I like to water color with Distress Oxide inks by smooshing the ink direct from the pad onto a non-porous surface, spritz with water and then use a water color brush to pick up and apply the color onto water color paper. Two of the cards used below used Bazzill Twig and French Vanilla card stocks, both of which have a water color texture to them and are easy to paint on. The blending is so forgiving on these papers, it always looks beautiful!
51-491 Lovable
Cut Out 51-485 Hearts Around
30-529 Lovable 30-525 Words Sweet
25-020 Petite
Blossoms
Neenah Solar White; Canson 90# WC Paper; Bazzill:
Pomegranate; Distress Inks: Spun Sugar, Gathered Twigs; Versafine Onyx Black
Ink, Clear EP; Red and green markers; Red Twine
Pomegranate
Card base; White c/s cut to 4” x 5-1/2”; Die cut 51-485 1” from top and
centered side to side. Sponge Spun Sugar through 25-020 in center of heart;
softly sponge Spun Sugar over that. Stamp sentiment in Onyx Black; adhere piece
to card base. Stamp 30-529 onto WC paper with Onyx Black, heat emboss with
clear EP. Die cut image using matching die. Lightly water color with Gathered
Twigs and Spun Sugar; color flowers and leaves with markers. Add red twine bow,
Adhere as shown with foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **
51-495 Key, Cutout 51-181 Love
is Growing
30-523 Key to My Heart 25-007 Dotlets
Neenah
Solar White; Bazzill: Pomegranate; Twig; Petalsoft; Distress Inks: Gathered
Twigs; Spun Sugar. Versafine Onyx Black Ink; Clear EP; Red marker
White
card base; cut another white card piece 3.75” x 5”; sponge Spun Sugar through
stencil; Stamp sentiment in Onyx Black; adhere to card base. Stamp bear in onyx
black, emboss with clear EP. Die cut bear from Twig c/s using matching die.
Lightly watercolor with Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar; Adhere heart from word die to front of bear. Die cut
51-186 from white c/s; die cut top portion only from Pomegranate. Snip red
hearts and add over corresponding hearts. Cut a 1” x 3-5/8” banner from Twig
c/s, flag the ends. Adhere 51-185 and banner to card front, positioning the
curly end over the top of the banner. Die cut key from Petalsoft c/s and lock
from Pomegranate; thread curly loop through both as shown. Adhere bear with
foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **
51-440 Elegant Stitching 51-484 Lovely
Border
51-495 Key, Cutout 51-494 Love
and Miss You
51-488 Big Love 30-523 Key to My Heart
Neenah
Solar White; Bazzill: Pomegranate, French Vanilla; Petalsoft; Distress Inks:
Gathered Twigs; Spun Sugar; clear EP
White card
base; cut 2-1/2” x 5-1/2” piece from Petalsoft c/s and adhere to card base. Cut
second largest 51-440 die from white c/s, center and die cut 51-484 from white
piece and adhere to card front. Die cue 51-488 from Pomegranate, and 51-494 word
from white c/s; Stamp bear from 30-523 with Onyx Black, heat with clear EP; die
cut from French Vanilla; Watercolor with Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar. Adhere
bear behind 51-488; adhere word over heart; Adhere to card base with foam tape.
Add tiny hearts. **
51-409 Ribbon Stackers 51-491 Lovable
Cut Out
30-529 Lovable 30-525 Words Sweet
25-017 Trailing Vines
Neenah Solar
White; Bazzill: Pomegranate; Canson 90# Watercolor Paper; Distress Inks:
Gathered Twigs; Spun Sugar; Versafine Onyx Black Ink; Clear EP; Red and green
markers.
Pomegranate
card base; Cut another piece of white c/s 3-3/4” x 5-1/2”; sponge Spun Sugar
through 25-017; Die cut 51-409 with white c/s; adhere to stenciled piece; Stamp
sentiment in Onyx Black, adhere to card base. Stamp 30-529 with Onyx Black;
heat emboss with clear EP; Die cut 51-491 image from w/c paper; Watercolor with
Gathered Twigs and Spun Sugar; color flower and leaf with red and green
markers; adhere to bottom center of frame with foam tape. Add tiny hearts. **
** The tiny hearts shown on all cards can be cut
from 51-484 Lovely Border or 51-485 Hearts Around using Pomegranate and white
c/s.
Making Valentine cards is so much fun! Once again, I hope you've been inspired, and I so appreciate you stopping by!
