My card is done with watercolor Brushos, working left to right and using a cardstock vertical mask to shield the area to sprinkle each color. I did the "dry" method where I sprinkled the powder onto watercolor paper in the unmatted area; I removed the mask; I liberally spritzed with water angled to the left so that each color strip would not ooze too far to the right in the uncolored area. I dried my colored, wet watercolor paper and added star stenciling White Shimmer Texture Paste. My star stencil had blank spaces where I thought there should be stars, so I had to do a second run, adding one star at a time into blank areas to get the stars just where I wanted them. The stars really sparkle. . .sparkle doesn't show well in pic.
My card fits seven challenges:
#1. DD9ABC5E - Alphabet Challenge - 3/21/18. Color Letter E = Emerald Green, Double = use an envelope. My green Brushos is Emerald Green. My envelope is on the left inside flap, and will be used to place a graduation gift check.
#2. CAS487 - Clean & Simple Challenge: Water Works - 6/25/18. . .make a card using a water scene or watercoloring. I used Brushos watercolors.
#5. MIX275 - Mixed Media Challenge: Keep It Simple - 5/4/18. . .make a card using two mediums and two layers. Mediums: 1)Brusho powder watercolors and 2)texture paste. Layers (not counting cardbase): 1)Shimmer Gold mat and 2)watercolored background.
#6. USEIT2018 - Ongoing: Use materials and/or tools that are old and gathering dust for lack of use and/or new materials and/or tools that you've had but never used. My materials and/or tools are all new and I finally cracked the cellophane! My graduation dies have been in my die storage for over a year; I bought my Texture Paste back in January; and, my Star Stencil is new but over two years old.
#7. Watercolor Powders Tutorial - 7/8/15. . .an SCS Tutorial by Dina Kowal.
Ingredients: Stampin' Up products: Cardstock--Basic Black; White Shimmer Embossing Paste; Stars stencil. Other: Papers--DCWV Shimmer Stack/ Gold; DCWV: The Glitter Cardstock Stack: white and black; Tim Holtz Watercolor paper. Colourcraft Brushos: Emerald Green and Yellow. Impression Obsession Dies: DIE280-B/ Congrats; DIE-281-D/ Grad Hat/ Diploma. Eclipse Technique (modified). Chatterbox verse (inside). Size: 4-3/4" x 6".
Registered: August 27, 2014 Location: Santa Rosa, Texas Posts: 13531
Mon, Jun 25, 2018 @ 7:22 PM
Great job with the embossing paste on your stars! At first glance I thought they were die cut and placed on your beautifully colored background. I am impressed. Your graduate is going to love this.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 83768
Mon, Jun 25, 2018 @ 7:56 PM
Carlene, this is a super grad card. I do love Brushos and they have such vibrant colors. Haven't used mine is a while. I like all those stars and the Shimmer paste. Wonderful dies and I am glad you finally got to use them.
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Gorgeousness!! This is the colors of my nieces school . She would surely love this gorgeous graduation card. Good thing she isn’t till next year. I have a few others next year too.
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 32406
Tue, Jun 26, 2018 @ 6:33 AM
Love this!!! The watercolored bg is so brilliant - I love the way you did the cap and words!!
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