I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for a pretty flower. Prolly cuz I can't keep real plants alive; I have more of a black thumb than a green one . . . *chuckle* So, I have to "garden" on paper. With rubbah. *wink*
I thought the Classic Tea Flower would look so pretty watercolored, so I inked up the stem and leaves with Crushed Olive Distress Ink, and the blossom itself with Barn Door Red and stamped it onto watercolor paper. I'm really into red this year. No clue why.
Distress Inks react quite wonderfully to water, so all I had to do at this point, was take my water brush and gently/quickly watercolor different areas of the image--I don't get too carried away, and like to leave some of the detail intact; otherwise, I end up with a mondo blob of color and you wouldn't know it actually was a flower to begin with. Hah!
I borrowed a butterfly from the Antique Flowers & Butterflies Set and stamped that with Adirondack Pitch Black, as I don't yet have the Distress pad in Soot . . . yet. *wink*
I also white embossed a small greeting from the All Occasion Messages Set onto black card stock--that set is so so handy! I love all the little words in it because they help me get a sentiment onto a card when I otherwise don't have room because I didn't think ahead all the way on a design. (sometimes, I get so caught up in the images, I forget to leave room/allow for a greeting on the front) This set saves my bacon all the time!
I likey!!! It still has some vintage aura to it, but with a very clean translation.
Hope you enjoyed today's project! I just adore watercolor, don't you?
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SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Hero Arts Classic Tea Flower ; Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamp & Diecut Set Antique Flowers & Butterflies ; Hero Arts All Occasion Messages Set
Inks: Distress Ink Barn Door Red, Crushed Olive; Adirondack Pitch Black ; Versamark
Paper: Watercolor Paper ; Black Card Stock ; American Crafts Cream Card stock from my stash (for the base)
Tools: Waterbrush ; Heat Tool
Other: White Embossing Powder ; 3D Foam Dot Adhesive
