Hello!
Today, I have these set of cards with Hydrangea florals from a stamp set by Winnie & Walter.
I had won this set in one of their challenges. Since I received the set, my hands were itching to colour these Hydrangeas.
Finally, I made these today.
I initially started off with no-line colouring. I stamped the flowers with light purple ink and the stem and leaves with green ink on a watercolour paper. After spending a lot of time colouring and using a combination of various colours I achieved this result. I used pink, light and dark shades of violet and blue to get these shades. Similarly, for the stem and leaves, I used three different shades of green and brown.
But, I was extremely unhappy with the coloured image. It looked a complete mess.
Luckily, I was using a stamping platform and had not removed the Hydrangeas after stamping. So I went back and stamped the image with black ink. The leaves and stem were stamped freehand.
I must say, the resulting effect made me real happy.
But, I was extremely unhappy with the coloured image. It looked a complete mess.
Luckily, I was using a stamping platform and had not removed the Hydrangeas after stamping. So I went back and stamped the image with black ink. The leaves and stem were stamped freehand.
I must say, the resulting effect made me real happy.
I die-cut the sentiment using the smaller "Thanks" cutaway, in a violet paper. Adhered the sentiment and foam mounted the panel on a top-folding card base. Lastly, added a few sparkling dots to the centres of the flowers. (Check the close-up view)
Linking my card to
Southerngirlschallenge
March show and share
March show and share
(One matted layer, one stamped image and one diecutting)
These cards look pretty, great choice of colors.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Your colouring is so magnificent! Love them anila😍😍😍
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your use of purple and blue! The shading is gorgeous! Thanks so much for playing Virginia’s “Show & Share”! FABULOUS!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely thank you cards you've created, Anila! I love the soft watercolours of the hydrangeas. How clever to have used your platform to add the black outlines after you were unhappy with the no-line effect. Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteI know how that feels Anila even i was eager to color those flowers since getting the stampset ! It has been months i even touched it ;) i loved the CAs design..and the bold diecut :)
ReplyDeleteWell the end result is certainly very beautiful. Your hydrangeas look so life like. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you joining in with future challenges too.
ReplyDeleteHydrangeas are one of my favorite blooms and your card is just lovely! I also love the die-cute sentiment. Very nicely done! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteThese creations looks fabulous! My family vacations along the Oregon coast every year where Hydrangeas abound. I love seeing them and you have captured them PERFECTLY here! I'm so impressed with the way you added different tones of blue and purple to make them really come to life and look realistic. Great work and I'm so glad you shared your talents with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty Anila. Your hydrangeas are simply amazing. Purple ones are my favourite. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday this week.
ReplyDeleteDawn ~DT
Such a lovely card! Love the coloring! Thankd for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa
ReplyDeleteI so love hydrangea card - the colours are always gorgeous. Thanks for sharing again with us at HLS Watercolour Challenge this month.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful set of cards, I love the luminosity of the flowers. Thank’s for joining us this month at The Flower Challenge, hope to see you next month too. Cara DT x
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