March is always off to a flying start with a Birthday celebration on the second! I was itching to use the watercolour technique that I learnt at convention again, any excuse to use the Just Believe stamp set (IB&Cp57). To add a little brightness I've kept the colours simple with retired Ruby Red marker and card stock, but then of course the ever present Old Olive for contrasting ink and 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon. I love this technique as it gives you the impression of being an artist without the effort - you simply use your Stampin' write marker pens to colour in the stamp and then once done spritz the stamp with water and then print onto the watercolour paper - it really is that simple! Just a little bit of edge tearing for the watercolour paper and contrasting red card stock and then after threading the ribbon round I finished it with a Flower Brad from the Brights collection (IB&Cp82). The Birthday sentiment on the envelope and oval scalloped topper of the card is from the Sincere Salutations set (IB&Cp72)
.A few days later I was inspired by the fabulous Impressions March newsletter that comes through to demonstrators and wanted to try a technique which used embossing and ink refills for another watercolour technique. As you need a stamp with compartments I used the Cottage Garden set (IB&Cp53) and the Perfect Plum ink refill. With this technique you use clear emboss for your flower, than spritz the shiny card stock (ON OFFER in the MARCH FRENZY promo) and use an Aqua painter to pick up the colour you want and touch a portion of the image so it bleeds into the petal area. Although I have managed to get differing shades, I think the colours are a little more like emboss resist - so will just HAVE TO get the Growing Green stamp set (IB&Cp56) where the petals of the flowers are finely delineated and play some more ;-) The Old Olive stems of the flowers are from a retired set, but with the leaf from the Vintage Vogue set (IB&Cp62), I think they work quite well - and of course some small sparkly rhinestones (IB&Cp99), for the flower centres and Butterfly body.
And just to finish this update, some seriously simple Thank you cards, with the only stamping being the sentiment from the Fresh Cuts stamp set (IB&Cp67), as these are the matching cards (IB&Cp87). For speed I have used In Colour Designer Series Paper for the background of the large flower, in Concorde Crush, then the 5 petal punch (IB&Cp104) for the Blushing Bride card stock and Peach Parfait DSP smaller flower, held in place by a rhinestone brad on the right and a simple rhinestone on the left ;-) Carry on crafting! Gen x
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