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Hello crafty friends,

Welcome back to another floral card that I created as part of the AECP Level 2 assignment project. As much as I love stamping and ink blending, my latest obsession is Watercolors. I have created multiple projects where I am trying my hands on watercoloring and I must say, I am loving it. Watercoloring is such a forgiving technique. You can never go wrong with your water colors.

Let’s take a closer look at the card that I created by combining some fun tips and tricks that learnt during the Creative Watercolor Media Session.

I started by stamping this beautiful floral image from the Build a Garden : Nature’s Magic Stamp Set by Altenew. This stamp set also comes with a coordinating stencil. I stamped the image using the SSS Clear Embossing Ink and heat set it with some SSS Fine Gold Embossing Powder. I like to use the Tim Holtz Watercolor Paper for any watercolor projects.

I like to heat emboss the images before using watercolors, since I feel that creates a well for my watercolors, so that they don’t go outside the stamped lines.

For coloring this image, instead of using my regular watercolors, I decided to get a little creative and used some of my reinkers. I used the Picked Raspberry Distress Ink Refill to add this bright pink to my floral image. This is such a fun way to use up all those beautiful Inks. For the leaves on this floral arrangement, I used the Mister Huey’s Color Mist in the shade Seafoam. I also smooshed some of the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in the shade Seafoam to add some depth to the green.

Using ink pads to create a beautiful watercolor pallet is a fun technique to add some beautiful shade and depth to your colors.

Once the colors dried, I heat embossed the “Big Hugs” sentiment from the Flourishing Garden Outline Stamp Set using the same Gold Embossing Powder.

To add a touch of sparkle on this simple and beautiful card front, I used the Gold Hologram Sequin Mix by This Calls For Confetti.

I love how this card turned out. I would love to try this technique of using products other than your traditional watercolors to create some beautiful projects.

Also, a big thank you to the creators at Altenew for all the wonderful classes and tips and tricks to create beautiful projects.

The Altenew Educator Certification Program is definitely a best opportunity to showcase my work and get in touch with all of the amazing crafters.

Thank you for being here with me today. Do check out fun pictures and videos of the project on my Instagram page (@rp_shutterbug). Also, tag me on Instagram with pictures of your projects.

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