Watercolour Flowers

Today's card features my favourite colour...teal/turquoise blue...or rather 'Peacock Feathers' Distress Ink...with just a hint of 'Mermaid Lagoon'. I started by stamping flowers from the 'Spring Flowers' set by Honey Doo Crafts in Versamark Ink, then heat embossed them in white. I started with the larger flowers...then masked them before adding the slightly smaller ones in between to create a ring. I then added the sentiment (from the 'Fabulous Birthday' set by Hero Arts) in the centre..also heat embossing it so that I could watercolour over the top without risking it smudging. I gave a light wash of the 'Peacock Feather' over the whole card, then used it to colour the flowers...adding a little'Mermaid Lagoon' to their centres. Before mounting th panel on to my card, I inked around the edges with a little more 'Pracock Feathers' for more definition.

This card is for my Nan's birthday later this month...I stamped some simple gift wrap so that her present would match:

Challenges for this card:

• Amusing - Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations - Watercolour
• Crafty Girl's Creations - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiment - Anything Goes
• Fairytale - Monochrome
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes