Sunday 5 March 2017

Hugs from across the miles

Hello! I'm back with another spring inspired card.


I started by scribbling some colours onto the textured side of my watercolour panel (Crafter's Companion) using my Zig markers and then blended the colour out with a waterbrush. Since my brush strokes were not yet wide enough for the die that I wanted to use (a small border die from Essentials: Noelle cutaways by Winnie & Walter), I sprayed my panel with a mister causing the colours to move out and blend some more. After my panel was dry, I die cut the border several times, making sure to leave a wider gap as I moved towards the bottom of my panel. I heat embossed the Hugs sentiment (The Big, the Bold and Friends, Winnie & Walter) in liquid platinum embossing powder (Ranger) an stamped the cluster of hearts and the second part of my sentiment using Clean slate pigment ink (Studio Calico).

I had intended to use slate grey cardstock behind my panel, but after discovering I only had a small strip left, I simply swiped my clean slate ink pad across the middle and edges of my base card (Neenah) and adhered my watercolour panel using plenty of double-sided tape. To add a little more sparkle, I went over the hearts with a Spectrum Noir shimmer brush and added a few clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh).

Challenges:
W&W 3rd Birthday Bash - Brigh colours challenge with Lydia




HLS March Watercolour - Anything goes (optional: smoosh)


Time Out's 3rd Birthday Party - Love/friendship (optional: spotlight stamping)


ATSM - #251 Anything goes


Penny Black and More - March Anything goes





15 comments:

  1. More bright spring watercolour card, Marianne! I love how the white shows off these colors and I'm amazed at the border die cutting! Thanks for sharing with us again at CAS Watercolour!

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  2. Love the colours of your watercoloured background Marianne. So bright and fun. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!

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  3. A beautiful card, so pretty and colorful. Thanks so much for joining us at Penny Black and More!

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  4. You have had a fun inky weekend Marianne, another pretty card, many thanks for sharing again at Penny Black and More challenge.

    B x

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  5. Fantastic water color background - I LOVE your choice of colors!! What a great way to use that die! Thanks so much for joining in the festivities at Time Out!

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  6. Fabulous card!!! The watercoloring is gorgeous. Thank you for joining us at ATSM!

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  7. Beautiful colors... and I keep scrolling back up to have a look at the border die cuts - what a great idea!

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  8. Beautiful colours! Thank you for joining the HLS Watercolour Challenge.

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  9. A scrumptious rainbow of colour, Marianne ... love how you staggered those delicious die cut borders down the card ... and slotted in the secondary sentiment between them! Thanks so much for playing along with us again during our 3rd birthday celebrations at Time Out! Hugs, Anita :)

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  10. This is a gorgeous blend of watercolour and the perfect background for your silver accents.

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  11. Beautiful background! Thanks for playing along with us at HLS Water Color Challenge.

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  12. What a beautiful rainbow card. I LOVE the die cuts in the middle of the panel. Really very clever to add some interest and break up the colours. Really love this card! Xx

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  13. such pretty colour blends....sweet card...
    Thanks so much for playing along with the CAS Watercolour Challenge!!

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  14. So many lovely colours and used so effectively. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Penny Black & More. Lynn x DT

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  15. So pretty and colorful! Thank you for participating in the 7th - 30 day coloring challenge!!!

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