Claire has a sketch for us at The Paper Players #735 and I couldn't resist it! Digging into my stash I found this sweet little Altenew Coneflower that wanted to play cards, too!
Here's Claire's Sketch:
I had that set out for another challenge but I'm trying to watercolor more using all of the wonderful line art images I have in my stash. Jill Foster's influence, no doubt! After stamping and water coloring, I used the coordinating die to cut the smaller bloom, and an MFT Elegant Rectangle die for the larger which will stand in for the circle on Claire's sketch... it's easier to show than to tell!
Though I really love the uncut/cut version stacked, that rectangle forced me
to make it a landscape version of Claire's sketch - I hope she doesn't mind!
My vertical strip was a smooshed snippet, and of course I had another Betterpress sentiment to add. Its cotton paper matches so well with the Canson watercolor paper I used for painting and the card base, too. You'll be seeing the layering stamped version of these Coneflowers soon!
Hope you've had a wonderful start to your week - thanks for stopping by today!
=] Michele
20 comments:
This is beautiful Michele - I love that there is so much layering yet your card is beautifully clean and simple too. Those coneflowers are lovely and that smooshed panel is something of a hidden gem! So glad you shared with us over at The Paper Players this week!
Yours is my first card to view today and I've been sitting here admiring and reading... and loving it! The cut & stacked idea is lovely, and the smooshed strip is perfectly coordinated. The horizontal version of the sketch works as beautifully as the vertical. It's a treat whenever you watercolor, too!
Another fabulous card! Great water coloring 😀
Your watercolored flowers are always so beautiful, Michele, and adding the smooshed strip behind the elegant die cut brought the whole card together in such a wonderful way.
Beautiful card Michele. Love your pretty watercolored blooms on the Elegant Rectangle die. The smoosh paper strip is perfect with it.
Ooooh, these are just lover-ly! I am a BIG fan of anything orange/peach/coral and these flowers are colored to perfection! GREAT way to use our sketch, and we're so happy you played with us this week!
Look at all those beautiful layers... swoon!
Love the clean layers and those pretty peachy blooms!
Michele, this is gorgeous! I love the beautiful coneflowers and your coloring is perfection! The blend of colors is lovely! I love that you did a landscape card! SO happy you joined my sketch challenge at The Paper Players this week!
WOW!! This one's a stunner for sure Michele! You water color beautifully and your blooms sure do attest to that! Love the smooshed strip behind the flowers too! Another lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
This is SO PRETTY, Michele! I LOVE how you used this sketch and the layering of the coneflowers! Can't wait to see them again!
So amazing, Michele. LOVE your gorgeous coneflowers. Beautiful watercolouring and I love the green smooshed background. xx
A beautiful take on the sketch challenge, Michele. Those luscious colored flowers are delightful! You have some mad water coloring skills. This looks perfect!
Such pretty posies! Looks like you are doing very well with your watercoloring! I like your smooshed background piece, too. All in all a delightful card. Thank you for sharing, Michele!
Wow, this is really pretty, Michele! I love the two cuts layered, and your water coloring is gorgeous!
you are getting so good at watercolouring and have achieved some lovely shading. Love the effect of the smooched panel too xx
I'm so glad you couldn't resist the challenge this week or else we'd have missed out on seeing the beauty! Such gorgeous colouring and such a pleasing use of colours. Thanks for sharing with us at The Paper Players.
Obviously, Jill's influence is working, because your watercoloring is just beautiful, Michele! The colors you used are so warm and lovely, and look great with the ink smooshed strip in yellow. Thanks for bringing out the coneflowers for a play and sharing with us over at the Paper Players!
This is absolutely gorgeous, Michele. Love the coneflower over the edge and that fab smooshed panel.
The usual Michele perfection in cardmaking is on display here...what a pretty CAS look with your smooshed piece and the die cut piece to hold those beautiful flowers!!!
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