Splashes of Watercolor

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I’m still working on my Christmas cards, folks.  Am I close to panic?  You betcha!!

Thankfully, this card came together so easily!  I had a small sketch pad on my  desk and pulled out a page, wondering how it would take stamping.

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Using a Ranger mini mister, I spritzed the paper lightly with water, then stamped the solid poinsettia image from the Happy Holly-days set (Our Craft Lounge) in Ranger worn lipstick ink.  The outline was then stamped in fired brick.  I masked the flower and stamped the holly branch in peeled paint and used a water brush to lightly color in the leaves and berries.

When those were dry I stamped the sentiment, and cut it out with a Labels One Nestabilities die.

Earlier as I was crimping thin cardstock to insert when stuffing my bulkier Christmas cards for mailing, I thought about how long it’s been since I actually used a pieced of crimped cardstock on one of my cards.  So I used the crimper on the chocolate  strip, then added the ribbon and button, both tied with twine.

Well, back to the drawing board, so to speak.  Got lots to do!  Thanks so much for visiting!!

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• Stamps: Happy Holly-days (Our Craft Lounge)
  
• Paper: sketch pad paper, wild wasabi, chocolate chip, Santa’s Forest – the Merry Days of Christmas (My Mind’s Eye)
  
• Ink: Ranger Distress – worn lipstick, fired brick, peeled paint, Versafine onyx black
  
• Other: Ranger mini mister, water brush, Labels One Nestabilities, crimper, Basic Grey button, PTI twine, May Arts ribbon, foam tape