Hello friends! I've been meaning to get my Twinkling H20's out for some watercoloring. Over time they've become one of my favorite watercolor mediums. Those little pots of paint are full of some very rich and gorgeous colors! I think they're off the market now, but there are other types of shimmer and glimmer paints that are pretty amazing.
I stamped Penny Black's Enchantingly in Ranger Archival Pale Ochre on Arches cold press watercolor paper. Painted first, then cut with the matching die. The designer paper is one of my newer pads by Brutus Monroe called Love Letters. The whole pad is scripty, vintage, papery, double sided, semi-gloss, awesome, and perfect for backgrounds. There is nothing about love apparent in the script so it can be used for any occasion.
The small envelope was made with my envelope punch board, and I inserted a note made with an old, neglected SU notepaper edge punch. I drew lines with a pencil and stamped with Penny Black's Note Builder.
The colors were decided by The Flower Challenge. I love this combo! Even the paper fits the colors.
I can never capture the shimmer of Twinks in a photograph, but you can see the graininess of the mica flakes in the photo below. I know you can imagine how it looks and feels in hand.
In addition to The Flower Challenge I would also like to share in two more challenges:
NBUS Challenge #76 -- My never before used schtuff is the Penny Black Enchantingly stamp.
I'm so glad you could stop and visit when there's so much summertime activity to be enjoyed. I'm heading out to the garden with my little helper, Sophie, as soon as I finish here. It's looking lovely out there! Have a beautiful day!
Stamps: Penny Black Enchantingly, Note Builder Paper: Arches 140 lb cold press watercolor, Cougar Natural, Brutus Monroe Love Letters designer paper Ink: Ranger Archival Pale Ochre, Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Creamy Caramel Coloring: Watercolor with Twinkling H20's Other: Envelope Punch Board, notepaper punch, sequins
18 comments:
WOW, WOW, WOW!!! This card is absolutely STUNNING Leslie and I am totally in awe!! Your coloring with the Twinkling H2O's is amazing and I can totally imagine how sparkly those beautiful blooms are in real life!! (I have the Twinkling H2O's also but haven't used them in ages!!) I absolutely LOVE your background paper too and how perfect that it uses our challenge colors! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at The Flower Challenge my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Absolutely beautiful Leslie. I bought all the colors of Twinkling H2º's when they came out. They're sitting in a drawer along with a million other things I haven't used in ages... Thanks for the nudge... I think I'll pull them out and play a bit. BIG GRIN. Have a great day
I am smitten! How incredibly beautiful from that lovely new background paper to the amazing shading done with your Twinks. My craft stash contains a ton of those wonderful little pots! There is nothing on the market quite like them, though I DO enjoy other mica products and mica watercolors. There is something about the interference/iridescence of Twinks! However, far more than that, there is nothing quite like the Leslie Style of shading and color choosing! I especially like the color ink you used to stamp the image, so a tiny pit of "orange" shows along the edge of those gorgeous leaves. Your card is perfect for the inspired Challenge! Wishing you a good day, my friend!
hugs,
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Leslie, you skipped over 'painted first' like this didn't take you an age to paint!! You have some serious talent with those brushes and Twinkling H2O's, my friend! Your card is a masterpiece and I'm so happy you were inspired by that photo to join us once again!
[pssst I'm not seeing this in our gallery yet!]
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Oh my goodness, Leslie this is gorgeous. That painting had to take a while, a good long while to make it no line. GOrgeous colors selections and shading. Its a showstopper!
Oh, my! These roses are GORGEOUS, Leslie! Your coloring is amazing and the sparkle is so pretty! I love how you added the little note! I have that neglected punch too, I think. I need to find it and give it some love. I can't begin to imitate these roses!
Fabulous card and amazing colouring of the beautiful flowers. Love the Vintage script paper too.
carol x
You have outdone yourself with your colouring this time. Those roses look amazing and I am sure the shimmer makes them even better in real life. The background paper works really well too xx
Where to begin... holy smokes is this ever gorgeous!! You are a wizard with those paints, Leslie. I'm loving the note tucked into the envelope. That old edge punch is a nifty one. WWCD, my friend!!
Stunning, you did an awesome job with the water coloring of these flowers, your beautiful paper goes with them so well and I love the little note paper you made to tuck inside your envelope!
A beautiful card! A lovely design, colours and fantastic colouring. I still have some Twinkling H2O's, I must get them out again, they do have a lovely shimmer. Marlies
I am so not good with words but definitely "ditto" what everyone has said. My Twinkling H2O's have not seen the light of day in too many years. Now I must go find them and see what happens.
Oh my stars, this is stunning Leslie! I'm in awe of your amazing coloring of these roses and you chose just the perfect color too. They're brilliant! I'm in love with the scripty background paper you used to, and dare I say it, I want to go and buy me some right now. As if I needed more paper...... I really think I do. ;0) The little note coming out of the envelope is such a sweet backdrop for these beautiful flowers. I feel like I could gush over this card all day long. It's absolutely beautiful
This is downright gorgeous!! Such a beautiful design and beautiful florals, great colors too, I love every single thing about this beauty!!
Thank you for joining our challenge at The Neglected Stuff!
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Leslie, this card is beyond stunning, it is thrilling!! Your eye for design amazes me! I really admire your choice of papers and the sparkle of the roses is so rich backed with the vintage-y papers. Oh, how I LOVE this!
Beautiful.
So beautiful, Leslie!!! I can only imagine the sparkle and shimmer. Such artistry involved in making this card, for sure.
I'm in love, love with this card! Everything about is just so pretty. The colors you chose, the DSP is gorgeous but I especially like the little note you created. I always like to see what you are going to create next as you are so good at making every little detail match perfectly and bring your card alive. Have a great weekemd!
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