Sunday 7 June 2015

Sketch, coffee and water colour

I've managed to fit in a little crafting time this weekend and have been playing with my Cotman water colour set by Windsor and Newton and thought it would be fun to participate in the current Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and the Watercolour Blog Hop.



I started wetting one corner of my Tim Holtz water colour paper with a big brush and clean water and then applied a wash of pink, because i was using this week's Mojo Monday sketch as my starting point. 



I added a little orange for some variation before drying my piece with a heat tool. I added splatters of pink and brown, drying in between. I then used two stitched dies by Simon Says Stamp to cut a rectangular panel and the round corner. I stamped the coffee cups (Holiday treats by Verve - they have been waiting to be inked up for a long, long time) in chocolate brown ink (PTI) and die cut the cups using the matching die. I added a small scribble using a pink Aquamarker (Letraset) and spread the colour a little using a damp paint brush. For the sentiment I combined a die cut (SSS; more NBUS that finnaly gets some love) with a heat-embossed word (All year round, Paula Pascual) in white (SSS) on vellum. I popped up the corner panel, one of the cups and part of the sentiment using foam tape and popped the entire panel up on a top-folding card made from Neenah Desert storm cardstock. To finish things off, I went over the coffee cups using my clear Wink of Stella and adhered a number of sequins (espresso by Pretty Pink Posh; even more NBUS) using Multi-medium matte.



I'm also linking this card up for:
Dutch Card Lovers - 234 Anything festive to celebrate DCL's 6th birthday


Seize the Birthday - Anything goes (no toppings used)

44 comments:

  1. Isn't that sweet?! Fab watercolor!!

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  2. awesome watercoloring.. love this

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  3. Love the watercoloring on your pretty birthday card!

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  4. This is such a gorgeous card! Love the way you have cut and colored the focal point - and loving the use of sequins!

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  5. This is awesome! Love your watercoloring!
    Thanks for linking up to the Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop♡

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  6. Delicious card! Love the color and LOVE the cups! ♥

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  7. This is incredibly fun and super cool!! Love the way you managed to meet both hops and a sketch!! What a marvel you are!! The details are beyond fabulous - those sequins are so perfectly placed!! Awesome job!!! Hey I am hosting a giveaway at my blog of 5 different SU! stamp sets - if you are interested I would love for you to come by!! daisiesgirl.com

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  8. That's such a great card Marianne!

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  9. Very pretty. Love that splash of color. TFS

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  10. Ooh I really like your brown sequins and happy die. Great card!

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  11. So sweet, Marianne, I love the grunge in pink! Happy hopping!

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  12. A gorgeous creation Marianne and so very effective, I like the idea of wetting just a section of the card so you have more control over the ink and paint.

    B x

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  13. A card bubbling over with birthday fun!

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  14. A beautiful card Marianne!
    Thanks for joining us at Seize the birthday!

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  15. Such a pretty card love, love it.

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  16. Heel heel mooi, prachtig dat watercolor! Gaaf die stitched circle! Dank je wel voor het meedoen met DCL.

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  17. Gorgeous water coloring and lovely addition of those splatters and sequins - good idea to do both!

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  18. So cute! I'd love for you to hop on over to my entry. You can find it here Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

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  19. Heel gaaf kaartje! Bedankt voor het meedoen met de DCL.

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  20. Great take on the sketch and loving the ink splatters

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  21. Fabulous card! I love the splashy corner of colour. Thanks for playing along at Seize The Birthday :)

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  22. Great use of the sketch and lovely use of water colour

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  23. Oh, this is just a sweet little bit of happiness! Love those ink splatters and sweet little java cups. Thanks for joining in the fun over at Mojo Monday!

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  24. Love that splash of color~gorgeous card!

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  25. Very pretty....love the splash of watercolor and the splatters. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday!

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  26. Gorgeous and lovely watercolring!

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  27. This card really stands out in the gallery. Your watercoloring and splatters are fantastic in those gorgeous colors. Love the touch of sequins and vellum. Really pretty card. Bev

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  28. What a happy coffee card, Marianne! I love that you made it work for both challenges! Those splatters are perfect!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Darnell

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  29. Beautiful card, love that color! Thanks for sharing! ~Annie

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  30. I love your splatters and splotches! What a perfect way to use this sketch!

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  31. Oh WOW!! Such a pretty card. Love that sketch. :-D

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  32. Hi Marianne
    great card thanks for joining us at CHCC2
    hugs Lisbeth
    DT-CHCC2

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  33. Wowzas - I just ADORE this splash of color and the little bits of shimmer you've got going on. You have TALENT! I just signed up to be your newest follower and would love to have you come stop by, too.
    Becca
    Damsel of Distressed Cards

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  34. Great background,wonderful glittery coffee blobs!
    Super card.

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  35. Fabulous card, love the background!

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  36. Great card! The watercolored background is beautiful!

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  37. Hi Marianne!! So cute and sweet card!! TFS!!

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  38. Prachtig kaartje hoor leuk dat je ook meedoet bij DCL.

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  39. Heel mooi! Love the pink and brown and all the bling :-)
    Thanks so much for your kind comment on the Daring Cardmakers Bokeh cards - I hope you'll try it out and play along!

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  40. Your card is so cute and adorable.Love the brown sequins. Thank you so much for participating in The 30 Day Coloring Challenge and I hope you will be up for the next one.
    Kathy/The Daily Marker

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