I have to admit that this weeks sketch at Freshly Made Sketches made me think. Kim Singdahlsen always has the coolest cards and her groupings are one of the reasons. And this week she gave us a challenge that allows us to try the same idea. Once I narrowed down that I wanted to used a stamp set (and which one) things got a bit easier for me.
I stamped these pretty images from Altenew’s Botanical Garden set onto watercolor paper and then colored them with my Zig Markers. These markers allow for such pretty shading super fast! Then I cut them by hand and started playing around with the arrangement. I realized that a doily (these are retiring so stock up) was perfect for the sketch and to help ground the flowers a bit. I used the sentiment from another Altenew set because it seems perfect for many occasions. I played a little more with the placement and finally got things how I wanted them. The butterfly is popped up on a Dimensional to add even more emphasis on him. Finally I added some Basic Pearls. These seem to be the right touch for the elegant images.
As a reminder, every other week I will have two posts on Wednesday. This is one of those. In just a little bit, I’ll be back with my card for The Card Concept this week. See you in a bit!
Supplies (affiliate links included):
Stamps: Botanical Garden (Altenew), Beautiful Day (Altenew); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (sentiment), WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Zig Clean Color Markers ; Paper: Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper, Crumb Cake; Accessories: Zig BrusH2O Detailer, Tea Lace Doily, Basic Pearls (SU)
7 Comments
Love those sweet water colored blooms! The Kraft background is perfect! Very pretty!
The kraft background really makes these gorgeous images pop! And your Zig coloring is fabulous!
Love your watercoloring! And I agree with Linda and Karren — the kraft background is perfect. Beautiful card, Jennifer!
I think the colors of the flowers are so beautiful against the kraft background. I love that the sentiment banner is the same kraft color and that you added just a bit of white to draw attention to the flowers. I love this!
Gorgeous card Jen! I love those flowers and your colouring is amazing! It looks so good against the Kraft! Very pretty!
Oh I adore this! I love the colours you’ve used and your colouring is perfect!
Gorgeous colors and beautifully colored. You are absolutely right about the doily – it grounds the flowers and draws the eyes on the kraft paper. The sprinkling of pearls is a sweet touch.