Barbara is our hostess this week and she has chosen: hello honey, tempting turquoise, and rich razzleberry and for dessert: a die cut element. I used zig markers for my card and chose the best color matches that I could. Because I was using a watercolor technique, some of the colors mixed together and made new colors - not my intention, but I liked the end result. No dessert for me this week. I just couldn't make it work with the busy bg.
I used the faux watercolor technique where I colored directly to the bg stamp (positioned in the MISTI) with the zig watercolor markers (chosen to match our colors as closely as I could), spritzed with water and then stamped. I did about a third of the bg at one time and would make sure to dry off any part of the stamp that I was not inking at that time. Splattered some diluted black ink to add to the watercolor look. Embossed the sentiment on a piece of black cs and adhered. Popped up this panel with dimensionals to the card front and added sequins for some bling.
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Splitcoast Challenge Hostess Proud Fan Club Member
Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13984
Mon, Jan 23, 2017 @ 7:43 PM
I love that your colors mixed to create new colors! That's what watercoloring is all about, and how I sometimes get around the CC limitations. Like you, my turquoise and yellows made a pretty green for me this week! I love this bright and happy card!
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess The Charmed Life
Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37226
Mon, Jan 23, 2017 @ 8:44 PM
this is a great watercolored bg Maura-love the bold and bright butterflies and your scattering of sequins-I forgot that mixing colors can produce another one-I needed some green this week myself
------------------------------ Mary Marsh SCS Color Challenge DT Coordinator My Blog- The Charmed Life
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105266
Tue, Jan 24, 2017 @ 7:29 AM
those water colored butters are such a great bg for the sentiment!!
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