STAMPLORATIONS BLOG: August Challenge Mid-Month Guest Designer

In June I submitted a card to the Stamplorations Blog with the cue word of Stamps and Washi tape and I was chosen as an Honorable Mention.  Along with that honor was the opportunity to submit a card as a guest designer for the Mid August Stamps and Watercolor challenge.

The process for this card was masking the image with post-it tape onto water color paper and stamping with VersaFine and heat embossing. I sprinkled Scarlet and Purple Brushos onto a large acrylic block. The wc paper was spritzed with water and then I began applying the two colors to the tulip image with more water and a watercolor brush. For the leaves I used distress markers, water and a wc bruch. When the image was completely dry I lightly sponged soft sky ink. The sentiment was stamped with Archival ink. Lastly I mounted the image onto red cardstock and then the white card base.

Stamps - Stamplorations Sketched: Tulips and Vignette: Celebrate Artsy

Brushos: Scarlet, Purple

Ink - VersaFine, Archival, Distress Markers: Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters, SU! Soft Sky

Paper - Swathmore #140 Watercolor, Recollections White CS, SU! Real Red