Saturday, April 20, 2013

Watercolor Inspiration

Happy weekend! Here in New England we are definitely feeling like we can breathe again after all of the events in Boston yesterday.

Time to let creative juices flow again with a Lawnscaping and Moxie Fab challenge. The Lawnscaping challenge is to create a card that shows something you're inspired by. Over at Moxie Fab there is a challenge to create a watercolor look.


I was inspired to use the techniques shared with this card by Jennifer McGuire

My inspiration!
So I really did just scrap-lift the idea because I wanted to try out the watercolor look that Jennifer used. In my card I used Lawn Fawn stamps from "Flutter By" set. I also used Distress Ink pads with water spritzed on the ink, since I do not own any distress markers.


My light blue shading around the flowers didn't turn out, so I dealt with it by just dragging the blue throughout the card rather than trying to make it a shadow.


I used the "you inspire me" sentiment because HOW FITTING is that in an "inspired by" challenge?! I also used the iron off technique that Jennifer shared. This removed all of the embossing powder after the inks were dried.



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13 comments:

  1. Dawn DarleneApril 20, 2013 at 10:03 AM

    Wow!!!! Nicely done! :)

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  2. Virginia L.April 20, 2013 at 12:49 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous, Rachel! Beautifully done with the water-coloring!

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  3. KariApril 20, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    You did SUCH a great job!! Lovely girlfriend!

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  4. Angi BarrsApril 21, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    Beautiful creation. Love how you used the distress inks!

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  5. ElenaApril 22, 2013 at 2:54 AM

    I love how your card turned out - it's fantastic! Thanks for playing along with us at lawnscaping!

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  6. UnknownApril 22, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    gorgeous! i love your take on jennifer's design...it's beautiful!

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  7. wienerhoneymoonersApril 22, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    Wow! So lovely, great take on the card.

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  8. {Chrissie}April 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Wow, this is stunning! Amazing take on the inspiration!

    Thanks for playing along with Lawnscaping!

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  9. Joe Shien ShienApril 25, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    Gorgeous..! Love the watercolor effect on the background..Thank you for playing along with us at Lawnscaping

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  10. YaineaApril 25, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    This is so pretty!! Love your watercolor coloring and totally agree with the sentiment, ha!

    Thank you so much for playing with us at Lawnscaping! :)

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  11. maria f.April 26, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    And so now it looks like a nice puffy cloud kinda sky! Beautiful (I loved that card of Jennifer's too).

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  12. Karen DunbrookMay 1, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Wonderful!!!!!

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  13. Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking EditorMay 13, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    Hey Rachel! Thanks for linking this up to the Wonder of Watercolor Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)

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