Watercolor Coverup for Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge

I am Guest Designing again today for
Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge

This is the end result of trying a new technique with die cuts that just didn't work out.

I tried to use the negative of the die as a stencil to 

watercolor a butterfly.

A lesson in why to use stamps!

Or get better at watercolor!

Now, I could have done like Darnell did and use a fine point marker to 

add some detail to the butterfly.

But I had a die cut just sitting there. 

So I popped it on.

Then I stamped the sentiment directly on the watercolor.

What?  You don't see it there?

It was crooked.  And I mean really crooked!

Soooooo......

I tore it off and stamped on the card.

I really had to work hard for this one!

I added three black pearls.

One snuck away before I could get the photo.

I noticed that it was missing and added one before I mailed it.

Thanks for the visit.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Proverbs 3:5 (Verve)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. cold press for design, Strathmore for card),, Basic Black

Other:  Reinkers (Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Butterflies Thinlits, Black Gems (SSS) [looks like one fell off...

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Watercolor Class Project

Here's another card that we did in the watercolor class last week.

We stamped the Blended Bloom stamp with Whisper White 

and heat embossed it with white EP.

Then we wet the flower with clean water and dropped some 

Pink Pirouette and Strawberry Slush reinker onto the wet petals.

The center was colored with Daffodil Delight reinker.

After the flower dried (and we had a good chat), we wet around the flower

and added some Pistachio Pudding reinker with a few spots

of Pink Pirouette and Daffodil Delight.

Stamped the sentiment and let the paper dry.

I find that stacking a couple of big books on the dry watercolor

works well to flatten it before adhering to the card base.

My friend Loll has a great tutorial on this technique.

I think this fits the Addicted to Stamps Challenge

A few days ago I posted a card very similar to this one that we did in the class.

I had a question about how I did the background.

Unfortunately, the person who asked the question didn't give me a way to answer her.

So I thought I'd post a similar card and give you a link to the

Watercolor Bokeh Technique.

You may need to be a member of Splitcoaststampers to see the tutorials.

It's free to join and very easy.

After teaching the class, I had several more backgrounds done

and decided to do one with black accents instead of white.

I can't decide which I like better.

Since I used a snippet of black for the butterfly, I'm sharing at

Pixies Snippet Playground

Thanks for the visit.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Blended Bloom, Lovely Amazing  You

Ink:  Whisper White, Soft Suede

Paper:  Strawberry Slush, Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. cold press)

Other:  Reinkers (Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Pistachio Pudding), Corner Rounder (Fiskars), Aqua Painter, White EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps: Enjoy (Penny Black)

Ink:  Whisper White, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Pool Party, Watercolor (Arches), Basic Black

Other:  Reinkers (Pool Party, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight), Butterflies Thinlits, Stencil (Made from Window Sheet, Circle Collection Framelits, 1/2" Circle Punch), Sponge Dauber

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Big Butterfly Thinlits

Here's another of the butterfly cards I whipped out last week.

I even used a piece of DSP.

Imagine that!

The butterfly was cut from a piece of Irresistibly Yours DSP (a Sale-a-bration choice)

and lightly sponged with Calypso Coral.

I cut some centers out of snippets of Early Espresso so I'd have some on hand.

It's mounted on a piece of  Best Year Ever DSP (another Sale-a-bration choice).

A few sequins from the In Color assortment and it was done.

Super quick and easy!

Challenges

Pixies Snippet Playground

Simon Says Monday Challenge

NO RULES

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

I hope you're having a great weekend.

We still have snow on the ground from 2 snow storms in one week.

This morning we have freezing rain so the trees are bedecked in ice

and the bird feeders in icicles.

Here's a couple of photos I got a couple of days ago.

a snowy back yard

Carolina Wren

House Finch

How's that for 2 different seasons in one blog post?

No matter what the season, it's a wonderful world!

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Ink:  Calypso Coral

Paper:  Pool Party, Best Day Ever DSP, Irresistibly Yours DSP

Other:  Butterflies Thinlits, Stampin' Sponge, In Color Sequins

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Butterfly Thinlits Splotched

I almost talked myself out of the Butterflies Thinlits in the Stampin' Up! mini catalog.

Almost.....

I'm so glad I decided to get them!

Here's one of the quick and easy cards I made with them.

You'll be seeing more at a later date...

Because I made a dozen cards with these dies.

I remembered a piece of the watercolor splotches in my 

UFO (UnFinished Objects) box.

Glued this butterfly cut out in black.

Stamped hello.

Added a few sequins.

Adhered to a card base.

Done!

I'm going to take this over to 

Simon Says Monday Challenge

NO RULES

and

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

 

I'm so glad you could stop by today.

Enjoy!