For the bg frame & mountain part of the scene, I used Brusho water color crystals by sprinkling them onto damp water color paper, then blending them out with a wet paintbrush. I added a bit of shimmer by washing over it with some pearlescent water colors.
From the center of the w/c bg, I found the area I wanted for the mountains & die cut a circle around it. By masking, I stamped the bg part of the scene & filled in with more of the trees. I added a woodgrain embossed white front & the cut out train. The envelope ties were also fussy cut and added behind the die cut oval w/ the greeting. The upper left corner element is just a leftover piece of the water color background & a Candi dot.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups, Copic colors & the w/c bg before cutting are on my blog: The Write Stuff
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Stamps: Serendipity Stamps Train on Track, Envelope Tie, Love You (small)
Paper: Neenah white, water color
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx (scene on w/c paper)
Accessories: Serendipity Day die, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, circles & petite ovals dies, Copic markers, Brusho water color crystals, water color shimmer paints, woodgrain embossing folder (Paper Studio), Candi dot
Techniques: watercolor, color w/ Copics, die cutting, dry embossing, out of the box, fussy cutting
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Wed, May 11, 2016 @ 6:23 AM
This is quite a Fathers Day card Julie- love your watercolored background and the train coming out of the card looks great- perfect color's for a masculine card and you have used them well
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