Bitsy has a birthday party this afternoon and we needed to make a card for it -- so we did that yesterday. I wanted to try the "watercolor splats" that Nichole Heady demonstrated on her blog for MIM #161. Since the card was for Bitsy's friend, I let her choose the ink colors (no input from me). I loved that what she chose looked like a rainbow. She's also the one who made the big dots - which is why they look like they're more in a row than random. We also tapped the water brush against my finger to make some teeny, random splats as well. I had a great time making this card and have decided that I definitely want to invest in some more sponge daubers. I kinda, sorta thought I could use a few more; but now I know I need more.
Added plus, the card matches the gift wrap! I need to talk to Bits and see if she wants to add the gold distressed stripe detail so the card really will match the gift wrap. That would be fun. And it actually is a happy accident (channeling my inner Bob Ross). I didn't know we had any more of this gift wrap left.
So, the card is made with (all ingredients PTI unless otherwise noted)
- Cardstock: Stamper's Select White, Plum Pudding
- Stamps: Wet Paint
- Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Melon Berry, Limeade Ice, Aqua Mist, Plum Pudding, Versamark (Tsukineko)
- Embossing Powder: White (Stampendous, I think...I've had it in my stash forever...I need to ditch it and buy new)
- Other: waterbrush (Aqua-Flo by Hero Arts)
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1 comment:
Such fun colors. Kudos to your helper, too!
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