Watercolor Thank You Card
Hi Friends! Please join me in a big welcome back to Kelly Rasmussen as a especial guest on our blog today! Be sure to read on to learn more about this fun card and enjoy!
Hello, crafters! I’m so happy to be back as a guest on the Simon Says Stamp blog! Today I’ve got a card to share that use lots of Simon Says Stamp and Hero Arts goodies! I didn’t have a plan in mind when starting this card, so I wasn’t sure exactly where it was going, but in the end everything fell into place. :)
I started out with a piece of watercolor paper that I taped to a solid surface. One of my favorite watercolor papers is the Canson Montval — it seems to work so well with any watercolor mediums! I stamped the sunflower image from the Simon Says Stamp Summer Flowers set using Antique Linen Distress ink. Then I used various colors of Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color in the image. To avoid any colors bleeding together on the petals, I jumped around and colored petals that weren’t touching. Then once a petal was dry, I could go in a color the next petal. Once the flower was done, I created a mask of the flower using Inkadinkadoo Stamping Mask Paper, placed it over the flower and then stamped and colored my green leaves.

This card showed me that I don’t always have to have a plan in mind before starting a card, just grab one product to start and then go from there! :)
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that’s gorgeous and we all should send out more thank yous
Fantastic card! I love the texture of the background!
Love the background. Thanks for showing us not to give up on a card!
Love your card! The flower motif is so great for summer and the watercoloring is beautiful! The stenciled background is just the right touch! Thank you so much for sharing!
Cute card! I like the background very much.
Great that combi of watercoulor and texture paste! A card fitting the season!
sunflowers are my fave
beautiful card
So pretty! Love the background!
Beautiful flower coloring and love the background
I love this! I thought you had used an embossing folder but then saw that it was a stencil. I was so excited to see the difference that a stencil and embossing paste can make on a card. I have never used that technique before. I sure hope I can remember it. I love the stencil.
Gorgeous! I love the added texture on the background with that beautifully colored flower!
Such a pretty looking card. I love the stencil background too <3
This is stunning! I love the stenciled, embossed background. Way to keep pressing forward with a project. It turned out beautifully!
Beautiful!
Gorgeous. The stencil background is amazing…it gives so much depth to the card.
Beautiful watercolor card!
Beautiful card!
Such a lovely card!! I love the soft look.
A gorgeous card! I love the colorful sunflower & the background is the perfect touch!
Great card!
I keep seeing everyone using paste! Must try! Nice card :)
Beautiful card! The sunflower is so pretty.
Such a pretty card for spring. I love that embossed background and pretty sunflower
Your cards make me want to try a little watercolor. Mostly I just admire others work because my attempts are so messy. This sunflower card is so cheerful. I love what you did with the embossing paste and the stencil – it makes everything else on the card POP!
Loved the card a lot. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful textured background and one of my favorite flowers.
Lovely card and love the stencil background. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Beautiful watercolor card! I have just begun to dabble in watercolors! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win blog candy!
That was a perfect choice of stencil for that card.