Beautiful You

Hi there!  Hope you're having a great weekend and have all of your holiday chores out of the way.  I still have some last minute shopping to do and I'm hoping the snow we've had two weeks in a row is finally done, so I can finish up!

On the positive side, I had time to play with the new Beautiful You stamp set that will be available in January as part of the upcoming Stampin' Up! Occasions catalogue.  I fell in love with the images and the wonderful sentiments, especially the ones I've included in the card today.  I've used the sketch from the current challenge at Freshly Made Sketches for my card layout.

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Starting with a small panel of water color paper, I stamped the image and then colored it with the new Stampin' Up Watercolor pencils and a Blender Pen.  I used Bermuda Bay for her dress, Daffodil Delight for her hat and added a little Old Olive for the ground.  Because there are only 16 watercolor pencils, your color choices are somewhat limited, so I ended up using Blushing Bride ink for her skin and Soft Sky ink in the background.

I absolutely love this dancing woman.  She exudes such Joie de Vivre, I find the image very uplifting.  I think maybe because that French phrase popped into my head, I subconsciously decided to use the retired En Francais background stamp on the Soft Sky card base.  ;-) 

After stamping the sentiment, I adhered a small piece of Daffodil Delight 1/8" Grosgrain ribbon to the bottom of the panel but it looked rather plain, so I added some white Baker's Twine and tied a little bow.  Of course I had to finish with some sequins!

Thanks so much for visiting!  I've added a link above to the challenge, so be sure to pop over there and check out all the gorgeous inspiration.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Beautiful You, En Francais

Paper:  Soft Sky, watercolor

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Soft Sky, Blushing Bride

Other:  Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, Daffodil Delight 1/8" Grosgrain ribbon, White Baker's Twine, White Gel Pen, Fancy Frost Sequins, Pretty Pink Post Sparkling Clear Sequins, Clear Wink of Stella

Pop of Pink

Hello and welcome back!  I've made a clean and simple card for the current sketch challenge at Global Design Project. 

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I broke out my new Watercolor Pencils and grabbed a stencil to create the background for the main panel of watercolor paper.  I scribbled the pencil in the stencil shapes, then used a paintbrush and clear water to activate the watercolor properties of the pencil.  I LOVE the result!

After I pulled away the stencil, the irregularities around the edges give it that "watercolor" effect, then I took the damp paintbrush and drew some of the color into the spaces between.  Once the panel was completely dried I added a strip of washi tape from the Pop of Pink collection.  Then I decided a bit of metallic was called for so I used a stamp from Timeless Textures to add some Encore Gold splotches over and around the hearts.  I also added a bit of the beautiful Gold Baker's Twine along the washi tape and used it to make a bow attaching the tag.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit!  I've added a link above to the Global Design Project challenge, so be sure to head over there and enjoy all the amazing inspiration.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Circle of Spring, Timeless Textures

Paper:  Watercolor, Thick Whisper White (base)

Ink:  Versamark, Encore Gold

Other:  Hearts & Stars Decorative Mask, Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencil, Tags & Labels Framelit, Baker's Twine Trio Pack, watercolor paintbrush, Pop of Pink Designer Washi Tape

Peaceful Stag

Hi there!  I've made a card for the current challenge at Paper Players, where Jaydee has chosen the colors of Gold, Silver and Whisper White.

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I've finished making Christmas cards for this year, but decided those beautiful metallic color would work perfectly for one, so I'll just hold onto it until next year.  I pulled out some long neglected Brushed Gold card stock that Stampin' Up! no longer carries and thought it would work beautifully with silver and white.  I ran it through the big shot with the Woodland embossing folder and love how it turned out!

I spotted an old favorite Christmas stamp set that hasn't seen the light of day in a few years and decided to use the beautiful stag silhouette by stamping it in Versamark and heat embossing with Pewter embossing powder.  After all these years, I still don't have Silver embossing powder because I've found the Pewter works fine (although my photo doesn't fully capture who shiny it is).  After die cutting and adding to the Silver Foil scallop circle, I fiddled around with how and where to add it to the embossed base.  I then decided to ground it atop Silver Baker's Twine wrapped around the gold panel.  Even thought the Baker's Twine isn't pure white, I thought it added a nice warmth.

I apologize for the photos, the metallics make it challenging to get a good picture.  I wanted the sentiment to be sparkly silver but I don't have Silver Glimmer paper either (!?) so I layered some silver metallic washi tape on a piece of card stock, die cut the sentiment and punched out the stars, then adhered the them among the trees and branches, centering the sentiment in between.  The finished panel was layered on a Thick Whisper White card base.

Thanks for visiting!  I've added a link to the Paper Player's challenge above, so be sure to head over there and enjoy all the beautiful inspiration.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Winter Post

Paper:  Whisper White, Thick Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Silver Foil

Ink:  Versamark

Other:  Silver Metallic Washi Tape, Christmas Greetings Thinlit, Layering Circles and Stitched Shapes Framelits, Silver Baker's Twine, Confetti Stars Border punch, Woodland embossing folder, Pewter Stampin' Emboss powder

Peony Bouquet

Hi there!  Today the card I'm sharing with you was made for the current sketch challenge at Stamp Ink Paper.  I'm running right up to the deadline again, but that's mainly because my creative endeavors have been, um, disaster laden this week.  But I finally got a card finished and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

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I recently purchased the beautiful stamp set Peony Bouquet from Altenew.  It's a multi-stamp image but I decided just to water color the outline image for the large flower and leaves rather than use the layers of stamps.  I need to play around with the layering a bit more and find colors that I like together.  So here's what I ended up with.

The images were heat embossed with white embossing powder then water colored with Abandoned Coral and Peeled Paint Distress inks.  I 💓💓💓 that coral color and the distress inks are really great to work with.  If you're familiar with this stamp set, then you may notice a flower petal was missing and instead a leaf is popping out in its place.  I had completed water coloring and was using the matching dies to cut out, with a piece of Post It tape to hold them in place and as I was getting ready to place the flower and leaves on the die cut circle realized one of the flower petals had green ink on it (!), which I think the tape transferred to it when I was die cutting them.  So then it was a matter of cutting off the petal and fussy cutting off the white edge left by the die.  Talk about making things hard on oneself!

The sentiment was stamped in Stampin' Up! Archival Basic Gray using my Misti so I could be sure it was not crooked and that it got good coverage by stamping it twice.  After adding the ribbon and twine and mounting the flower and die cut circle, I finished the card off with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins and clear dots.

 

Thanks so much for the visit!  I've added a link above to the SIP challenge, so be sure to head over there and check out all the beautiful inspiration.

Stef


Product details
Stamps:  Peony Bouquet, Painted Greetings (both Altenew)
Paper:  Neenah Solar White 80#, Tim Holtz Watercolor, Thick Whisper White (base under Neenah panel)
Ink:  Versamark, Abandoned Coral, Peeled Paint, Archival Basic Gray
Other:  Stitched Shapes Framelits (SU); Burlap Ribbon (SU); White Cotton Twine (SU); Pretty Pink Posh Sequins:  Sparkling Clear and Sweet Pea Mix, and Clear Droplets; Water color brushes, Misti, Paper Snips

Flora Thanks and Hyacinth Birthday

Hi there and welcome back!  I haven't posted for a couple of weeks due to the holiday, family visit and just otherwise attending to other things.  But tonight I have two cards to share that I made as part of a birthday gift for a friend.  I've used the colors from Color Throwdown for both cards and the current challenge from Freshly Made Sketches for the first one that I will share with you.

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I especially love this weeks colors for the CTD challenge (purple, aqua and green - my heart be still!)and that it would finally be the opportunity for me to use the fig stamp from the Fabulous Flora stamp set.  It is a Host set from the current annual Stampin' Up! catalogue.  I began by stamping the image in Versafine Onyx Black on Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  It's a pigment ink so I let it dry, then used a blender pen and Ranger Distress inks to color the flowers and fruit.  My husband tells me that figs are more of a dark ruby color, but I decided to use a little artistic license in my creation.  ;-)  Finally, I used Tempting Turquoise around the edge of the image.

Next, a piece of Textured Tempting Turquoise card stock (long retired) was die cut with a Layering Circles die then the floral image was adhered underneath with foam tape.  The sentiment was cut from Basic Black card stock with a die from Simon Says Stamp.  Once that was glued in place, I added a few sequins.  Pretty easy!

My second card uses the hyacinth image from the Helping Me Grow stamp set.  I really struggled with this image when I first got the stamp set.  I just could not get a good image despite inking well and found water coloring with reinkers and paint brushes was challenging due to the detail.  And I guess I'm enough of a control freak that I haven't comfortable with the water on water method of water coloring, where the color moves outside the image.  Since I first tried using this stamp I purchased a Misti, which has been the answer for me to stamping good images, and I decided to use a blender pen to color it rather than water coloring and that worked out great.

This image was colored with the same inks as the first card but this time I lightly sponged Tempting Turquoise in the background after using masking fluid to cover the flowers and stem.  The sentiment is from a sweet Verve stamp set that has a lovely variety of greetings.  Again a few sequins were added after mounting on a panel of black and a Rich Razzleberry card base.  The final touch was to apply clear Wink of Stella to the blossoms which you can see better in the next image.

Thanks for visiting and taking time to read this somewhat lengthy post.  I've added links to both challenges above, so be sure to head over to both and enjoy all the beautiful inspiration!

Stef

Product details

Card #1

Stamps:  Flora Thanks

Paper:  Whisper White, Textured Tempting Turquoise, Strathmore Mixed Media

Ink:  Versamark Onyx Black; Tempting Turquoise;  Distress:  Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint, Seedless Preserves

Other:  Layering Circles Framelits, Thanks Die (Simon Says Stamp), Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Blender pen

Card #2

Stamps:  Helping Me Grow, Small Phrases (Verve)

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Watercolor

Ink:  Same as Card #1

Other:  Clear Wink of Stella, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, Blender Pen, Ranger Blending Tool, Colourless Art Masking Fluid (Winsor & Newton), Misti

Glitter Wishes

Hi there!  Hope you're having a great weekend!  I always say this every year, but I can't believe Thanksgiving is this week and Christmas not too far around the corner.  Crazy how the last part of the year always seems to speed by.  And with that comes the need for Christmas cards and I have one to share today that was made using the fun sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm also entering this into the current CAS Christmas Card challenge at The Paper Players.

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I knew I wanted to use snowflakes for the circles but I couldn't decide how I wanted to do the background.  Then I saw a video on the Internet just yesterday where the person sprinkled glitter over embossing paste before it dried and I had my plan.  I pulled out the Seasonal Decorative Masks from the current holiday catalogue and used the mask with the different size circles to create the "snow" fall on half of the Whisper White panel.

The snowflakes were popped out of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper with an old Martha Stewart punch, with foam tape then adhered underneath to layer them above the glittery dots.  For the fourth circle on the sketch I made a tag for the sentiment, using a Tags and Labels Framelit along with the banner Framelit included in the Circle Card Framelit set.  The Emerald Envy ribbon and silver cording finished it off.

This card came together in less than an hour - I love the efficiency of clean and simple cards (when everything works the first time, that is ha ha!).

Thanks for visiting today!  I've added a links to both challenges above, so be sure to head over there and see all the amazing inspiration!

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Endless Wishes

Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Emerald Envy, Dazzling Details Glimmer paper

Ink:  Emerald Envy, Versamark

Other:  Seasonal Decorative Mask, Tags & Labels and Circle Card Framelits, Silky Taffeta Ribbon Combo, Silver Cording Trim, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Snowflake punch (MS), Dreamweaver Embossing Paste

CAS Christmas

Hello friends!  Today I have a fun card that was an experiment which I think turned out nice.  I wanted to make a CAS Christmas card with a watercolor background.  I started out trying to use Koi Watercolors but I wasn't thrilled with the results (read:  Need More Practice!) so I opted to use some Distress inks and I was much happier with that.

I was inspired to make this card by three different challenges.  I used the sketch from Fusion Card Challenge, the colors from Just Us Girls, and the CAS concept from Stamp Ink Paper.

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I swooned when I saw the JUGS colors of purple, teal and gold - perfect for a rich looking but untraditional Christmas card.  To start I heat embossed the snowflake and sentiment with gold embossing powder on a panel of water color paper.  Then, for the background, I mixed some Dusty Concord with Seedless Preserves, and used a nice wet brush to add it to the paper.  Next I added Peacock Feathers for my teal color and worked the middle of the two colors to get a really cool blending of colors.  I let the water carry the inks a bit and before it dried I added water droplets and splatters of both colors.

I took a gold gel pen and added gold dots to the background, then finished the panel with sequins, enamel circles and a couple of pearls.  I added foam tape to the back of the panel and mounted it to a base of Taken With Teal card stock.

That's it!  As always, your visit and comments are so appreciated!  I've added links to the challenges above, so be sure to visit each one and enjoy all the beautiful inspiration by the respective DTs.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Tin of Tags, Endless Wishes

Paper:  Taken With Teal, Watercolor

Ink:  Versamark, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord (Ranger)

Other:  Gold Stampin' Emboss powder, Metallic Sequins, Metallic Enamel Shapes, Pearl Basic Jewels, Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Fairy Birthday

Hello again!  Tonight I'm sharing a birthday card made for a soon to be 2 year old.  I used the sweet Fairy Celebration stamp set and went about coloring a couple of the images in the set.  I used the current challenge at Freshly Made Sketches for my design inspiration.

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I began with a 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inch panel of Shimmer card stock and stamped the larger of the two images on the left side of the panel.  After coloring her with reinkers and a Blender pen, I stamped the second fairy on a scrap of the same card stock, also colored and then fussy cut and added to the panel on the right of the first fairy.  I have to give credit to Ann Schach who inspired me by using similar colors (Soft Sky, Sweet Sugarplum and Pear Pizzazz among others) with this stamp set on her delightful card for Pals Paper Arts (Stampin Chic Fairy Celebration)

After wrapping the panel with the lovely Sweet Sugarplum Glitter ribbon, the scallop circles with the sentiment was popped up on dimensionals and the entire thing added to a Shimmer card stock base. I would have added some sequins for additional interest but with the recipient so young I didn't want to add anything that could be a swallowing hazard.  While the paper has such a nice shimmer to it, some Wink of Stella was painted on the wings and clothes of the fairies for some additional sparkle.

Thanks for dropping by!  I've added a link to the challenge above, so be sure to use it and check out all the incredible inspiration by the design team!

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Fairy Celebration

Paper:  Soft Sky, Shimmer paper, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper

Ink:  Basic Black, Soft Sky, Sweet Sugarplum, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Delightful Daffodil, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip

Other:  3/8" Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack, Clear Wink of Stella, Layering Ovals, Paper Snips, Blender pen

Count Your Blessings

Hello again!   Today I'm sharing a card made with the current sketch at Mojo Monday.  I'm also joining the challenges at The Paper Players and Stamp Ink Paper, where the theme is being thankful or grateful, certainly appropriate for this time of year and works perfectly for my card, where I've put together my final Thanksgiving card.  I don't send many but I do send them to immediate family members. 

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Last month I made a number of fall scenes using the Happy Scenes stamp set that were then cut out with a Leaflet framelit, and I've used them with various card designs to create the Thanksgiving cards I needed  this year.

Having previously water colored the leaf scene with reinkers, putting together this card was pretty quick.  Probably the most tedious part was layering the die cut sentiment (I cut it twice then glued one on top of the other), which was cut from Pumpkin Pie card stock.  Initially I had it to the right where the oval is in the sketch, but it just looked like an orphan up there, so after trying various things, I finally landed on anchoring it with the wood element.

The More Mustard layer under the die cut leaves was embossed with the Petal Burst embossing folder, cut out with the largest Scallop Layering Square framelit, then ever so lightly sponged with More Mustard ink to bring out the texture.  The Early Espresso card base was layered with a piece of Spice Cake dsp and then the remaining elements were attached.

Thanks for visiting!  I've included links to all the challenges above, so please be sure to use them to check out all the amazing inspiration.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Happy Scenes

Paper:  Pool Party, More Mustard, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Spice Cake dsp

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Soft Sky, Stazon Timber Brown

Other:  Leaflets Framelit, Seasonal Frame Thinlit, Petal Burst embossing folder, Pool Party Thick Baker's Twine, Into the Woods Element

Holiday Trim

Hi there!  Well, those cute little Merry Mice made it back onto my desk so I just had to use them for the card I made for the current sketch challenge at Fab Friday.

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I started out by stamping the trio of mice on a panel of Strathmore Mixed Media paper, then masking the one on the right before stamping a tree from the Foxy Friends stamp set so it appears to be behind him.  Next I used reinkers and a watercolor paint brush to color the mice.  Once dry, I added some Smoky Slate to the "floor" and added shadows, then lightly painted So Saffron in the background.

I was a little unsure what element to use for the star in the sketch then I remembered I had a whole unused package of wood snowflakes so I added one along with a double bow of Baker's Twin.  Since I left the sentiment to the last, I was a bit nervous about stamping it right on the panel, so I played it safe and heat embossed it on a piece of Garden Green card stock then cut it out with one of the trims from the Gift Envelope and Trims Framelits.

When the panel was complete, I mounted it on a couple of layers of card stock, popped it up on Dimensionals and added to the card base covered with a piece Warmth and Cheer dsp.

Thanks for visiting!  I've added a link to Fab Friday above, so be sure to head over there and see all the wonderful inspiration.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Merry Mice, Foxy Friends

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Warmth and Cheer dsp, Strathmore Mixed Media

Ink: Versamark Watermark and Black Onyx, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Early Espresso, Dapper Denim, Soft Sky, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Encore Gold

Other:  3/8" Silky Taffeta Ribbon Combo, Snowflake Element, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Regal Candy Dot, Gift Envelope and Trims Framelit

Deck the Halls

Hi there!  I have a card to share with you tonight that I made with the current sketch challenge at Stamp Ink Paper.  I'm bumping up against the deadline to upload to the challenge, so this will be an abbreviated post.

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I've used this great sketch to make another Christmas card with the Merry Mice stamp set.  I'm having a lot of fun with these cute little critters!

After stamping the mouse on watercolor paper, he was colored with reinkers (inks listed below).  When complete, the circle was mounted on a slightly larger scallop circle cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock.  Here's a close up.

Thanks for visiting today!  I've added a link to the challenge above, so be sure to check out all the wonderful inspiration.

Have a great week!

Stef


Product details
Stamps:  Merry Mice
Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Watercolor, Warmth & Cheer dsp
Ink:  Archival Basic Black, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Dapper Denim, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Versamark, Encore Gold
Other:  Baker's Twine Trio Pack, Layering Circle Framelits, Gift Envelope and Trims Thinlit, Gold Stampin' Emboss powder, White Gel Pen

Mountains and a Mallard

Hello and welcome back!  Today I'm sharing a couple of masculine cards I made with Stampin' Up! stamp sets.  The first was one I was asked to make for our office to send to a co-worker who had heart valve replacement surgery.  Fortunately, all went well and he is recovering nicely.  I made the card a larger 5 x 7 inches so the entire group could sign and send personal get well wishes.

The image from In the Meadow was stamped on watercolor paper with Basic Gray ink then colored with reinkers.  I used the Cloudy Background technique I found on Splitcoaststampers not too long ago (Cloudy Backgrounds Tutorial) for the sky (although it doesn't show up super well in the photos because the blue sky is so light).  Once the panel dried it was adhered to a longer piece of Delightful Dijon card stock.  The sentiment was stamped below using a Stampamajig.  I wrapped a piece of Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon around the panel then it was mounted to the card Dapper Denim card base that was covered with a piece of 2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper since I didn't have any designer paper with that color, plus I thought it was a great design for this card, nice and subtle so as not to take away from the focal point.

The next card was made for my Father-In-Law's birthday yesterday.  I stamped the duck image from The Wilderness Awaits on watercolor paper with Basic Black ink, then water colored with various reinkers after studying my bird book so I could try to get an accurate look of a male Mallard duck.  The green head is a mixture of Garden Green and Emerald Envy, and the copper color on the neck and chest was created by mixing Cajun Craze and Chocolate Chip.

This card also uses Dapper Denim but this time it's teamed with Cajun Craze, one of my favorite color combinations.  The panel behind the main image was run through my Big Shot with the Woodlands embossing folder - I really love how that looks behind the water colored panel!  The sentiment was heat embossed on a piece of Dapper Denim card stock with the beautiful Copper Stampin' Emboss powder then cut with one of the trim Thinlits included with the Gift Card Envelope Thinlits.

That's it for today.  As always, your visit and comments are so appreciated!  I've listed the products used below but be sure to let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

Stef

Product Details

Meadow Thoughts

Stamps:  In the Meadow, Thoughts & Prayers

Paper:  Dapper Denim, Delightful Dijon, watercolor, 2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper

Ink:  Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Delightful Dijon, Dapper Denim

Other:  Dapper Denim 3/8" Ruched Ribbon, watercolor paint brushes

Mallard Birthday

Stamps:  The Wilderness Awaits, Four You

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Dapper Denim, Watercolor

Ink:  Basic Black, Garden Green, Emerald Envy, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Dapper Denim, Chocolate Chip, Cajun Craze, Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate, Old Olive, So Saffron, Tip Top Taupe, Soft Sky

Other:  Woodlands embossing folder, Very Vanilla Thick Twine, Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlit, Layering Squares Framelits

Persian Motifs Sympathy

Hi there!  I was working with Persian Motifs, a new-to-me stamp set from Altenew, when Freshly Made Sketches posted their current challenge, and it was perfect for the design I had in mind.

I started by using Versamark to stamp one of the flower images on two edges of a panel of Strathmore Mixed Media paper and heat embossing with white embossing powder.  Using a number 3 round water color paintbrush, I went petal by petal, first wetting the entire petal, then adding ink and letting the water move it around, with some assist from me, of course.  I first added some light pink Victorian Velvet ink in a light layer, then came back in at the bottom of each petal with the darker Seedless Preserves, letting the water carry it up the sides of the petal.  When dry, the lighter pink color had a warm tone that I really like.  Here's a close up.

 

I've recently acquired some Ranger Distress Inks for water coloring, as they react to water really well in that you can move them around longer than other water based inks.  The limited selection of greens I currently have are of a more blue tone, so I had to add a bit of Scattered Straw to Evergreen Bough to get a color that better complemented the flowers.  After letting those images dry, I added some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to the background.  When that dried, I stamped the sympathy sentiment from Painted Greetings (also from Altenew) with Archival Basic Gray ink.

Trying to match up card stock to the water colored images I fortunately discovered that Sweet Sugarplum, one of the current In Colors from Stampin' Up!, went well with the ink colors used on the flowers.  I used a retired script embossing folder to give the horizontal strip some texture, mounted everything on the card base, then added the enamel dots and sequins. 

Thanks for taking time to visit and of course I'd love to hear from you if you have a moment to leave a comment!  I've added a link above to the current sketch challenge, so be sure to pop over there and enjoy all the amazing inspiration from the design team.

Stef

Product details

Stamps:  Persian Motifs, Painted Greetings (both Altenew)

Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sweet Sugarplum, Strathmore Mixed Media

Ink:  Archival Basic Gray (SU); Seedless Preserves, Victorian Velvet, Scattered Straw, Evergreen Bough, Tumbled Glass (Ranger); Versamark

Other:  White Stampin' Emboss powder, Script embossing folder (sorry, I don't remember the name), Frosted Sequins, In Color Enamel Shapes