Winter Flowers Take 2

Happy middle of the month! I hope your January is going well. It’s time for the reminders post for the Flower Challenge. This month is all about shaped cards.

This month’s challenge is being sponsored by Alex Syberia who has a Etsy store filled with gorgeous digital images. She is also giving the winner of the challenge two digital images of their choice.

I’m featuring the Winter Flower digi from Alex’s store and this time I’ve pulled out my Daniel Smith Watercolors to do a little painting.

I love this image and I decided to print it on watercolor paper using a lighter line color so that I could get a no-line watercolor look. This time I made the print larger (another benefit of using a digital stamp) and then cut the paper down to 4 1/4 x 8 1/2  to get a rectangle card.

To see the colors I used, check out the links in the supplies. If you would love to get your hands on some artist grade watercolors at an affordable price check out Lydia Fiedler’s Daniel Smith Watercolor FB group where she creates splits of these beautiful watercolors. Make sure to answer her questions in order to be admitted into the group.

So the above picture was my work in progress. I started taking Kathy Racoosin’s Online Card Classes The Coloring Challenge Road Trip and picked up a couple of techniques on the first day to incorporate into my card. Here is the before and after picture.

To enhance my image I added some colored pencils to my watercoloring in the darker sections on the flowers.

I also added additional gray shading in the nooks and crannies to help the image pop.

I can’t wait to start the second day of Kathy’s class to see what other fun things I can incorporate in my coloring!

To finish off my card, I used this sentiment from Pinkfresh and added some sequins.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week. Check out Kathy’s class and all of here great tips!

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Supplies

*Listed below are the products I used and contain affiliate links when possible at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! All products were personally purchased.

Pinkfresh Studio – You’ve Got This Shop at: EH | SC	Canson XL Watercolor Paper Pad Shop at: EH | Blk | AZ	Pretty Pink Posh – Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix Shop at: EH	WOW Embossing – Bright White Ultra Fine Shop at: EH | AZ	WOW Embossing – Clear Shop at: EH
Hunkydory – Double Sided Tape Shop at: TP	Tsukineko – VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad – Onyx Black Shop at: EH | AZ | TP	Tsukineko – VersaMark Ink Pad Shop at: EH | SC | AZ	Faber Castell Polychromos Color Pencil Set – Tin of 120 Shop at: Blk | AZ
Daniel Smith Watercolors – Aussie Red Gold Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Cascade Green Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Graphite Gray Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Indanthrone Blue Shop at: EH | Blk
Daniel Smith Watercolors – Lapis Lazuli Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Naples Yellow Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Payne’s Blue Gray Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Permanent Violet Shop at: EH | Blk
Daniel Smith Watercolors – Phthalo Blue Red Shade Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Phthalo Green Yellow Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Quinacridone Violet Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Rare Green Earth Shop at: EH | Blk
Daniel Smith Watercolors – Verona Gold Ochre Shop at: EH | Blk	Daniel Smith Watercolors – Wisteria Shop at: EH | Blk	Ek Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: EH	Hero Arts – Wagner – HT400 Precision Heat Tool Shop at: SC | AZ
Tonic Studios – Tim Holtz – Glass Media Mat Shop at: EH | SC | AZ	Waffle Flower Water Media Mat Shop at: EH | SC | WF