Happy Birthday

Hello!

Today i am sharing a card i made for Pretty Pink Posh's Watercolor Blog Hop!  I'm not the greatest at watercoloring, but i like using them with stencils!!

I started by cutting a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper and placing a stencil over it, holding it in place with washi tape. Instead of traditional watercolor, i used distress markers by coloring them on a clear block and adding water.

I painted the open areas of the stencil, even though it bleeds under the stencil i really love the messy look you end up with! I set the panel aside to dry so i could work on my image.

Next i stamped the sweet little girl and cat from Penny Black on some watercolor paper. I did the same thing with distress markers and water as i did with the background to color the girl and cat. Then i fussy cut her and inked the edges with a black marker. A little tip, for the inside areas, like between her arms and the banner. I start with these areas first with a tiny craft knife, the card stock on the other side helps support your cutting versus if you cut all the way around first.

For the sentiment i cut a banner from some black chalk board pattern paper. Then i stamped and embossed the Happy Birthday with white embossing powder.

Then i added the banner, girl and cat to my watercolor panel with foam tape. I adhered the panel to a dark purple card base. Last i added a few pink and white sequins to the background.

Thanks so much for visiting! I'm looking forward to see all the watercolor ideas!!

Dana

Supplies
Stamps: Penny Black - A Little Bird..., Cool Chicks
Distress Markers
Stencil: My Favorite Things - Scattered Bars
Sequins: Neat & Tangled - Sweetheart Mix
Dies: Papertrey Ink - Double Ended Banner. My Favorite Things - Blueprint #13