It's time for a new Color Challenge! It's my turn to host this week and I've chosen the colors of Watermelon Wonder, Old Olive and Smoky Slate, with the dessert option to use a die cut sentiment/shape/image.
For my card, I watercolored and fussy cut the floral image, then mounted it over the base covered with striped patterned paper and a die cut border. I also used a Crimson colored pencil in the very shaded areas of the image and then painted with a shimmer pen.
The sentiment was die cut from both black and Watercolor Wonder card stocks, layered slightly offset so the black would provide a shadow. Once adhered to the base, crystal glaze was added from some nice shine. The final touch was to add black and white Nuvo crystal drops.
Thanks for looking and I hope you'll be able to join the Color Challenge this week!
Stef
I've also entered this into the current sketch challenge at Fab Friday
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Watercolor Wonder, Basic Black, Ranger Watercolor, A Little Foxy paper pack
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Old Olive; Distress Ink: Abandoned Coral, Barn Door
Accessories: Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils; Flourish Thinlit border die (SU); Brushstroke Birthday sentiment die (MFT); white Sakura Gelly Roll pen; Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen, Simply White and Ebony Black Crystal Drops, and Crystal Glaze
Techniques: Watercolor with Dye Inks, Fussy Cutting
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Tue, May 22, 2018 @ 7:22 AM
Fabulous colors, Stef, and this is gorgeous! What a nice gift stamp from Altenew, and you've used it well! I love the striped BG, and the word die is perfect. Hugs, sweet friend! xoxo
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Tue, May 22, 2018 @ 3:18 PM
How beautiful! I love the striped die cut bg and the great way you used the colors!
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Tue, May 22, 2018 @ 5:10 PM
SO awesome looking!! I love the way you used the olive as the leaves. The stripes look great and I really like the more decorative stripe done in black!! Beautiful card Stef!!!