All of our watercolor challenges will be Anything Goes with an optional twist. The only rule is that you use watercoloring or a watercolor technique on your entry. You may enter as many times as you like and you do NOT have to use HLS products to enter.
As always at Happy Little Stampers’ challenges……..we have a prize for you!
We would like to extend a huge welcome to our Guest Designer for this challenge!
I have a team effort card, of sorts, to share with you today.
I made this card by sprinkling multiple colors of Brusho Crystal Color,
in rainbow order, on top of a stencil (the Herringbone stencil from TIM HOLTZ Mini Stencil Set #13 – Herringbone, Countdown, Blocks) placed on a panel of watercolor paper.
Then, I spritzed water on top of the stencil and the crystal colors, let it set for a few seconds, blotted with a paper towel roll and then removed the stencil. The results were very pleasing!
Let me explain a bit about the team part. I learned about Brushos from Kylie last Summer at the HLS retreat where I made this rainbow panel. I also CASEd Darnell’s technique and panel and borrowed the stencil I used from Kathy. Actually, Darnell also helped me to finish the panel as I was called away for some family business just as I was finishing it. Thanks, ladies!
I added the sentiment using some stamps for STAMPlorations’ Sketchy Alphabet stamp set. First, I stamped the letters in black. Next, I colored them in with Derwent Inktense pencils and then softened the colors with a paintbrush and a bit of water.
I started by making a homemade stencil with a star die.
Then I stenciled gold embossing paste onto the smooshed background panel.
I had used a variety of paints, some Smooch Spritz, some gold embossing paste to create the smooshed background. After the gold stars dried. I fussy-cut some of the stars and attached the panel onto red cardstock. I embossed the panel with a chevron embossing panel.
As you can see, I designed, and then printed, my own digital sentiments on vellum.
I included a PDF of the sentiments for you to use. Please click here or on the image below to be taken to the printable version.
I fussy cut the sentiment and added gold gel pen.
I attached the sentiments and then added the panel to a gray card.
I had a lot of fun making this card! Make sure you stop by The MMCC blog and check out my teammates’ superb creations!
Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
Melissa
HOW TO PLAY
1. Create a mixed media CARD based on the theme, with or without the optional element.
2. Display the challenge graphic on your blog post and link back to this challenge post.
3. You may enter as many times as you want, as long as each entry is different.
4. You may combine a maximum of 7 challenges (6 other challenges plus ours).
5. Submit your projects by December 25, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-8).
6. We’ll announce the winner and highlights on December 31.
I water colored with a variety of purples onto a watercolor paper background and then stamped with black ink and real leaves from my yard. I attached the purple panel to a piece of black card stock and then stenciled with ARTplorations Some Birds and then heat embossed and added silver glass pen highlights.
I had a lot of fun making these cards! Make sure you stop by The MMCC blog and check out my teammates superb creations!
Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
Melissa
HOW TO PLAY
1. Create a mixed media CARD based on the theme, with or without the optional element.
2. Display the challenge graphic on your blog post and link back to this challenge post.
3. You may enter as many times as you want, as long as each entry is different.
4. You may combine a maximum of 7 challenges (6 other challenges plus ours).
5. Submit your projects by October 25, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-8).
6. We’ll announce the winner and highlights on October 31.
Cut out fancy/intricate die cut (I used a trimmed down version of PTI’s Garden Gild Cover Plate die) in white/off-white CS.
Adhere the die cut to the Kraft card base.
Stamp sentiment in VersaMark & heat emboss in white.
Dry emboss the card front
I hope that you are inspired to play along with this game. It’s Anything Goes, but we’d like it if you’d please keep it CAS please. 🙂 Make sure you stop by AAA Cards and visit all of the design team members blogs.