Nature Inspired Card Making
Hello crafty and creative friends! Happy first week of Spring! I am so inspired by how green and beautiful everything is in my neighborhood right now, and my card for today is based on that Spring inspiration…and the color green! Green is definitely one of my favorite colors – and I use it all the time in my projects. I am especially partial to bright lime green! Today I’ve used the beautiful Simon Says Stamp Exclusive “One with Nature” stamps and dies to create watercolor trees and leaves.
I first started by die cutting squares out of watercolor paper to design my card layout. The Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares dies are perfect for mixing and matching to make graphic card and scrapbook layouts. I stamped my trees and leaves with Archival (waterproof) ink onto watercolor paper and die cut them using the matching dies.
Here is a close up of the trees to show the water-coloring. I used my Kuretake Zig Clean Color Markers for this project. These markers are water based so they are perfect for watercolor cards. I colored with the markers directly onto the watercolor paper and then used a paint brush to move the color and blend the colors together. I used several shades of green, blue and teal for this card. No need to worry about being precise. I think it looks good sort of messy and free form.
I used a Tim Holtz Ideaology Word Token charm and a bit of natural cord to add to the nature feeling of this card.
These beautiful word stamps come with the “One with Nature” stamp set and I offset my text on the top and bottom of the largest square – for some background interest. That font is really cool.
Once my watercolor trees and leaves were dry, I attached them to my card front using foam squares. I added turquoise enamel dots to finish off the look.
Are you inspired by Spring right now? Have a wonderful day! I will see you back here on Saturday for Weekender with Wanda!
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Liked the layout. Clean and symmetrical card
What a cool card. I have always loved that stamp set. I like the use of the square dies. I will have to try that sometime. Thanks for the inspiration.
What an adorable design, it tells a sweet little story! Gorgeous colors!!!
Like the nature theme along with the panel look. Have a BEE-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love the “mod” look to these trees!
Your free-form watercolouring on the leaves and trees is wonderfully eye-catching, especially in the Spring colours. Love how the single leaf becomes two, becomes a tree! Inspired! Thank you for the smile today!
~carol
Great card. Love the colours, bright and springlike!
Love these bright clean colors!
Lovely card, Wanda. Love the pretty colors and the beautiful design of it.
Lovely card, thanks for sharing!
Super awesome card, love the colors!
I have that set I will have to dig it out and play with it more
Love this card! Bold, graphic and fabulous colors.
I like your card – the colors are beautiful and I really like these stamps.
I adore the colours you used for this! Chartreuse is my favourite colour these days. Love the design too. Very fresh and modern.
Still love this stamp set so much!! The watercoloring looks wonderful!
Beautiful card and I love the shade of blue that you used!!
Great work Wanda!!!! I like the nature theme !
Very cool. I really like the design and the Springtime inspired colors. I really like it. Happy Spring!!!
Awesome card Wanda. Awesome SSS stamp and die set too! Neat layout and coloring!!!
Thanks for sharing with us!
Like the color scheme on this card.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Lovely card and colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
WOW this is gorgeous, I love the bright colors and fab layout!
I am so in LOVE with this card Wanda !!! so gorgeous!
Love this stamp set it is on my wishlist for such a long time…..well since they released it!
Stunning colors!!
love this stampset, it reminds me of fifties wallpaper, commonly found it kitchens for some reason ;-)
I like the colors that you used.
I love it. So springy. So easy on the eyes.
Now I wish I had that set!
The bright colors are so cool! Love this.
I love it all, and especially how those little squares are homes for the leaves.
Great cards, very bright and vibrant
Nicely watercolored! I love these colors together too…what a great card! The nature stamp set and die is beautiful. I must add these products to my wish list!!! :) Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous colors! Can’t wait for spring time! We’re supposed to get some snow later today in Wisconsin! :(
Spring is right!! Love the colors you chose Wanda. I do have a couple of crocus’s peaking up. But we have some snow forecast for today! Thanks for sharing, I do love your work.
Beautiiful watercoloring and a great layout design.
Love the design and colors!
Wanda – another wonderful creation and I am loving that metal charm on this card – nice layout and colors as well TFS
I like your color choices. It’s a great spring card.
What cheerful colors!
Love the colors and layout of this card!
I love your choice of colors!
Beautiful color combo and watercolor technique.I love layout on this card .Thanks for sharing!
SQUEAL!! BEAUTIFUL Card Wanda!! =)
Very creative card! I love the colors.
Love the pretty spring colors
Such a fun colorful card!!!
Wanda your card is certainly ‘spring inspiring’ until I look out my window….Cold, wet, SNOW! Brrrr! I am over it and SO ready for spring. Thanks for the thought! haha
Love those trees and leaves! Awesome colors!
Pretty theme and colors!
I love this stamp set! Beautiful Spring colors!