This Floral Frame from Avery Elle just shouted out to me to be watercolored! I decided on white heat embossing for a light look but wanted to make sure there was plenty of color too so for me the best way to do this is extending a watercolored background around the image.

To start I stamped the Floral Frame on Arches watercolor card with Versamark ink and white heat embossed before watercoloring the flowers and berries with light layers of watercolors from Schmincke, Daniel Smith and Winsor & Newton.

Once I’d colored the image I then added a wash of clear water around the image and dribbling down the panel. To this wash I dotted in watercolors in the colors that I just used to paint the flowers and your eye determines there are more flowers, leaves and berries than there actually are.

I kept the dots of extra color light because, well you know me, I love the softer tones LOL. When dry I cut the panel with a Stitched Rectangle and then used my new favorite gold embossing powder, Antique Gold, to heat emboss the thank you sentiment from the set. I then mounted the panel on a Fog card base and added a few sequins to finish.

I will be back tomorrow with the start of the Clearly Besotted sneak peeks. Here’s a little teaser, I hope you will call by tomorrow to see the card in full :D

SUPPLIES

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Avery Elle Floral Frame Set Avery Elle FLORAL FRAME SSS WHITE Embossing Powder Arches COLD PRESS WATERCOLOR PAD 9×12 Versamark WATERMARK INK SSS STITCHED RECTANGLES SSS ANTIQUE GOLD Embossing Powder SSS FOG Card PPP 6mm SPARKLING CLEAR Sequins PPP 4mm SPARKLING CLEAR Sequins PPP 4mm WATERMELON Sequins Sequins – Little Things from Lucy’s Cards Little Things From Lucy’s Cards MOUNTAIN LAKE Sequin Shaker Mix Little Things From Lucy’s Cards COSMOPOLITAN Sequin Shaker Mix Ranger MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Ranger PERFECT PEARLS MISTI Stamping Tool Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Martha Stewart MINI SCORING BOARD SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER 3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE