Watercolour Bird In Blue

Hello everyone,

Today's watercolour birthday card is one of two sweet bird cards.

The image is Magenta which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Recollections White and layered on a Bazzill grey and Momenta cardstock.  The sentiment is Joy Crafts Sayings 6410/0308 stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

I have always loved this stamp and don't use it nearly enough.  I wanted to craft a more masculine card and thought a bluebird would work nicely.  I found the final impression was so striking, I ended up stamping a second image.  I ended up have to redo the Momenta layer because I really goofed when I stamped the sentiment and couldn't fix it.  It happens!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Watercolour Blooms III

Hello everyone,

Another set of watercolour birthday blooms today.

The image is Magenta Bachelor's Button which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Stampin' Up Very Vanilla and layered on Close To My Heart Hollyhock and Fern.  The sentiment is Avery Elle So Happy stamped in Altenew Moss.  The embellishment is Close To My Heart Bitty Sparkles.

This is another favourite stamp for using the watercolour crayon technique.  I especially like the size of this stamp because it has a lot of surface for the crayon.  It can be difficult though if too much water is applied.  This ended up being such a pretty result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Watercolour Blooms II

Hello everyone,

Today's watercolour birthday card is all about the vertical.

The image is Magenta Peaceful Blooms which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Recollections White.  The sentiment is Close To My Heart Happy Birthday stamped in Stampin' Up Soft Suede.  The focal panel was layered on Stampin' Up Soft Suede and Pale Plum.  The embellishments are Petal Pink Liquid Pearls.

This is the perfect stamp for this watercolour technique as the elements are very simple, making it easy to apply the crayon.  It is also the perfect scale for using a vertical sentiment.  I've always loved brown and pink together.  These are the same colours I used on the stamp so the the flow is really nice.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Watercolour For Him

Hello everyone,

Today's birthday card post is the masculine version of yesterday's card.

The image is Stampin' Up Simply Sketched which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Recollections White and layered on Stampin' Up Always Artichoke and Night of Navy.  The sentiment is Gina K Pleasant Plurals stamped in Night of Navy ink.  The punched banners are Always Artichoke.  The embellishments are Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots.

I love this card as much as yesterday's feminine version.  I added layers that were just a bit wider than the feminine card to give it a bit more umph.  The banners are a favourite inclusion on many of the more masculine cards that I craft.  The sentiment has a no nonsense and simple font.  I uses the darkest of blue enamel dots that I could find in my stash and though they don't match the navy layer perfectly, they work very well with the berries in the image.  I'm rather hoping that there may be a couple at the seniors residence that can be the recipients of these two beautiful cards.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Watercolour For Her

Hello everyone,

I decided to craft a pair of cards using the same images, layers and layout for a feminine version and a masculine version.

The image is Stampin' Up Simply Sketched which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Recollections White and layered on Stampin' Up Always Artichoke and Night of Navy.  The sentiment is Gina K Fanciful Tags stamped in Night of Navy.  The embellishment is a Martha Stewart Lace Butterfly sticker.

This is a lovely image which is just perfect for the watercolouring technique I've been doing for the past number of days.  It's wonderfully delicate and a great scale for these smaller card bases I've been using.  For this feminine version, I uses a sentiment with a more delicate and swirly font and added an equally delicate embellishment.  I'm really loving all these clean and simple cards not only because this technique is awesome but because I've used some great stamps that haven't seen the light of day in a while.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Watercolour Poppy

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another watercolor birthday card.

The image is Stampin' Up Asian Artistry which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Recollections White. The image panel was layered on a black Bazzill, and red and gold Black Ink Decorative Paper.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up It's Your Birthday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.

I've purposely kept these watercolour cards simple in terms of layouts and embellishments because I want the focus to be on the striking images.  In this case, I decided to use some fancy papers for layering.  While these papers are beautiful, I find them a little tricky to use.  Cutting requires a fresh new blade otherwise, it just tears.  Applying adhesive can also be a challenge because the paper is rather delicate and will buckle and shift.  That said, in this particular case the card turned out exactly as I'd hoped.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Watercolour Bird

Hello everyone,

Today's post continues with the watercolour birthday cards I've been crafting over the past number of days.

The background image is Stampin' Up You've Got This stamped in Stampin' Up River Rock.  The image is Stampin' Up Simply Sketched which was coloured with a variety of Stampin' Up watercolour crayons and spritzed with water then stamped on Recollections White and layered on River Rock and Bravo Burgundy.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up All Holidays stamped in Altenew Pure Graphite.

I have been having the most wonderful time stamping with watercolour crayons.  This is such an easy but effective stamping technique.  I really like this Simply Sketched stamp set for this technique.  They are quite easy to colour and I love the natural elements.  This card is a particular favourite.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle