I used a stamp that I have had for AGES. Might be from my first year of stamping. It's made by Ditto and I don't even know if they are still in business. I love the fun, whimsical style of this stamp, so thought I would throw caution to the wind and just "slosh" (a la shirley-bee) on some watercolour. :) This fun card only took me about 10 minutes to make. :) That's gotta be a record for me. And I love how this sweet garden turned out. :)
I stamped the image in archival ink twice, sloshed on some diluted Disress Inks (Candied Apple for the flowers, Twisted Citron for the leaves). The I took a fine brush and added some blades of grass at the bottom in both Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn. Stamped the sentiment to match the flowers and popped my card front on the base. Easy, peasy and fun.
Here's a close-up ...
While I was at it ... made a second card using orange for the flower and a darker green for the leaves. This time I only stamped the image once, so it's narrower.
Check out the reminder post on CAS Watercolour to see the more inspiring Garden Watercoloured cards from our Designers and wonderful Guest Designer Nonni. Then come play along!
Stamps: Flowers (Ditto); Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb. 400 Series); White card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink: Archival Black (Ranger); Distress Inks: Candied Apple, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools: paint brush
Challenges:
CAS Watercolour March Challenge - Garden
