their way to my blog tomorrow.

jimlynn said...

First of all your card is fabulous and so pretty! Love that gorgeous sunflower!
How wonderful to get to meet up with Mary and then be able to stamp together too! Awesome plus!!!
Lynn

Colleen said...

Oh how fun to craft with a special friend! Your card is so pretty, I am loving all the sunflowers!

Cathy said...

Such a pretty image Bonnie, love the intensity of the colour. How wonderful to meet up wih Mary and spend some crafty time together too! Cathy x

Bunny said...

Oh, it's awful when something happens at the end of your project. We've all been there. Glad you could salvage some. It's a beautiful card.

Sounds like y'all had a fun and crafty visit. [Bunny]

Loll said...

Gorgeous sunflowers Bonnie!! You have the BEST sunflower images!! Gorgeous design and great work with the one layer card (I struggle with those). :) So fantastic that Mary was able to join your class and spend some one-on-one time with you. Great picture. I hope you get to meet up with Mary and Joe again soon!! xx

Christine Alexander said...

your card is gorgeous Bonnie, you are a master of the watercolour wash. So beautiful.
you are so lucky to be able to get together with stamping friends, you both look as though your are having a fun time crafting :)

kiwimeskreations said...

A beautiful card Bonnie - and how lovely to have Mary and her husband visit :)
Blessings
Maxine

JosieD said...

Love the one layer card -- different look. And always love the result of this water coloring technique that you have perfected. I appreciate that you take the time to supply the deets on how you achieve a look. Plus I appreciate your confessions of boo boos...makes me feel better about mine...smiles.

Brenda in IN said...

I love that Mary got to come to your class and visit with you and the hubbys enjoyed the visit too. This is a lovely watercolored image. I like how you did the twine on the card. Thanks for sharing you also smear sentiments. Makes me know I'm not alone.

Brenda said...

Oh I love your sunflower one layer card Bonnie! That sunflower is fabulous-so cute, so pretty. Love how you colored it with your Zig's and water. Looks so artsy! OMGosh, I love this photo of you and Momma Mary!!!! I sure miss her and wish we had had more time as well. I hope she and the Mister will come back and visit you and your Mister soon too! Such wonderful friendships have developed in this crafty community! Glad Momma Mary was able to join in on the class as well. I can guess you both had a wonderful time!!! Hugs, Brenda

Trina P. said...

Beautiful OLC, Bonnie! I do hate it when I mess up the sentiment too! Amazing MISTI watercolor stamping once again. I swear I will give this a try one day. 😉

Maria Rodriguez. said...

Bonnie, love your sunflowers, they are beautiful, the subtle wash surrounding them looks amazing.
Love the font on the sentiment too.
Thank you for sharing with us at THE FLOWER CHALLENGE, hope you play again next time.
Hugs.
Maria Rodriguez. DT

Susan said...

I'm no good at one layer cards so I always admire them made by others. Yours is lovely - such a softly watercoloured sunflower. Great embellishment with the twine - and it fits perfectly with the squiggly sentiment!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Beautiful card Bonnie, and so good to see Mary paid you a visit and you both had a good time.
Faith
Daffodil Cards {My Blog}
x

nancy littrell said...

I love your sweet and beautiful Zig watercolored Sunflower card design, Bonnie. TFS the wonderful photo of you and Mary:-) How fun and special to be able to visit and stamp together:-) Hugs..

Ina G said...

Beeeeeeeautiful stamp and colouring Bonnie. Isn't it wonderful when a stamping friend comes to visit. Glad you all had a great time together.

Papercraft Boutique said...

Your Zig watercolored sunflower is so pretty, Bonnie! You are great at this technique. Stamping again after watercoloring gave definition. I should remember that.
Sounds like you had a fun weekend with Mary and her husband! Thank you for sharing the picture of two beautiful ladies! :-) Hideko xx

Darnell said...

You did such a beautiful job coloring and stamping that pretty sunflower, Bonnie! It's a darling birthday card! Thank you for sharing that great photo of you with Mary! It's lovely to see my two NC friends together again and having an amazing weekend!! Hugs, Darnell

Marcia Hill said...

What a sweet and BEAUTIFUL sunflower card Bonnie...I am just loving all the sunflower cards this month! Your water coloring is just perfect and I love that it is a one layer card too...I also don't do very many of those anymore! And yay for stamping with your friend Mary...it's always better to share stamping time with friends!! :0)

MaryH said...

It's gorgeous! While the photo is wonderful, I will say, it's even better IRL. We had such a great time, and just wish we'd had even more time. Thanks for showing me some tricks with the faux enamel and encrusted techniques. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and had fun with the lovely ladies in your group. They are so fortunate to be able to have classes with you and I wish I could too! TFS & Hugs

BożenA said...

Such a beautiful watercolor and I love the delicate bleeding of paint on the background. Stunning card. The addition of a string beautifully complements the card.
BożenA xoxo

Karen Dunbrook said...

beautiful card...sunny and happy.
Thanks so much for playing along with The Flower Challenge!
xx Karen