Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Handmade Card with Watercolors and Love

Sometimes in life you have things that just make you go awwwwwwwwwwww.

Like receiving a handmade card that your boyfriend has commissioned! 

 The card I'm going to share today was commissioned by a local fella who wanted to surprise his girlfriend with something extra special.

 Since red and love are synonymous (red is also the color of anger - coincidence?) I quickly landed on that as my inspiration. 

I started out by spritzing a piece of heavy watercolor paper with my mini mister because I wanted my colors to flow. Then, I picked up some red on my brush and watched it do it's thaaaaang. It started spreading all over and then I added some touches of copper. 

 These watercolors are suuuuuper pretty and oh-so-vibrant. They are the Kuretake 36 color set. I tried them at a crafting retreat and fell in love instantly!

 But. Back to the card. As I was talking to the commissioner of the card, we landed on the sentiment from Unity's Faceless Beauty set that said "You are more beautiful than you could ever imagine." Awwwww... anyone else jealous? Because I am a little bit. 

I embossed the sentiment on a piece of heavy vellum, stamped and fussy cut some gold butterflies from the STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies set and then backed the panel in some DCWV gold foiled paper. 

 If this guy doesn't win major boyfriend brownie points... well... I did my best. :) 

 I'm going to send it over to compete in the following places:

Thanks for popping by! Leave me a comment or follow my blog and I will try to do the same for you. :) 
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43 comments:

  1. SewPaperPaintOctober 28, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    Fabulous! Love that cool background and the gold embossing! :)

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  2. BettyOctober 28, 2015 at 10:14 AM

    gorgeous card Becca - lucky girl who receives it

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  3. Cat CraigOctober 28, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    beautiful card becca, love the touches of gold

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  4. ShellyOctober 28, 2015 at 11:06 AM

    This is awesome!! I certainly would think it would win him some brownie points! ;)

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  5. LisaOctober 28, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    This is absolutely gorgeous, Becca!! The background looks amazing!! I love the colors and the pretty sentiment!! What a thoughtful boyfriend to have this made for his sweetie!! She will adore it!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  6. UnknownOctober 28, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    Stunning card Becca! That red watercolour background looks oh so gorgeous...

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  7. Denise van DeventerOctober 28, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    Stunning card Becca and the colour combo perfect...romantic, passionate and gorgeous! Love that sentiment too! ;-)

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  8. Sheri GilsonOctober 28, 2015 at 1:15 PM

    Gorgeous card, Becca! Love the beautiful water color background you created!

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  9. Happy DanceOctober 28, 2015 at 1:20 PM

    So have you fully recovered from THTS? I'm still in awe of all those wonderful cards, and all your effort in this most worthwhile cause. So thanks, my friend. You're pretty amazing. And speaking of amazing, that's exactly what this card is - amazing. LOVE these colors together, and the gold is soooo perfect here!! Beautiful red watercolor color. I love this, and am pretty sure the lucky lady adored this. Have a great week. Bev

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  10. AnonymousOctober 28, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    What a stunning card and lucky lady to get one of your handmade beauties xx

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  11. conilOctober 28, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Taking commissions. My aren't you popular. (*giggle*) Seriously, this should make the recipient fall in love all over again. Got to say, I'm a little green-eyed myself. What a charming thing for a guy to do...have a one of a kind handmade card made for his significant other.

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  12. Connie MercerOctober 28, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    love this~stunning look!

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  13. CathyOctober 28, 2015 at 3:27 PM

    Beutiful card Becca, love the watercolour effect and the red and metallics go so well together, Cathy x

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  14. Alice (scrAPpamondo)October 28, 2015 at 3:42 PM

    Wow! So vibrant! Love the watercolour and the embossed vellum! Red and gold are fabulous toghether! Great card, I'm sure the lady will be stunning and will love it soooo much!!

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  15. Lizzy HillOctober 28, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    Wow! That bloke knows how to win his GF over, I'd say!!! Loooove the gold with the red & the watercolour effect is divine:) I'm in love, anyways......!!!!!!

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  16. jimlynnOctober 28, 2015 at 4:10 PM

    Gorgeous background!!! So pretty and the sentiment on vellum is outstanding. A beautiful card.
    Lynn

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  17. CarolOctober 28, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    Kudos to that fella Becca, hope she appreciates him and the fabby card you created. Carol x

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  18. Susanne VargasOctober 28, 2015 at 9:20 PM

    What a sweet story and fantastic card! You surely made two people very happy and warmed all our hearts! Thank you!

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  19. Lisa EltonOctober 28, 2015 at 10:00 PM

    You always make the prettiest backgrounds Becca!! I like the fancy gold sentiment and butterflies too. I think he'll earn brownie points and hey, maybe a pan of brownies too!!

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  20. BrendaOctober 29, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    Very powerful card. Love that it was so thoughtfully commissioned and carried out! My Kuretaki's should arrive on Friday, this makes super excited for them to arrive. Thanks so much for joining us at TCP Tuesday Challenge! Brenda

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  21. kiwimeskreationsOctober 29, 2015 at 1:41 AM

    What a stunning card Becca - I would think it would woo his woman to the point of swooning!!
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  22. HJOctober 29, 2015 at 5:14 AM

    Beautiful card. I love the watercoloring and the embossed sentiment on the vellum. Lucky girlfriend!!

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  23. Celeste GoffOctober 29, 2015 at 5:58 AM

    What a gorgeous card! Love the color combo!

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  24. BirgitOctober 29, 2015 at 6:24 AM

    He will get major points for sure and love the red which is passion with butterflies which means Joy in Life. Great card!

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  25. Helen GullettOctober 29, 2015 at 9:18 AM

    Beautifully done! Love those butterflies :)

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  26. Taunya ButlerOctober 29, 2015 at 3:24 PM

    Wonderful, marvelous and BEAUTIFUL card - I hope you realize that you are BEAUTIFUL AND you create MORE beauty than you can imagine!!! Hugs to you!!

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  27. DonnaOctober 29, 2015 at 4:31 PM

    This is stunning and no doubt it will wow his girlfriend, well done! Like the red and gold combo.

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  28. Becca YahrlingOctober 29, 2015 at 8:00 PM

    Wow, this is really gorgeous, stunning & elegant. I think it will do the trick. *wink*

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  29. Nora NollOctober 29, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    This is amazing Becca!! I LOVE how you watercolored that background like that. The red is so rich and with the gold-just amazing. This guy should get a ton of kudos for having you make this card!!

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  30. Jeanie Ellis - ScrapbookingmamawOctober 29, 2015 at 9:00 PM

    This is beautiful! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Gals Corner! Jeanie, DT

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  31. Kara LynneOctober 29, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    How romantic! Your card is full of emotion, and I'm certain it will score points for the boyfriend!

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  32. GretaOctober 29, 2015 at 11:36 PM

    Awww--is right! What a sweetie & your card is just perfect! Love how artistic it is & the use of vellum is fabulous!

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  33. Jenelle October 30, 2015 at 1:18 AM

    This is amazing! I love everything from the water colored background to the gold embossing and those butterflies are gorgeous!

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  34. Dolly BOctober 30, 2015 at 2:22 AM

    Gosh what a lovely thing to do for his girlfriend. I am a fan of watercolour, I love its softness, combining it with the gold looks fabulous
    Mary

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  35. Monika ReeckOctober 30, 2015 at 3:15 AM

    you are a pop star Becca
    so many comment you have on this lovely post
    I adore that red and copper move on your card make adorable background wooooww
    stunning add of butterfly and sentiment too

    PS: I sent you my Purple shoe card
    did you get it Becca
    hope it will come soon on your home
    if not this is the link of my shoe card I have sent long time ago I think 5 of October sweety
    http://www.creativewithmonika.blogspot.de/2015/10/sunday-stamps-111-color-challenge.html

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  36. Petra SwartOctober 30, 2015 at 4:30 AM

    WOW, she is one lucky lady to receive such a stunning card from a sweet boyfriend, hey!!! Love the beautiful bg and the sweet butterflies, Becca!!! Surely he and she was impressed with this lovely card!!!
    Have a great day!!!

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  37. SuchiOctober 30, 2015 at 5:33 AM

    Stunning card Becca! Love the combination of red and gold! The inky background is sooo artsy! :)
    Suchi xx

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  38. UnknownOctober 30, 2015 at 7:45 AM

    So lovely Becca, and what a beautiful surprise for that fella's lucky lady xx

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  39. Karen POctober 31, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    That is a really beautiful piece of art huni! The guy sounds lovely too to do that for his girl, I hope she loves it Karen x

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  40. Nancy ThomasOctober 31, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    Gorgeous background - so vibrant. Thank you so much for joining The Cat's Pajamas TCP Tuesday challenge.

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  41. SandraNovember 1, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    What a wonderful card. The red is perfect for the background. The touches of gold are lovely. Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Hugs, Sandra

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  42. cmNovember 2, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    First, your card is spectacular; a piece of art that will have that lucky gal shedding tears of joy with her guy's sweet gesture. I sure hope he accessorizes it with an engagement ring...Wouldn't that be cool? Your mega-stunning card paired with a ring...gives me happy face just thinking about it!
    Hugs~c

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  43. VanessaBNovember 17, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    Oooooh. Soooo beeeaUtiful!!!!

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