Happy Monday, peeps! I hope you all had a great weekend! I am squeaking this card in for the Color Throwdown challenge just in the nick of time, because I just HAD to play with these colors:
I needed a card for a new recruit, and I thought it would be fun to play with the Bloom and Grow stamp set, and try for a watercolor-y effect. So here we go:
I placed the stamp in my Stamparatus and cut a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock to fit, then inked up the image with some Night of Navy ink. Once I stamped it, I inked it again and spritzed it lightly with some water, then stamped again. Quickly, before it dried, I used an aquapainter to push some of the water around, then added a little more shading with some Night of Navy ink. I will need to experiment a little bit more, but for the first go, I thought it worked out pretty well. I added some Itty Bitty Background speckles as well:
I diecut some layers from Blushing Bride cardstock and gingham with the Stitched Rectangle dies, then added a few more florals, stamped in Blushing Bride, and a sentiment from Label Me Bold:
I added a sentiment from the Bloom and Grow set on the inside as well:
My sketch came from CAS(E) This Sketch, although it probably has too many layers to really be considered CAS, I loved the sketch anyway, so I'm giving it a go!
Your new recruit will love being in your team LeAnne and will love this pretty card to welcome her! Loving the watercolour flowers and the gorgeous pink gingham. Vicky x
ReplyDeleteLeAnne, I forget all about CTS being a CAS challenge!! I love your card, and have my own idea of what constitutes clean and simple! I'll never tire of this color combo, either!
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Thank you for the inspiration; and I will be CASE-ing this! It is beautiful!!! Gail
ReplyDeleteOh that pink gingham is so sweet! I think your design qualifies for the CTS challenge. You have clean simple layers!
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