Friday, August 7, 2015

Sparkle and Shine Challenge

Happy Friday, folks!  I made a card for the current Sparkle and Shine Challenge, just look at this lovely graphic and you'll see why I HAD to make a card for this!!!




Isn't that picture positively JUICY?!  Orange is one of my favorite colors and I wanted to make something that would capture the essence of this glorious orange arrangement.




I knew I wanted to do some watercolor for this card, and I actually used several different kinds of watercolor here, my Zig watercolor pens, some Gansai Tambi Kuretaki watercolors, and DI Orange Marmalade.  I am by no means an expert at watercolor, far from it, so I just played around with this piece until I got a look that I liked.  The flowers are from MFT, the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp, and the sequins are Pretty Pink Posh.   I do love how this one turned out, and it makes me want to play some more with watercolor!

Thanks for stopping by, have a terrific weekend!

 
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5 comments:

  1. ~amy~August 9, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    perfect, I love this!

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  2. Houses Built of CardsAugust 11, 2015 at 6:01 PM

    Wow...just GORGEOUS! LOVE the soft layers and the freestyle feel with the watercolors - those flowers just pop! Thanks so much for joining us at Sparkle and Shine!

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  3. Jeanne J. August 12, 2015 at 1:48 PM

    Wow is this gorgeous Diane! Love the background and the contrast with the crisp die cut flowers!

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  4. Claire BroadwaterAugust 14, 2015 at 10:51 PM

    Diane, this is beautiful! I love the watercolored background you created and the pierced flowers are just bursting! So happy you joined us at Sparkle and Shine! XX

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  5. SharronAugust 15, 2015 at 10:32 PM

    Oh, I love this so much! The crisp white flowers really stand out against your awesome watercolored background! And lots of wonderful details add to this card's beauty!

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