I punched, painted the petals with three different shades of purple watercolor crayon, and then highlighted the petals with the gold Smooch (diluted and applied with a watercolor brush. Then, once everything was dry, I assembled the flowers and leaves (from a Tim Holtz die, colored with two shades of green watercolor crayon).
If I could do it over again, I'd apply the Smooch AFTER assembling the flowers, so the gold highlights would be a bit more intentional looking. They're a bit of a mess this way. But at a distance, it's quite colorful and pretty!
Many thanks to Alexa for her awesome inspiration piece!
Mercy, grace, peace, love, and kindness,
Susan
Lovely card.
ReplyDeleteI have this MS punch and must try your method. I like the dimension of this card. It's fun to change up the sizes. I have one of those envelope punch boards which is useful when you make a card that's not a standard size.
ReplyDeleteIt's really a very "sweet" card! I applaud your efforts too...looks like that was a lot of work with those little petals. I love my hydrangeas and have a couple of stamps...neither of which have made me happy when using them...
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