I found these lovely flowers on today's inspiration site (IC495) using a favorite color combo of mine: http://schweitzerlinen.com/fillip.html
Continuing my quest of trying to learn watercoloring, I started with the wc cs and stamped the flowers w/ antique linen because I knew I wanted the lines to mostly disappear. Watercolored the flowers, did a bit of a watercolor wash around the edges, but I wanted more color, so then I sponged color around the edges too using distress inks for that. Splattered diluted ink with a paintbrush. Stamped the cursive text stamp across the bottom, remembering how much I like that look on Jill Foster's cards. Stamped sentiment, distressed the edges, mounted on dimensional tape and adhered to olive card front. Linking to our May flower challenge (CAS326) and:
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70728
Sat, May 30, 2015 @ 5:07 PM
What a gorgeous card! Love the bright colorful flowers. Your watercoloring is excellent. This is sure to bring a smile and lift someone's spirits; it is so happy. Nicely done. TFS
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Sat, May 30, 2015 @ 6:47 PM
Outstanding watercolor, Maura! I still haven't mastered watercolor and admire your beautiful work on this as well as the wonderful wash in the background! Your splatter is wonderful too, something else I can't do. What a gorgeous card!
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28936
Sun, May 31, 2015 @ 6:20 AM
Love this! I wish I could get my watercolors to look as good as this one does! This is so so pretty!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563
Registered: September 21, 2006 Location: In the beautiful Sequatchie Valley, Home of the Paper Clip Project - The National Cornbread Festival Posts: 26563