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5 for 5 Easter: Day 3 and a giveaway!

18 Mar

Welcome back to the 5 for 5 Easter Blog Hop!  Each day our five designers will post an Easter project based on that day’s theme.  Today’s theme is one of my favorites, watercolor!  Some of us are offering prizes (including me!), so make sure to hop to each designer and leave comments!

Here are the links for the other designers!  Giveaway info is at the bottom of my post!

  • Donna Bowman
  • Rachel Kleinman
  • Lynn Kopas
  • Kris Lancaster
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas – that’s me!

Here’s my watercolor card!

https://www.allthesparkle.com/5for5easter3/

I started off by stamping the Papertrey Ink daffodil with Hero Arts Soft Vanilla ink on watercolor paper.  Then I smushed Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, and Squeezed Lemonade distress inks onto an acrylic block and started painting!  I used the outline from the soft vanilla ink to give me a general guideline.  I used less water to get darker shades and a more concentrated color.  After I was happy with the way it looked I let it dry completely.  Then I painted frisket over the flower to protect it and flicked Forest Moss and Squeezed Lemonade distress ink over the card.  Once I was done splattering ink I rubbed off the frisket.

I stamped the sentiment on vellum with Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I attached the sentiment to the back of the watercolor piece and then mounted it to a top-folding yellow cardstock base.

GIVEAWAY:

At the end of the hop I will be selecting one random commenter to win a fun spring-themed package full of fun stamping goodies!  Every comment will earn you a chance to win so make sure and stop by everyday!  This giveaway is open to US and international commenters!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!! :)

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Comments

  1. karenladd says

    March 18, 2015 at 2:13 am

    This is so beautiful! I love the soft outline and watercoloring. That vellum sentiment strip is perfect with this design!

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  2. joy meadows says

    March 18, 2015 at 4:38 am

    Beautiful card! Love the splatters and the gold on vellum.

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  3. Diane says

    March 18, 2015 at 4:51 am

    Such a beautifully delicate card! You have a light hand with the brush. I like how you achieved the look without creating an outline.

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  4. Celeste Goff says

    March 18, 2015 at 6:54 am

    What a beautiful card!

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  5. anja curvers says

    March 18, 2015 at 8:12 am

    Wow another gorgeous card love the watercoloring and that vellum with the sentiment.

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  6. Kristie G. says

    March 18, 2015 at 8:56 am

    Gorgeous, Jess!!!

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  7. Kris says

    March 18, 2015 at 9:26 am

    Beautiful watercolor – just so well done. Also love how you’ve added the sentiment.

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  8. Ina Good says

    March 18, 2015 at 9:37 am

    wow your watercolor Daffodil is gorgeous and love the added softness of the vellum.

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  9. Janis in ID says

    March 18, 2015 at 9:55 am

    This is beautiful!! Love the idea of stamping the image in a pale color as a guide and then painting the outline and filling in. LOVE the gold sentiment on vellum!!! Pinned!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  10. Sue D says

    March 18, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Beautiful–I like how you watercolred the daffodil and the flicked background.

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  11. Brandi R says

    March 18, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Beautiful card! LOVE the yellow and Daffodils are one of my favorites on cards! Love this ♥

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  12. Lynn Kopas says

    March 18, 2015 at 10:28 am

    Gorgeous card – love the water coloring and the stamped flower image! The splatters are the icing on the cake!

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  13. Denise Bryant says

    March 18, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    wow…. gorgeous card! I love that beautiful daffodil stamp! Love the sentiment in that pretty gold ink too!
    Love the watercolor ideas… I just bought a set of them and I am anxious to start playing!

    Reply
  14. Sandi Pressley says

    March 18, 2015 at 12:57 pm

    Love your watercolor techniques….I will have to try this as I have been working on water coloring images lately.

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  15. shartl says

    March 18, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    How pretty and what a great watercolor technique. Daffodils always signal Spring to me!

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  16. D.Ann C says

    March 18, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    I sooo often forget that I can stamp with colors other than black… Thanks for the reminder… This flower is gorgeous!!

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  17. Kara Lynne says

    March 18, 2015 at 4:56 pm

    Beautiful card! Your painting is superb and I love the spatter!

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  18. Vickey E. says

    March 18, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    Oh my goodness! This is gorgeous in every respect! Love, love, love!

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  19. Rubeena says

    March 18, 2015 at 8:55 pm

    beautiful card!

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  20. sherry butcher says

    March 19, 2015 at 7:16 am

    Wonderful card, love the soft outline and watercoloring, .and Your painting! TFS.

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  21. KT Fit Kitty says

    March 19, 2015 at 8:16 am

    Beautiful! I love daffodils!

    Reply
  22. Donna Bowman says

    March 19, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    This is so pretty! I love your watercoloring. I’m totally going to have to get that stamp.

    Reply
  23. Amy M. C. says

    March 19, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    Beautiful for Easter!

    Reply

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