Watercolor Wash with Sheltering Tree

Hello!  It's Wednesday...you've almost made it to the weekend!!  YIPPEE!!! I sure hope your week is going well!

I had something else planned to share with you today, but last night as I was watching the Giants beat the Mets (Heston pitched a NO HITTER...AWESOME!) I was also looking through Pinterest and found some really cool cards I want to try.  So this morning I after going to the gym, making pancakes and eggs for the kids, spray painting some metal furniture that was rusting...I FINALLY made my way out to my workshop!

Here's what I came up with...inspired by frenchiestamps!

I absolutely LOVE this technique and these cards!  Aren't they BEAUTIFUL??!!

Let me show you how it's done...it's so simple!  I just know you are gonna love it as much as I do!! 

All you need to have to do this technique is your Stampin' Write Markers, a clear block and Whisper White cardstock.  The colors I chose for my cards are Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay and Mossy Meadow.  I simply colored my block with my markers, spritzed them with water (hold your spritzer 8-10 inches away) and stamped the image onto the cardstock. Isn't it a BEAUTIFUL technique?!!

This morning when I went downstairs to start a load of laundry...I looked at a canvas I have on my wall (I need to frame these...too much white wall) and I thought...OH MY GOODNESS...I could recreate this as a card...with this technique!  It ALWAYS amazes me where we find our inspiration.  I took this photo a couple years ago at a burned area in a nearby town.  It was so BEAUTIFUL that my husband NEVER hesitated when I asked him to pull over so I could take a picture! 

I'm so excited about what came out of this vision!

For this card I used Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight and Blackberry Bliss.

For this card I used Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo.

This is where my inspiration ended (I had to come in from my workshop...and get some chores done!).  I LOVE...LOVE...LOVE it!  I hope you do too!  I used Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry...I think it captured the fill of the photo just perfectly! 

I hope you will find time to give this a try...it's so much FUN!  If you do, be sure to share a photo of what you were inspired to create!

I'd also LOVE it if you have time to give me a comment on what you think of this groovy technique!  Have a FANTASTIC rest of your day!!

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