Today is 1st of the month so time for a new challenge over at CAS Mix Up. This month we are using watercolour and Leslie is our host and she wants us to use autumn colours on our project. We also have a wonderful guest designer Ros over at Mikeysmon. She does the most amazing watercolour pictures so this challenge is ideal for her and I guarantee that a visit to her blog will be well worth it.
I bought this Woodware stamp from a local craft store recently and wanted to use it, so decided that this was the time. I stamped it in black and then clear heat embossed the image and used 5 of my zig pens to colour it. I wanted the paint to bleed out from the tree to give a kind of halo effect.
The sentiment was heat embossed and the panel die cut and mounted on the lovely deep brown card base - done.
I do hope that we might have inspired you to take part in our challenge this month.
You have until 24th to join us and don't forget to visit the blog to get more inspiration and some links to technique videos to help.
I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.
Supplies:
Cardstock: Mixed media paper; adorable scorable coated card
Ink: Zig clean colour real brush pens
Stamps: Woodware, mini round twiggy tree; sentiment free from magazine
Dies: Create a Smile stitched rectangle
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
22 comments:
Gorgeous tree, Hilary!! I really love the red bleeding into pink - makes the tree pop even more!!
In my part of the world these colors are exactly what you see when leaves turn, so this image is the right Fall hues to me. Love that you used the rusty brown cardbase to show off your lovely tree.
love the underwash around the edges. lovely card.
Hi! What a beautifully colored flower in this autumn colors.
The stamp is very nice.
This tree is very cool and I love your idea for letting the ink bleed out. How beautiful and interesting, Hilary!
A really unusual image Hilary and very effective how you added the colour.
B x
Got a few woodware stamps myself, I really like them and I love your unique tree! clever colouring there Hilary. Thank you for inviting me to join you this month!
I love the bleed around your stamp, it looks so good.
I love how the colors go beyond the edge of the flower.
Looks like leaded glass, Hilary! Beautifully colored, and such a fun design idea.
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Love the beautifully watercoloured tree and Autumn colours
Carol x
These colors are so vibrant and gorgeous, Hilary! I like the soft wash that sets the stage for the lovely Autumn colors!
wow, cool tree and love how you coloured them with zigs- such bright colours ♥
Beautiful watercolor effect for your Zigs colored Autumn tree and soft watercolored background. Adding a brown (white space) was perfect for the Autumn card. TFS my Hilary. Love and Hugs...Nancy
Amazing image Hilary ... this is such a cool and modern tree! I LOVE the colours you've used on the tree, and the bleed is just awesome. The pink wash looks so pretty, especially with the brown card base. Pink and brown --- wonderful colour combo!! xx
My part of the world, we don't get so many reds and browns during autumn, so I love looking at this card, the colors look so gorgeous! I love the halo look as well.
The rainbow effect looks so pretty and what a unique and very creative card Hilary x.
I love how those colours bleed out from around the edges of the leaves... it's a great effect! Fabulous autumn colours.
Chrissie x
A clever card Hilary! Great design, lovely colours and the seeping of the colours from the edge of the stamped image is just lush! x
Brilliant! Unusual stamp and design, love the halo around the round twiggy tree and the colours combo! It's a so festive card!
Very creative design Hilary, love the modern tree image.
WOW! This looks so cool. I love how the colour bleeds out from the tree, what a fabulous effect xx
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