This post is a little preview of the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop starting tomorrow. Watercolours are super trendy at the moment so what a perfect theme for a great hop! Add in to the fun is that this hop is open to all to link up to (more details below).

For my watercolouring I wanted to have a go at the beautiful soft watercoloured backgrounds that Dawn Woleslagle showcased on this post. Dawn is the most amazing artist and I adore so much of what she paints but know that my ability doesn’t stretch that far However, those backgrounds, yup I could have a go at that LOL.

Using lots of water, I lightly coloured a piece of watercolour card with Gansai Tambi paints and left to dry before cutting out with the Stitched Duo 3 die from Pretty Pink Posh. I used the Bokeh Lights stencil from Simon Says Stamp to sponge White ink and Dreamweaver Pearlescent embossing paste to give an overall ethereal feel. This background was perfect to showcase the most adorable wee elephant from Wplus9’s Bubble Talk. He’s stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah Solar White, cut out with the matching die and coloured with Copics. The bubble is stamped in Hero Arts Dark Quartz and also die cut out.

The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted’s Delightful Day stamped in Black and cut out with a Sketchy Banner from Simon Says Stamp. At the same time I also cut a Stitched Rectangle from White and scored a top folding card base from Fog. Phew, this was a busy card to put together LOL. With all the elements now prepped, it all went together with lots of foam adhesive for dimension and the necessary dose of Pretty Pink Posh sequins :D

Blog Hop

So now the fun part for you guys, this post is a little tantaliser of the Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop starting tomorrow June 5th at 6am PST (until June 8th at 11:55pm PST). On Paulina’s blog you will find a link-up widget where you can link up your project(s) and then hop along and see what others have created. Not only that, look at all these sponsors!!

If Paulina gets 100 entries, she will donate a $20 gift certificate to Ellen Hutson or Simon Says Stamp. 200 entries? She’ll donate another! For every 100 entries (up to 500) there will be an extra $20 gift certificate!

Time to break out those watercolours!!! Don’t forget to link anything you make on the hop post over at Pretty Pink Posh :D

Supplies

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or wording to get taken directly to the product. Where available affiliate links are used which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support towards the costs of running this blog.

Wplus9 BUBBLE TALK SET Wplus9 BUBBLE TALK Clearly Besotted DELIGHTFUL DAY Wplus9 BUBBLE TALK Dies PPP STITCHED DUO 3 Dies SSS Sketchy Banners Dies SSS STITCHED RECTANGLES SSS BOKEH LIGHTS Stencil Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi SSS WHITE Pigment Ink SSS BLACK Dye Ink Tsukineko MEMENTO TUXEDO BLACK HA DARK QUARTZ Ink Neenah 80 LB SOLAR WHITE SSS FOG Card Stock Dreamweaver PEARLESCENT Embossing Paste Springtime Mix Sequins PPP SPRINGTIME MIX 6mm Sequins PPP 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins Lawn Fawn CORAL Twine 3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE 3M MASKING PAINTER’S TAPE Tsukineko 6 SPONGE DAUBERS Martha Stewart Punch 1/4 Inch CIRCLE 42-15002 MISTI Stamping Tool COPIC MARKERS Copic 0 COLORLESS BLENDER Copic Sketch R11 Copic Sketch R12 Copic Sketch W0 Copic Sketch W1 Copic Sketch W3 Copic Sketch W5 Copic Sketch W7 Copic Sketch W9