Sunday 16 January 2022

MORE WATERCOLOURING

I'm still in a bit of a watercolouring phase - do you get like that with your crafting?    I fancied having a go at the As You See It Challenge and could just see a water colour background for their sketch. 

I used four Tim Holtz Distress Colours - Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers and Mustard Seed.  I don't use a lot of yellow really in my crafting as I'm more about the earthy grungy tones but I thought these colours inspired by Kristine Werner would give me the colour background I wanted.

I smooshed them on to the Tim Holtz mat and spritzed with water until I got the effect I wanted. 

I added a very thin strip of old Stampin Up DSP tapering it off to the outer edge.  I used Stampin Up Botanical Prints stamp for the flower and coloured in just the flower with the Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves.  I gently edged the circle with the Peacock Feathers.  The sentiment is from Tim Holtz. It is going to be my phrase for 2022.  I have a new home back home in my beloved Wales and life has turned a corner for my hubby and I and we are loving every minute of it. 

I used Tim Holtz watercolour paper to stand up to all the water.  I added some drops of Nuovo Crystal Drops in Wedgewood Blue.


I'm also adding this in the CAS Mix up again 
Inkspirational - GOAL - my sentiment is my phrase for the year 




12 comments:

crafty-stamper said...

Perfect sentiment and fabulous background
Carol x

Heather said...

Pretty smooshing, Fiona! That makes for such a cool background, and I love your regal stem, too! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!

Jan Clothier said...

That's a beautiful watercoloured background - lovely colours, yellow or not! Funny - I just finished some watercolouring myself. I do like your sentiment. It's one we can all live by. Thanks for starting off the New Year with us at As You See It.

JulieP said...

Your inky background is beautiful!!! Thanks so much for getting inky with us at the Sisterhood!

Heather Cooper said...

Lovely background, Fiona! Great to see people going all out with techniques to make their own background papers! I love the colours you chose and the balance you brought to them. It's good to read that the new year holds such promise for you! Thanks for joining us at As You See It Challenges!

LeAnne said...

Lovely watercolored background...your little flower and sentiment look great against it! Thanks for playing with our sketch this week at As You See It!

Pia S said...

It sounds so nice to have reached that point in life where you can do what you want. It's a lovely colorful background. Thanks for sharing with us at Inkspirational.

Donna said...

Gorgeous card - Thanks for getting inky with Edna and the sisterhood of snarky stampers!!

Jane Knudsen said...

This is a beauty! That background is amazing and really shows off the sweet flower and sentiment! Thanks for joining us at As You See It!

Chelle (PhotoArt/MaybeCreative) said...

Very pretty. Thanks for getting inky with the Sisterhood.

Loose Stitches said...

Beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters. We hope to see you again.
~ Sherry DT/Admin xx

Loose Stitches said...

Beautiful creation! Thank you for sharing with us over at The Creative Crafters. We hope to see you again.
~ Sherry DT/Admin xx