For today's Free For All Challenge, Jeanne has challenged us to use a watercolor wash behind a simple stamp. I did my wash with Spectrum Aqua markers (Yellow, Topaz, and Peacock Blue) with this mason jar of fireflies in mind. After I stamped the jar, I drew in the fireflies with Micron pen and colored them in a bit with my Spectrum Noir markers and highlighted everything with white gel pen. Then I added some "splatter" spots with white gel pen and Spectrum Noir TB1 and LY1. I created the sentiment with my Tombow markers and my new ExactlyWrite template to help me line up my lettering and make it straight.
Finished off with a strip of envelope pattern for Dina's Mixability challenge to use the inside of our bill envelopes. I love being challenged to use things we have hanging around the house! I didn't get wicked creative with the envelope, but it does make a pretty cool "DP" for the edge of my card
Sadly, after I finished my sentiment, I ended up with ink on my fingers and I smeared black on my card wiping away eraser crumbs. Makes it look more homemade, right?
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017 GMT Views: 1232
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Fri, Jan 20, 2017 @ 7:06 AM
This is so perfect, wow!! Love it!!
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Fri, Jan 20, 2017 @ 7:13 AM
Wow this card is great! I love your personal lettering and the soft sparkly background. It really is annoying when you get smudges, isn't it? Honestly, I didn't even notice them until I read your description.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2017 @ 10:42 AM
I love the image of the fireflies in a jar...brings back memories of summers at my grandma's house where we caught those. Great idea to use the liner as a patterened strip on the side. Awesome mixed media card!
