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PTI Make it Monday #204

11 Mar

I realized that it’s been awhile since I’ve played along with the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday Challenge and when I saw that this week’s challenge was Watercolor Smooshing I had to break out the distress inks and join the fun! 😉

So here’s my card:

PTI Make it Monday Watercolor Smooshing https://www.allthesparkle.com/pti-make-it-monday-204/

I started off by smooshing Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry, and Salty Ocean distress inks onto a craft sheet and spritzing it with water.  Then I laid a piece of watercolor paper down on top of the inks and pressed down for a few seconds so the ink could absorb into the paper.  Then I tapped the paper in the remaining ink puddles in random areas to get the colors to blend in different spots.  I let it dry naturally so the lines would be softer.  Once it was dry I stamped the sentiment and bird from the Papertrey Ink Birds of a Feather stamp set and then added the line using a stamp from The Ton Shoe Wardrobe Filled set (it’s one of the shelves!).  I added a sprinkling of Guava Shortcake sequins from The Ton for a little extra sparkle.  Then I trimmed the watercolor piece down and mounted it to a top-folding A2 black cardstock base!

I love how the pink and blue colors blended to create that purple shade…it reminds me of a bright summer sunset!

I’m also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: B is for… and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Things That Fly! 🙂

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  1. deb duty says

    March 11, 2015 at 9:50 am

    The background is beautiful! Such a lovely card!!

    Reply
  2. Anja curvers says

    March 11, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Awesome card.

    Reply
  3. Lin says

    March 11, 2015 at 11:15 am

    Jess, this is lovely! The soft colors in your background show off that little bird perfectly! Thanks for sharing this with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

    Reply
  4. Shirley K says

    March 11, 2015 at 12:36 pm

    Love the combination of colors and how that smooshing turned out!

    Reply
  5. sarah.boirin says

    March 11, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    your card is beautiful.x

    Reply
  6. Vickey E. says

    March 11, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    Just beautiful. Love the soft colors. I was thinking spring flowers viewed through a window in the rain…

    Reply
    • jessica frost-ballas says

      March 12, 2015 at 12:09 am

      Vickey, that’s a great visual! And I can definitely see that, too! 🙂 P.S. I found you on Instagram…I love the coloring you’re posting each day!

      Reply
  7. Kara Lynne says

    March 11, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    Your watercolor panel is gorgeous! The silhouette of the bird is striking against it, and I love that you used the shelf as a perch.

    Reply
  8. Celeste Goff says

    March 11, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    This is just gorgeous! Good luck on the challenge!

    Reply
  9. jessica frost-ballas says

    March 12, 2015 at 12:08 am

    Thanks ladies! 🙂

    Reply
  10. Maria f. says

    March 13, 2015 at 11:03 am

    Your DI watercolor BG is just beautiful.

    Reply
  11. Nancy Penir says

    March 13, 2015 at 11:47 am

    Beautiful Smooshing, Jessica! And lovely card!

    Reply
  12. stampersuzz says

    March 13, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    Love that soft pastel background and the juxtaposition of the black bird and sentient. Thanks for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

    Reply
  13. Noelle says

    March 14, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    Lovely smooshing!

    Reply

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