supplies: Simon Green Apple cardstock, Tim Holtz watercolor paper, Wplus9 Kind Soul flowers and sentiment from Modern Petunias, Zig markers (light blue, cornflower blue, light green, and yellow) and water, Hero Arts (retired) Stripe Background cling, stamped in Green Apple ink, adhesive foam squares, Tonic detail scissors
As you can see I'm no colorist, but I wanted to try these in my favorite blues, so I thought watercoloring would be my best bet. For the most part, I dampened the area first, then touched the marker to it, and spread it with a wet brush. I've always loved florals mixed with stripes, so I pulled out this old Hero Arts one and did a tone-on-tone background. I fussy-cut the bottom only of the floral panel, using my new detail scissors, then popped it above the card base.
Thanks for stopping by - hope your 4th will be a safe and happy one!
Beautiful! Don't sell yourself short, your coloring is lovely!
ReplyDeletelovely card Lin - great coloring and arrangement of the flowers - i color that way all the time with my zigs.
ReplyDeleteI am loving that design for sure, will have to case it at some point. Love those blues as well Lin.
ReplyDeleteLove your blues! And the pairing with tone-on-tone stripes. Makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous watercolored flowers, Lin! Just love the stripes too!!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! Love the fresh greens and pretty blues!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful Lin. Your watercolouring is perfect and love the stripes.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely Lin - this is beautiful, and I love how you have the floral panel 'hanging' over the stripes
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Maxine
love this beautiful, vibrant card Lin...amazing blues which I love.
ReplyDeleteyou are amazing mf.
xx Karen
Pretty colors, beautiful card.
ReplyDeletethat is a stunning card!! Hugs, H
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Lin, and I love this set and how you've fussy cut the bottom portion and overlaid it on the stripes. Love the sentiments in this set too. Very inspiring, my friend! Hugs!
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