Watercolor Pencil Techniques Part 4: Love Sparkles!

This is a favorite card of mine, for sure. First of all - it employs a watercolor wash background - one of my all-time favorite looks. Secondly... the watercolor was is done on our Shimmery White cardstock, which just gives it a beautifully subtle shimmer. You probably can't see it in the photo here, but in person it's quite pretty!

 

To create the watercolor wash, simply color strips with the watercolor pencils and use an Aqua Painter to blend them. It's simple and so fun! The more water you use, the more blended the final product will be. I like to use quite a bit of water and then just set it aside for a while to dry before stamping the sentiment. 

The sentiment here is from the Love Sparkles stamp set which is in the Occasions catalog. This is the same set that I used to make Natasha's valentines this year! I love this set. :)

I have another Sale-a-Bration bundle for you today!

143183  $26.00   Love Sparkles (Clear-mount) 

141709  $21.00   Watercolor Pencils

101910  $10.00   Shimmery White Cardstock

142786   $ 8.50   Urban Underground Embellishments

TOTAL: $65.50 - Qualifies you for a FREE Sale-a-bration item! wahoo!

Have a great Tuesday!

Jenilee

Here's what I used to make today's card:

Last Pillow Gift

Here's my last pillow gift for my roomie at the SU Canadian Business Conference.... more to come on that this week. :)

 I've really been on a Mexico theme this year, haven't I?! It's all about this paper pack. I just love it!! It's the Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper and it's AWESOME. Apparently very inspiring, because I just keep making things with it!

So, as you can tell, very simple card. I wanted to use the Love Sparkles stamp set that we were given at OnStage in Vancouver in November, so here it is! Super cute set and easy to use!

 

Like this project? Here's your Sale-a-Bration bundle of the day containing some of the products used to make it:

  141630   $14.50   Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper

  143183   $26.00   Love Sparkles Clear-Mount stamp set

  140633   $23.50   Best Badge Punch 

                $64.00 - this earns you a free Sale-a-Bration item!! woohoo!

Have a great day! 

Jenilee