PaperFections

Watercolored Spring Daisies + Stamp Sale!

Hello and happy Friday, Friends!  Today's project is a bouquet of watercolored Spring daisies using Julie Ebersole's latest February stamp and die release for Ellen Hutson's Essentials by Ellen.  Mondo Gerbera Daisy was stamped and clear heat embossed, then watercolored with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor set, keeping the colors soft and light. 

The watercolored piece was then trimmed and mounted onto a black card base. The beautiful Big Scripty Hello die is also new from Ellen's February release.  It was also die cut from black cardstock, glittered with shimmer pen, then its coordinating shadow die used to cut vellum for a soft background accent.

Need some new stamps? They are all on sale this weekend at Ellen Hutson LLC! Just click the banner below to start shopping!

Thanks so much for joining me today ... Happy weekend!

SUPPLIES:

Mondo Gerbera Daisy by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Stamp & Die Combo Mondo Gerbera Daisy by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps Big Scripty Hello by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies Big Scripty Dies by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Die Combo VersaMark Ink Pad Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock Essentials By Ellen Cardstock, Ebony Black 100 lb, 25pk Bazzill 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk Kuretake Gansai Tambi, 36 Color Set Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush, Large Fine Point (23637) Silver Brush Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes, Short Round 8 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Bag Ranger Embossing Powder, Clear Hero Arts Embossing Gun (Wagner) Cheery Lynn Designs Super Fine Crafting Tweezers Fiskars Deluxe 12 Inch Paper Trimmer with Aluminum Cut Rail Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen 2 pk Glue Dots Sheets, Mini Sizzix Big Shot White & Gray

Essentials by Ellen February 2019 Release!

Happy Friday, Crafters ... It's Release Day at Ellen Hutson! There are a wonderful new group of February stamps and dies by Julie Ebersole for the Essentials by Ellen line. 

One of my favorites (of course!) is the Mondo Gerbera Daisy:

This beautiful new floral is a dream to color but also makes a fabulous impact stamped in just black or colors, without coloring it in!  For this card, I gold heat embossed the daisy onto watercolor paper (cutting off and extending the length of the stem), then watercolored with Daniel Smith's Ultimate Mixing Half Pan Set. The daisy was die cut with its coordinating Mondo Gerbera Daisy die, then popped up on foam tape over a watercolor background I created by lightly washing Daniel Smith Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine (SBT), then splattering with a darker mix of the same (gorgous!) color!  This SBT is also available separately in an individual tube, or in Daniel Smith's Blues Half Pan Set. 

To finish this card, I die cut several layers of Neenah Solar White #110 cardstock using one of the two word dies that is included in the Mondo Gerbera Daisy die set -- isn't that a pretty font?  I then stacked and glued the die cut words together and heat embossed the top later with the same gold super fine embossing powder used on the daisy.

And that's it for this quick & easy greeting card!  Stay warm and enjoy your weekend!

SUPPLIES: 

Mondo Gerbera Daisy by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Stamp & Die Combo Mondo Gerbera Daisy by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps Mondo Gerbera Daisy by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies VersaMark Ink Pad Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk Blues, DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolors Half Pan Set DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolors 15ml Tubes, Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine (PrimaTek) Ultimate Mixing, DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolors Half Pan Set Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush, Large Fine Point (23637) Silver Brush Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes, Short Round 8 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Bag Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Gold Hero Arts Embossing Gun (Wagner) Ranger Multi Medium, Matte Mini, 1/2 oz. Marvy Uchida Jewel Picker Cheery Lynn Designs Super Fine Crafting Tweezers X-Press It High Tack Double-Sided Tape, 1/2 in Fiskars Deluxe 12 Inch Paper Trimmer with Aluminum Cut Rail