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Celebrate Summer

July 10, 2018 by Nanette

Welcome to Amy’s Inkin’ Krew Blog Hop! This month’s theme is “Celebrate Summer.”

Well, with Summer being a favorite theme of mine, it wasn’t too hard to come up with at least 50 different ideas. Here’s one…

I decided to combine embossing with watercolor.

First I embossed a 3.75 x 5″ Fabriano watercolor panel using Lovely Floral embossing folder by Stampin’ Up. Then I used Watercolor Pencils to color in the embossed images and brush over the coloring with a wet brush.

Before the paintbrush

After allowing the watercolor to dry, I filled in the larger flowers with Diamond Glaze. Then I outlined the images with a Staedtler Fineliner pen. The sentiment is from the Sitting Here stamp set.

I embellished the card even further with some Ranger Black Enamel Accent drops, Stampin’ Up Rhinestones and a length of Lawn Fawn’s Black Tie twine.

(Supplies are listed at the bottom of this post).

Be sure and check out these other great posts by some wonderful, creative women!

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Have a great day!

Nanette


Supplies

(All items were personally purchased. Where available, I use compensated affiliate links which
means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep my blog up & running… Thank you so much for your support!)

Sitting Here Photopolymer Stamp Set…
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Lovely Floral Dynamic Textured…
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Watercolor Pencils by Stampin’ Up!
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Fabriano Studio Watercolor Paper Pad…
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JudiKins Diamond Glaze – 2 oz
[ SBC | AMZUS ]
Staedtler Pigment Liner Bonus Sketch,…
[ AMZUS ]
Aqua Painters by Stampin’ Up!
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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad by…
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Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock…
[ SUP ]
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock by…
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Snail Adhesive by Stampin’ Up!
[ SUP ]
Paper Snips by Stampin’ Up!
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Rhinestone Basic Jewels by Stampin’ Up!
[ SUP ]
Big Shot by Stampin’ Up!
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Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat
[ SBC ]
Cutterpillar Crop Paper Trimmer
[ AMZUS ]
Clear Block Bundle by Stampin’ Up!
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Stampin’ Trimmer by Stampin’ Up!
[ SUP ]
Lawn Fawn Black Tie Cord Lawn…
[ SBC ]
Ranger Enamel Accents – Black/White
[ AMZUS ]

Filed Under: Cards, Cutterpilar, Sizzix, Stampin Up, Watercolor Tagged With: blog hop, card making, cards, cutterpillar, handmade, stampin up, summer

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    July 10, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    Your watercoloring is spot on and just beautiful! Love it to add a little extra pretty to that wonderful embossed image! 🙂

  2. Shirley Gentry says

    July 10, 2018 at 7:39 pm

    Amy stole my comment, I was going to say that but since she has already, I will just say ditto. Lovely card.

    • Nanette says

      July 10, 2018 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you, Shirley 🙂

  3. Carol Swedlund says

    July 10, 2018 at 9:58 am

    Your card is stunning! You combined techniques that I’ve never thought of using together – thanks for the inspiration!

    • Nanette says

      July 10, 2018 at 9:04 pm

      Thank you, Carol 🙂

  4. Amy Koenders says

    July 10, 2018 at 7:41 am

    So pretty Nanette! Love the watercoloring over the embossed image. Perfect for summer! 🙂

    • Nanette says

      July 10, 2018 at 9:04 pm

      Thank you, Amy!

  5. Karen Finkle says

    July 10, 2018 at 7:29 am

    Love your card. I’ve been looking for a glaze to fill the empty spot of Crystal Effects. Thanks for sharing…it’s in my cart at Amazon now 🙂

    • Nanette says

      July 10, 2018 at 9:04 pm

      Thank you, Karen 🙂

  6. Julie Johnston says

    July 10, 2018 at 7:21 am

    So lovely. Great water coloring. Certainly summer.

    • Nanette says

      July 10, 2018 at 9:05 pm

      Thank you, Julie 🙂

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