Lindy’s Gang March Color Challenge

Hello friends! Its March 1st which means it is time for another fun Lindy’s Gang Color Challenge!

This month it is all about using the Alexandra’s Artists set. This is a new set for me and I love the soft muted colors and had fun creating an abstract card.

I got the inspiration for my card from Martina Manger and watching her create a similar background for a card. She was able to leave some white space on her background, a feat I am still trying to master lol. I started with watercolor paper and added some white gesso to portions of it to give it a texture. I painted my background up with Lara’s Wild Malve, Jana’s Jade, Martina’s arigold, and Andrea’s Azaleas.

After my paper dried, I went over the swatches a second time with the same color to darken some of them up. When that layer was dry, I used the PaperArtsy PS418 stencil and traced it with a black Posca pen.

I filled in the leaves with the black pen and left a little bit open for a colorful highlight. I added some white and black pen embellishments and finished my card with this fun sentiment from AALL & Create.