Make A Wish
Hi readers! Happy Saturday! Today I’m pleased to bring you some trendy (watercolor) inspiration with that sweet Lawn Fawn touch by the awesome and super talented Chari Moss!
Enjoy!
I really like watercolors but sometimes struggle with the flowing freedom watercolors bring. I feel that I am a rather structured designer most of the time so letting things go is hard. However I do like playing with them and getting out of that comfort zone.
For this card I decided to use them for my background creating big blocks of color flicked with perfect pearl mist. I think it made a nice flowing colored base to place the more crisp graphic images over top. I embossed the cake and sentiment in black so they would pop against the background. I used some colored gel pens to accent the candles on the cake and draw a border around the my watercolor paper. I chose to finish it by matting everything on a black card base creating a nice black frame that ties in with the embossed images.
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Chari, LOVE the card.
Very sweet, vibrant color and easy to make, my favorite kind of project. I love lawn fawn designs, I just picked up beep boop and can’t wait to play with it:)
Adorable card! Love the watercolor technique! I would also like to thank you for showing the products list at the end of each post – this is very helpful and much appreciated!
What a great card! I just love the watercolor background. I just purchased some awesome inktense pencils and watercolor paper and am looking forward to finally trying this technique myself.
Beautiful background
I love the watercolor effect. Great, simple and colorful card.
I love the colors you chose for the background. Very pretty.
Great idea to use the mist instead of straight water. Another new techique from SSS for me this week. Brilliant!
I love the simplicity of this card. I too struggle with the looseness of water colors.
What a pretty little card! Love the background colors.
I love your cute card! Gel pen coloring is great!
Great card. Fun effect the watercoloring gives.
Love the contrast between the clean lines of your card and the organic structure of the colors in your background.
Very sweet card, love the watercolor background!!!
I struggle with watercolor too – I’m way to OCD. Your card is lovely – maybe i’ll give it a go.
Such pretty colors! I especially like the pearl mist you added. Clever way to use a word bubble too.
I made a wish that I’d win something from one of these posts – but so far nothing has happened. guess I’m not wishing on the right star.
I’m crazy about watercoloring now, too. Like the easy background you made.
Love it! I have to try these watercolors!!
Totally gorgeous card! Love the watercoloured panel and I hope to be attempting something similar soon – TY for the inspiration! Karen xx
Oh I love the watercolor effect background that you created! So beautiful! And I love the way you match it with cute cake and cute sentiment in bubble!
Love it, super cute.
Love the card. Simple and super sweet!
Such a pretty card, really like the water colors.
I am partial to the background colors you used, so of course I love it! Beautiful card and the water coloring is so dreamy and attractive!
Great card
One of my favorite companies for sure! Every card is a winner. Thanks for the inspiration (and the candy)
Always love Chari’s projects. Love how her watercolor turned out! Lawn Fawn stamps are so darn cute!
Never would have thought to make a black birthday cake but love the way it pops on this background! Will definitely have to give this look a try.
That stamp is so cute and love the color choice!
Great card! I love the vibrant colors and splashes of perfect pearls!
Love those colors!
Cute birthday card ~ love the colors she chose! :)
Love the ‘look’ of this technique
Love those word bubbles! Cute card!
Wonderful card and design. love that watercolour background.
Chari! Great card!! Love the watercolor background especially!
Watercolors make such great backgrounds. Great card.
I like your imperfect yet perfectly cool background.
Love the background! Fantastic card!
Always need new ideas for birthday cards – thanks! I follow the blog by email.
Love the background. Awesome card. TFS
I just want to say how much inspiration means to a crafter. I needed to see this card, and the wonderful colours. It inspired me, when I needed inspiration!
Great color combo – your card is fabulous!
Super fabulous! Love the watercolor, color combo and the cake! Thank You for the inspiration today!
Such pretty colors!
This card is a great example of why I like Lawn Fawn so much; it’s because people like you can create beautiful things with them! (:
Love your pretty watercolor card! That cake looks great with the bright colors that you chose. Perfect choice in matting too. Wonderful card and thanks for sharing!
Fabulous!!! I love painting with water colors and this beautiful trend.
BEAUTIFUL card Chari!!!
LOVE the watercolour background, WOW, the mist of Perfect Pearls looks great, I will definitely have to try it => THANK YOU for sharing your CUTE CREATIVE INSPIRATION :)