Thursday, August 27, 2015

A Watercolored Poppy Card

As many of you know, I was recently at a 3-day crafty crop with 19 members of my family. Whilst I was there (peeps - you need to use the term whilst more... it's hilarious) my aunt and I both decided to make a card with some gorgeous poppies from the Penny Black Blooming Garden set.

I've said it before and I'll say it again - I don't know what I'm doing with watercolors but I'm gonna keep trying. My aunt just happened to have divine watercolor set and I nabbed it while her back was turned so I could try my hand at it again (don't worry... I gave them back eventually). :D

Anyhow, I used some deep reds, and some brilliant blues and teals to create my card, and I painted on the stems afterward with Perfect Pearls before surrounding the whole thing with a layer of gold and embossing a sentiment. 

I really like how it turned out and just purchased an online watercolor class to start honing my skills!


Since Penny Black's current challenge is Summer Flowers, I'm going to send this over their way to play along. 

I'm also going to link it up to:
House of Cards - Metallics
Try it On Tuesday - Sending you Flowers 
Shopping our Stash - Use a Wet Medium

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Funny Story: If you're my facebook friend, apologies, because you've probably already heard this. But since I think it's hilarious, I'm going to share anyway. 


So I got a pedicure with friends to do something fun and, as with most things in my life, hilarity ensued. I'd shaved my legs but apparently missed one little patch (proof that flexibility, sharp objects, and Becca don't mix) waaay down near my ankles.

The male pedicurist who was giving me a sugar scrub stopped, rubbed his hand over that spot and said loudly, "you don't shave all spots!?" And then counted out loud the number of hairs "One. two. Three. Four. Five. Six." (Not making this up)

At first I turned beet red in mortification but then I burst out laughing!! Haha! And when it came time for him to ask me what design I want I said, "the six hair design, please!!" Best pedicure ever. This is why I can't be fancy.


It's all about the laughter, isn't it? :) Hope this gave you a smile!

55 comments:

  1. Gorgeous watercolouring - great to see bold colours together! Love the story about your pedicure, Jo x

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  2. ha....love that pedi story...seriously.
    Your card is simply GORGEOUS....love the colors and the watercoloring.

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  3. GET OUT! You soooo have major water coloring skillz! This is jaw dropping gorgeous! (I know this to be true - my jaw is sitting in my lap) I did see your FB post about your hairy legs, but failed to see the toe shot. OMG! This makes it soooooo much funnier!!! LMAO!!

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  4. Me again. BTW, thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!

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  5. beautiful card, Becca - and great watercoloring! which class did you sign up for?? hilarious pedicure story!!

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    1. I'm going to be taking: Watercolored Cards Made Simple http://www.craftsy.com/class/watercolor-cards-made-simple/
      Deepti from Dee's Art Utopia teaches it and she's a brilliant watercolorist. I haven't had a chance to watch the videos yet but I can't wait!

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  6. This is gorgeous Becca, keep at the w/c you did great. :)

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  7. Oh Becca! What a story!!! At least you handled it well. Toes are cute as can be! I am clutzy and when I try to be fancy it just ends in hilarity too! ha! Now, THIS card is AMAZING!!! I mean this if my favorite thing you've done, I just ADORE it! So stinkin' cool I can't stand it! Doing the happy dance with glee (and tripping over myself - ha!) Good work!

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  8. Oh too funny! A good sense of humor is invaluable & yours is so much better than mine--I admire you! Beautiful job watercoloring--what a great card!

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  9. I love the hairy toe!!!
    So I think your watercoloring is splendid already and if you take a class you will put me to shame! So I hguess I better go find a class myself!!!!

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  10. You have done the watercolouring just dandy in my eyes. I love the brilliant blues with the pop of red- very classy card. I can't believe that guy said this but you took it like a trouper. I probably would have said "I wanted to braid them". If it gets cool out and I'm wearing pants, I sometimes don't even shave-did i say that out loud? Love the pedi!

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  11. Absolutely gorgeous ! An awesome card is this ! Thank you for joining TIOT's!
    oxo Susi

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  12. Your pedi story cracks me up girl! Priceless! And this card...ummm yes you do know what you are doing with watercolour! This is absolutely amazing, Becca!

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  13. OH MY GOSH! That is hilarious! Cute toenail though! As for your watercolouring, I think it looks awesome! So I can only imagine what it will be after the class - looking forward to seeing more. I find watercolouring tough myself but I'm not giving up! Gorgeous card!

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  14. Oh my gosh....hahaha!! That's hilarious!! I love your "six hair pedicure"!! How fun and funny!! :D Your card is stunning!! What do you mean you don't know what you're doing with watercolor?? This is spectacular!! The flowers are gorgeous!! Love, love this my six-haired friend ;) Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  15. Still chuckling about your pedicure. For goodness sake. Clearly, discretion is not in the pedicurists vocabulary. However, have to say, I love his design...you may not be fancy but it is. Like that the colors are kind of repeated on this amazing card. Boy, did you ever do that poppy justice. Gorgeousness.

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  16. Hahahahahahaha LOVE your six hair pedicure story, really...if we got every hair every time...where would the adventure be??? LOL
    I adore your fab watercolour card! Thanks for playing along with the Shopping Our Stash crew for our "Splish Splash" challenge this week!

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  17. WOW! soooo gorgeous!! i could not love that more. amazing and vibrant! your pedi story cracked me up. fun story!

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  18. Too Funny Becca!
    I love your card! Gosh, you have such a way with paint and colors in general!
    Thank You~

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  19. This is so beautiful Becca! I have that shaving problem a lot too! Love this beautiful piece of art Karen x

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  20. Oh Becca!! That story is too, too funny!! I always miss a spot when I shave. I cannot believe the guy said anything!!

    I LOVE your card. The reds with that shade of blue is just STUNNING!!! You have a way with this medium and I am glad that you bought yourself a set.

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  21. You are a natural at watercolors! Love the pedicure story.

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  22. You are a natural at watercolors! Love the pedicure story.

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  23. You are a natural at watercolors! Love the pedicure story.

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  24. Haha funny story Becca!! Your card is divine!! Love the deep rich colors and your wonderful design. Thanks for your sweet comments on my blog, love it when you visit. You're right...Sweet P IS cuter than polka dots!! Did you get the email I sent yesterday?

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  25. LOL!!!! how funny at the pedi!!! LOVE your gorgeous card!!!

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  26. Love, love, love that card Becca, and I am so glad you are wanting to hone your skills if this is a beginner example of your talent! I am still laughing over your pedicure :-) :-) :-)
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  27. I liked the spilled water color effect of the card. I cannot help laughing over story, definitely you will remember that for a very long time.

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  28. Mwa ha ha ha! ! Love those nails! Your card is fabulous! I love the brilliant watercolours you have used! Whilst I'm here I will say Thank you for joining us at Try It On Tuesday! Chrisx

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  29. Love your vibrant watercolour card, just gorgeous! I laughed at your pedicure story! I miss bits too - life is too short to stress though! xxx

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  30. A beautiful card, great water colouring, thank you for joining us on the TIOT challenge hugs Bee.

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  31. What a great watercolored card Becca - the color is SO deep and dark - I bet you'll learn a lot of interesting techniques with the class - love your story - that guy should be fired first of all - luckily you had good humor - and I love the design on your nails! have great weekend ! Julia xx (you have 19 family members who are into crafts???!!!)

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  32. What do you mean - you don't know what you're doing with watercolors? You are a natural! This card looks fantastic, like a painting!
    So glad you found humor in that incident! That guy was lucky that you chose to laugh instead of complain and get him fired! I can't believe he said what he did and loud, too!

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  33. Absolutely stunning watercolored poppy card. Let me get this straight, though...you don't know much about watercolors??? Couldn't prove that with this gorgeous card. Rich, beautiful colors. So much movement and so much interest. So give yourself a "check" on the watercoloring. You've got it down pat. This is lovely. Have a great weekend. Bev

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  34. Gorgeous creation, thanks for joining Penny Black & More @ Allsorts challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  35. You must be kidding about having no idea about watercolours?!?! This is amazing! Gorgeous! Wow! Stunning! One of the most beautiful cards I have seen in quite a while.

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  36. hello sweet Becca! I adore this card, the messy watercolored background is stunning...I call it messy in a GREAT way and with love, it looks so FAB...I need to try this...thanks for the inspiration, I get lots of it here....*grin* fun six hair design story...ha.....so glad you played along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

    sparkle & shine *~*

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  37. Seriously, what's the point of nabbing someone else's supplies if you're just going to give them back? Sheesh. This watercoloured card is gorgeous!

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  38. Awesome card Becca but you really made my day with your pedicure story. Still laughing. Life is full of fun times!

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  39. Heehee! At least you have nails.....mine are all bitten off...which is why I avoid all sorts of 'curists'......well, not my toe nails so much these days cos they're hard to reach. ANYWAYS....your card. Same colour as the nails. Should I scour [say THAT one a few times!!] it for stray hairs.....joking......loved the bright colours. Watercolours.....they're a mystery here, too. Looking forward to you sharing your discoveries.....& I haven't forgot about my Mum and markets, either...time....short of;)!!!!

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  40. Such a gorgeous watercolor card Becca! I am still learning and hope to gain more insight with the up and coming class for card makers. Oh and when your feet are happy, you are happy:)

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  41. Gorgeous card Becca such lovely colours. And the story made me chuckle xx

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  42. Lovely Becca, enjoy the class. Let us know how you like it. I have heard good things. Its on my list to take. I love watercolors.

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  43. Beautiful card, Becca. Love your water colouring!
    ♥ Lena
    Lena’s Creations

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  44. A gorgeous card, love the watercolor background around those stunning poppies. Sounds like a good day out with the family.
    Thanks for sharing with us at TioT
    Avril xx

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  45. Love your card Becca, you did a brill job with the water colouring. I've got Deepti's class to do too when I get five minutes. I've discovered I need to wear reading glasses when shaving!! Carol x

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  46. For a newbie at water coloring, this is awesome! Caution: Don't get sucked in to the bazillion different water color products.

    Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!

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  47. Wow! This is absolutely amazing Becca!! Your watercoloring looks amazing!! STUNNING details! :)

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  48. Fabulous card, beautiful artsy look.
    Thank you for sharing at Penny Black and more;-))m

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  49. holy macaroni, if this is you NOT knowing what you're doing with watercolors, i cannot even imagine the beauteousness which will ensue when you're GOOD at it. seriously. WOW!!! pretty sure you should be teaching rather than taking an online class! :) :) :)

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  50. Your watercolouring is fabulous, Becca!!!! What a lovely card!!!!
    So enjoyed your story about the pedi!!!! Love that six hair design!!!!

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  51. Chuckling at your story and adoring how cute you are!!! And, as for your foray into watercoloring - STUPENDOUSLY awesome and gorgeous and stunning!! SO beautiful and I love how rich and vibrant it all looks!!

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  52. whooaaaa this is funtastic Beccaaaaaa
    love the water coloring love the ribbon love the color combo
    ADORABLE BEAUTIFULLY MADE card love love this much Becca

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  53. Hehehe, you are good for the soul chick! I love your pedicure story and the end result is fabulous! Love your delish card too. Your inky skills are fab. Love the pop of delish colours on this one. Hugs, Wends x

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