Friday, September 19, 2014

Pretty in Pink - Watercolor Painting with Distress Inks

Happy Friday! I'm finally beginning to bounce back from a week that has been a one-woman-homage to Kleenex. Stupid colds! I was running out of time to complete STAMPlorations's latest sketch challenge. I find sketch challenges to be the trickiest, especially if they don't involve a place for large images - which are my go-to. So when I saw the sketch, I was hesitant to take it on.



I pulled out STAMPlorations's Bloom Sketches set and began to play around with the daisy and some Distress Ink handpainting.





  • Step 1: Emboss your image. I used a sparkly clear embossing powder.
  • Step 2: Swipe Distress Inks on a craft mat and spritz with water. I started with Worn Lipstick and layered with Victorian Velvet. I did the centers with Mustard Seed.
  • Step 3: Paint your image and layer with different colors. 
I was going to top my creation using some patterned paper, but wound up loving it so much that I wanted to show it off. Instead, I used some pink vellum and cut out the sketch parts using an Xacto knife. Haha! I solved my problem by using the reverse of the sketch!



All in all, the vellum added a delightful softness and the bright bursts peeking through the cutouts was a great counterpoint. I added some sheer ribbon to keep the card's delicate feel and finished it with a cheerful saying from the same STAMPlorations set.



Since I was able to try a new technique, I'm going to enter this into Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge Blog - Rock the Technique. I also incorporated vellum into my challenge, which makes a great card for The Friday Mashup challenge!

12 comments:

  1. Oh what a beautiful, creative card! I love vellum & your painting is wonderful, Becca!

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  2. So very pretty! Love the beautiful blossoms and fancy bow! Thanks for joining along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  3. Hi! What a fabulous design! Very clever! Love the flowers and the colours too! Xx

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  4. This is gorgeous, Becca! I am thrilled that you used the negative spaces with your soft pink vellum similar to what I did with my inspiration card. Thank you so much for doing that and for joining the challenge at Stamplorations! Your design really rocks!! Hugs, Darnell

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  5. Great use of the vellum, very pretty card!

    Thanks for joining us at The Friday Mashup!

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  6. I LOVE how you think, Becca! Reversing the sketch the way you did is ingenious and truly creative! Way to rock the watercolor technique and the sketch! Hope you're feeling better!

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  7. Beautiful work!!! Thanks so much for joining us at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!!! - Ashli :)

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  8. Wow, Becca, what a unique take on the sketch. I love it. And it appears you had fun creating it too. Yay for you. Thanks for playing at STAMPlorations.

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  9. Becca, what a reminder of how vellum adds such a lovely accent to a card- way to use it for the sketch challenge and the Friday Mahsup this week! A beautiful card to share with us at the FM- thanks for linking up:)

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  10. This is so pretty, Becca, and I love how you used your vellum! Thanks for playing with us at the Friday Mashup.
    Sara

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  11. Oh my ur design idea is simply incredible :) love how u cut out the vellum to showcase the pretty flowers , thank you for sharing with Stamplorations

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  12. This is lovely. I like your cutouts in the vellum. Hugz

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