Julia(artystamper) gave us an interesting color combination for the CC:
Basic Grey
Chocolate Chip
Gumball Green
I did not do the dessert option of creating my own stamped bg paper.
I used my watercolors, but first I off-stamped the leaves with Basic Gray, then misted with water and THEN stamped onto my watercolor paper. I tried to vary the values. I then came back in with my watercolor paints to add color. The green bg DP is from the DSP of the current InColors and it is the pale side of one of the Gumball Green sheets. I thought it looked better than the bold green.....it's Gumball, just a lighter value.
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Date: Monday, September 3, 2012 GMT Views: 3504
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This is beautiful Sallie. Your coloring on the leaves is amazing. I need water coloring lessons. I'm not good at it. I love the simplicity of the l/o. I am really enjoying the CAS cards these days.
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Tue, Sep 04, 2012 @ 3:39 AM
Sallie, this is stunning. Love your watercolored leaves (new?). Gives such a soft delicate muted appearance. Your card exudes beauty, from the background panel to the embellishments of twine and button.
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Registered: June 26, 2006 Location: Glen Carbon, IL Posts: 2957
Tue, Sep 04, 2012 @ 5:26 AM
Oh wow! SO pretty. Love the watercolored leaves stamped in gray. Everything looks so good together, the background paper, the twine and button, and the sentiment. Such a lovely card.
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Registered: April 21, 2012 Location: North Texas Posts: 1055
Tue, Sep 04, 2012 @ 5:56 AM
Wow Sallie, I would never have guessed you used a stamp for the leaves - they look like "art from scratch." Beautifully done. The layout is perfect. This card is a work of art.
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