Happy Tuesday everyone.... I hope your week is starting off good. It's Day two of the May Release sneaks from Newton's Nook Designs. Today we are introducing Peony Blooms and it's coordinating dies.
I did some watercoloring with Distress Inks on my project. I stamped the image onto a piece of watercolor paper and then I added a blue wash to the background first with Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress inks. Then I added color to the flower image with Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks and an Aqua Brush. I used Fossilized Amber for the center of the flowers.
I added the Distress Ink to the craft Mat and picked it up with the aqua brush and dropped it into the clear water I had laid down on the image. This lets the water spread and keep the colors soft so you can gradually build up. You can also heat set your color in between layers. Once the image was dry I stamped the sentiment just below the flower to the Right overlapping part of the floral image. I wanted the sentiment to pop where it was over the flower image so I added some White gel pen around the letters.
I trimmed a 1/4" off the Floral panel and added some foam tape to the back. I cut an A2 size White card base and added some Black n' White washi tape along the edge. Then I adhered the image panel flushing it to the Right.
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Beautiful watercolor background. Made the peonies pop.
ReplyDeleteLovely sweet card!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the new ideas!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. Love how the blue background makes the flowers stand out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing..
So pretty. Love coloring, patterns, and design. Just a wonderful release. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful peony blooms card!
ReplyDeleteGreat card!
ReplyDeleteSo soft and elegant, thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. I like the background.
ReplyDeletethis card is so sweet:)
ReplyDeletePretty! Really like the black/white stripe accent!~
ReplyDeleteLovely card! Beautiful soft distress water coloring and I love the touch of black stripes on the left to compliment the black sentiment.
ReplyDeleteThe peonies are gorgeous! So many ways to color them and include in a card. Love the frame set as well.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shading.
ReplyDeleteLove the soft blue around the
flowers - really makes them pop.
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Beautiful card. The soft blue background was a perfect touch to these awesome peonies ♥
ReplyDeleteso very pretty!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card! :) Love your coloring!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful watercolouring on this gorgeous bloom.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty card!Thanks for the chance to win .
ReplyDeleteLove these pretty peony flowers! Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous colorful card! So inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous card!!!
ReplyDeleteLove how you have coloured your peonies. Nice addition of the shading around them!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I really like the blues behind the flowers! I also like the black and white striping on the side of the card! with the sentiment also being done in black really pops!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful !
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is so pretty! I love the added black & white washi tape along the side :)
ReplyDeleteYou colored your peonies in the same way they look at my work... so pretty
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