PE: Top Addict at Addicted to Stamps and More!!
Hello and welcome! We have a new challenge on Seize the Birthday blog. The challenge is to make birthday projects, and this time, since we do not have any ‘topping’, its an ‘Anything Goes’ challenge.
I made this card for my sister’s birthday, which was a couple of days ago –
I used the flower bunch image from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flowers stamp set for this. After stamping the images in a light grey ink on watercolor paper, I watercolored them using Prima Watercolor pencils. I then used Zig brush pens for touching up some darker areas, and also adding the lines on the leaves. I used distress inks for coloring the background.
I also added a few little splatters of brown on the watercolor piece. Once dried, I also added glitter using a glitter pen over the flowers and a few leaves. I trimmed the piece and adhered it over a white card base. I added a few lines as a frame, using silver and white gel pens.
The sentiment came from Neat & Tangled Journaling Alphas die. I used the same white cardstock for the top, which I stacked over a few pieces of shades of green, going from the darkest green cardstock at the bottom to the lightest on top. I then adhered this to the card. I added some shine on the sentiments as well, using the same glitter pen.
Finally, for embellishing, I added a few sequins – transparent, silver and one with a pearly blueish shine.
For the envelope, I used the same die and stamp. I stamped the image using shades of pink and purple, and for the die cut, I used a gradient of green, pink and purple, out of which I die cut the letters and adhered over the envelope.
Joining these challenges –
Addicted to Stamps challenge #336: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: No Designer Paper
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday challenge: Spring Flowers
Happy Little Stampers April Watercolor challenge: Anything Goes with optional ‘Bright’
I hope you are inspired by this card. Check out the Seize the Birthday blog for more inspiration from out fabulous DT and also from our talented Surprise Party Guest, Tenia Nelson! And don’t forget to join the party! 🙂
Thank you for the lovely card, Sis! ❤ It’s nice reading about how you made it and what went into it. 🙂
Glad you liked it, sis! 😘
Beautiful card. Love your pretty coloring on the lovely flowers. Great design.
Thank you JoAnn!
This is gorgeous! Your watercolouring is so beautiful, and there’s just the right touches of shimmer and shine. Outstanding!
Thank you so much Lindsey! So sweet of you!
And I only just realized you linked up at Happy Little Stampers for the Watercolour Challenge! (It would have been silly not to… 😉 )
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This is so gorgeous! XO Emma|Cardstock Queen
Thank you Emma!
Wow !! lots of watercoloring on this beautiful card ! Loved it and the matching envelope too.
Thank you so much Pooja!
A beautiful card! I would have been very happy to receive this for my birthday.
Thank you so much Jen! So kind of you to say so!
Your sister is one lucky girl! Beautiful card, Cathy x
Thank you Cathy! So kind of you!
What a knockout of a card. It is so good-looking and your job is admirable.
Thank you so much Barbara! Really sweet of you!
Oh Ashwini, this is really fabulous! I can’t believe you did those lines with a pen! You need to be extremely happy with this one! WOW!!!
Thank you so much Nancy! 😘
Wow, this card is just stunning Aswini! The colouring is wonderful and the frame is a perfect finishing touch.
Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM and I hope you will join us again soon.
Thank you so much Carol! I really appreciate your kind words!
Jaw-droppingly gorgeous! Your colouring is superb!
Thank you so much Shirley!!
Wow ! The floral clusters are so beautifully colored! The background makes the image even more artistic and the frame was a great finishing touch! The envelope is beautiful as well!
Thank you so much TaeEun!!
I love this, your coloring is amazing! Thanks for linking up at ATSM!
Thank you very much!
THUD! Whoa this is so incredible — your coloring is just amazing.
Thank you so much Vicki!
Wow! Stunning card! Great to see you in the ATSM gallery. Hope you will join us again soon. Nandini, DT
Thank you Nandini!
Ashwini your watercolouring is totally gorgeous, swoon…
Thank you very much Gwendolyn!
Hello gorgeous!!! Fab card, Ashwini!
Thank you Cris!
Your colouring blows me away! So beautiful! Love how you did the sentiment too.
Thank you Glenda!
Super Gorgeous coloring. Absolutely love the card.
Thank you so much SathyaKala!