Inside the Lines - or Out!

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Taking a watercolor on-line class, I discovered how great our Sale-a-Bration "Inside the Lines" Designer Series Paper looks when watercolored outside the lines! Here are three variations:

 The one above doesn't show the green watercolor as much as the original card does.  You also cannot see the Wink of Stella added to the bumble bee.
 The watercolor shows up better on these two cards. I merely colored around the edges of the designs with our new Watercolor Pencils and then used my Aqua Painter to pull the color into the background. Totally different feel from coloring each item, which I plan to do soon! Each card uses a different stamp set.
Products Used:
Fresh Fruit photopolymer stamp set (24), 141770, $27.00
Flourishing Phrases (18), W 141531, $49.00; C 141534, $37.00
Birthday Blossoms (8), W 139167, $27.00; C 139471, $19.00
Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper (12), 143830, Free with $50 purchase through March 31
Old Olive 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock (24), 100702, $8.00
Pacific Point 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock (24), 111350, $8.00
Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock (24), 105117, $8.00
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock (24), 119683, $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock (40), 100730, $9.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad, 140931, $7.00
Layering Squares Framelits (19), 141708, $35.00
Bold Butterfly Framelits (2), 138135, $17.00
Clear Wink of Stella, 141897, $8.00
Aqua Painters (2), 103954, $17.00
Watercolor Pencils (13), 141709, $16.00

Comments

Penny Hanuszak said…
Good for you for taking your watercolouring technique class and applying it to this gorgeous DSP. I think it's really appealing in all the different colours and it really makes those flowers pop. Thanks for sharing a different way to do it!
March 3, 2017 at 2:59 PM
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