F4A412 = Memories from 2017 - be inspired by one really wonderful thing, event, etc. from 2017
MIX249 = New Year, New Toys!
My memory is from a trip. In the spring of 2017, my sister and I met up in Tuscon, Arizona for a lovely week of relaxation, hiking, sight-seeing, talking, walking. It was a wonderful week - fabulous to spend time with her as she lives on the other side of the country to me, and great to have my first experience of the desert and the wonderful plants that grow there. Lots of them were flowering. It's totally different to the plants, colours, and climate of the Pacific Northwest.
I smooshed the background with Distress inks on watercolour paper, doing the sky first and drying it, then the yellows for the sandy desert, trying to keep the space where I wanted the cactus relatively white.
I stamped the cactus and sentiment, and coloured the cactus and the darker ground under it with Zig markers and a waterbrush.
I trimmed the panel and popped it up on fun foam.
For the Mixability challenge, my new toy is the cactus stamp, and my media are watercolour markers and Distress inks.
Date: Friday, January 12, 2018 GMT Views: 588
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Fri, Jan 12, 2018 @ 10:17 PM
I loved reading about your sisters vacation. You sure captured the Southwest feel with your beautiful card. Your coloring on the cactus flower is wonderful and that bg is so pretty.
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70092
Wed, Jan 17, 2018 @ 1:30 PM
Fabulous card! I had a similar memory as you this past year; however, ours is in reverse. We went to the Pacific Northwest from our home in Tucson. So glad you could have some fun times with your sister exploring & experiencing the Sonora Desert in the Spring and seeing the blooming cactus & plants. Your card beautifully represents your memory. Love the cactus image, your nice coloring and the terrific background. Very nicely made. Your memory and your card. TFS