CC683 = Blackberries Growing in the Meadow under the Soft Sky - purple, green, pale blue - I don't have SU colours so I tried to get close with other supplies.
I put the thistle stamp in my MISTI and used Distress markers to colour it - I did each colour separately, applying the marker directly to the stamp, then spritzing lightly with water (the mini mister is best for this as you don't get too much water) and stamping. When I was happy with the result, I let it air dry.
Karen Dunbrook always inspires me with her use of drywall tape for a stencil - I found a scrap of drywall tape on the ground of a new house being built next door so grabbed it!
I smooshed a bit of Distress Chipped Sapphire on my craft mat and spritzed it with water to get it really pale. I laid the dry wall tape over the thistle, and used a narrow flat paintbrush to go over bits of it - it was easy to see where the thistle was so could avoid stenciling on it. I really like the result as it has a definite watercolour feel to it - as opposed to sponging over a stencil.
I stamped a small vertical sentiment in Memento Plum Berry, trimmed the panel down, bordered it with navy blue cs, and used a cream card base.
Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 GMT Views: 669
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