Wow -I just love the cows that Texas Artist Kathleen McElwaine draws - what a wonderful inspiration for us today Lydia - and thanks for hosting the challenge for Audrie!
Since I didn't have a good cow or frog stamp (loved that one too!) to use - I went with her red poppies .
They immediately reminded me of a two stamp Water Color Poppies set from Rubbernecker that I have - which actually has the outline piece as a separate stamp - but I didn't use it - opting to squiggle the lines for this challenge.
So I colored the poppy stamp with Ranger Distress Markers - spritzed it with water - and then stamped it onto watercolor paper. Then I drew the outlines and squiggles using an 03 Micron Black pen. I also hand drew the grass to ground the flowers - colored over the grass with the Forest Moss Marker and spritzed with water to bleed it. Then I stamped the Happy Birthday and added the enamel dots. I layered the watercolor panel to a white card base.
Wishing everyone celebrating - a joyous Easter tomorrow!
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Mon, Mar 28, 2016 @ 3:36 PM
Wow! This is delightful! The stamped image is beautiful and you've really made it your own with that fantastic outlining! The grass and enamelled dots anchor the poppies perfectly. Nice card design!