Hi! Happy Weekend! Happy February! Happy Super Bowl Day! Dang, there's a lot going on today! LOL. I am in full on Valentine mode and trying to get cards made before the holiday comes and goes. Don't you loooooove to make Valentines?
Yesterday in the craft room I challenged myself to do some challenges! I found two that I thought would go together nicely - a sketch and a technique! I made a Clean and Simple (CAS) card using watercoloring with markers and then used a cool sketch to put it all together. I'm entering this card in the CAS(E) this Sketch #108 Challenge and the CAS-ual Fridays #CFC136 - Must Love Watercolor Challenge. Click on the links, pop over, and enter your card too!
Here's my card, and I used a new stamp set from Avery Elle! Beeeee Mine!
I stamped my beehive onto the smooth side of some Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper in Archival black ink. Then I colored my images using Tim Holtz Distress Markers and a watercoloring brush! It's such an easy and pretty way to watercolor! I added a pretty enamel heart to the center of my hive. Can you see the yummy stitched rectangles....new dies!! Yippeeeee!
I used three shades of yellow markers to achieve my desired effect. Then I outlined the beehive in blue and used my watercolor brush to soften the edges.
Here's how you do it! Color directly onto the paper with your Distress Markers as you see I've done here. Then take your water brush and 'paint' the colors together until they blend in the way you want them. I used darker shades towards the outside, and a lighter color on the center.
These are the yellows I used. The full marker list is in my supply links!
Instead of stamping stripes, I used a pretty striped paper as my background. Man, I love me some stripes... I think I probably have 10 nautical striped shirts in my closet too! LOL.
Here is the sketch image:
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Beautiful Card. Nice idea. I'm glad you joined the fun @ CAS-ual Fridays :-)
Posted by: Eesha | 02/04/2015 at 01:14 PM
Oh, this is so sweet & fun! Great take on the sketch!
Posted by: Leigh Penner | 02/03/2015 at 01:21 PM
Cute card! The beehive is colored very nicely!
Thanks for sharing with us at CAS-ual Fridays (:
Posted by: Dee Miranda | 02/03/2015 at 07:01 AM
Perfectly colored and a great use of the sketch!
Thanks for joining us at CAS(E)this sketch!
Posted by: Hannelie | 02/03/2015 at 04:23 AM
Hooray for YOU!! This card is fun, bright, and happy!! Love the enamel heart on the hive - what a nice touch!! And your coloring is fantastic!!! So happy about this card - Keep creating and I will keep Being a FAN!!!
Posted by: Taunya Butler | 02/02/2015 at 04:33 PM
Love your card! It is such a happy card. The strips are wonderful. The coloring technique was informative! Don't come to me looking for me to do it though--LOL! I'm happy just to stay in the lines.
Posted by: Princess Judy | 02/02/2015 at 10:43 AM
Such a cute, cute card, Wanda! I love the little beehive image and love the bright happy colors! Your watercoloring with the Distress Markers is beautiful! Love the stitched rectangle layers and love the happy stripes! Just soooooooo sweet and fun! And I spy an adorable Lori Mitchell Valentine, too! :D
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 02/02/2015 at 06:28 AM
Always come up with another winner. Love this on...how do the distress markers compare to Copic markers.❤️
Posted by: Geneva null | 02/01/2015 at 08:41 PM
A really cute card!! You like the Distress markers?
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 02/01/2015 at 11:13 AM
Such a sweet card. I love that little hive.
Posted by: Julie | 02/01/2015 at 10:53 AM
Very cute card! As I have said so many times, you never cease to amaze me. I can't wait for your blog to come out each week. Valentines Day is a favorite of mine.
Who is the maker of the adorable figure next to your card? Sooo cute!
Take care, and keep being creative!
Posted by: Sharlene Melhaff | 02/01/2015 at 07:22 AM
Love the whole card! The colors are wow!
Posted by: Wanda | 02/01/2015 at 05:44 AM
Adorable! Love the stitched rectangles here, the CAS look so tidy! And this adorable little hive! Happy Valentines!!
Posted by: Patti Willey | 02/01/2015 at 05:23 AM
Such a cute card!!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 02/01/2015 at 02:29 AM