Watercolor ~ November 2022 Friends of Unity Blog Hop

Hello and welcome.  The November 2022 Friend's Of Unity blog hop inspiration is watercolor.  I hope that you will join in on the fun and inspiration.  Simply comment on each stop in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop in the hop.

Here is my watercolor project for November.

Sentiment:  Merry Christmas

This card was a joy to make.  Watercolor is one of my favorite additions to card making.

Helpful tips:

Here are helpful tips for making this watercolor card.  To begin, prepare an A2 sized card base in white.  Next, onto watercolor card stock, add foliage stamping in different stamp layers, overlapping them at the top border.  For watercolor projects, I use waterproof ink.  Then, heat set the stamping.  Important, before adding watercolor, protect your workspace and do not inhale the crystal powders.  Next, spray water over the watercolor paper sections where you want to watercolor.  Then, gently tap a small amount of crystal powder color over the water.  I used a tiny bit of Brusho crystal colors in turquoise and orange. Also, spray again with water to blend and move the color.  Blot any puddles and then heat set.  To finish, die-cut or trim and adhere the dried watercolor panel over the card base with an added sentiment and gems.

Giveaway from me for the November 2022 hop:

I am giving away some of my own gently used Unity stamp sets plus new singles to one lucky winner, within the U.S. due to mailing costs.

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Here is a closer look.

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Supplies for today's project:

Unity Stamp Co.
Winter Awaits
Greetings of the Season {die set}
Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}

Also, Brusho crystal colour powders, watercolor brushes, spray bottle, nonstick craft sheet, Neenah solar white 110 lb cover card stock, magnetic die storage sheets, plastic stamp & die storage pockets, paper trimmer, new Misti, foam tape, flat double-sided tape atg, desk mat, glue, black hybrid ink, die-cutting machine, bone folder, scissors, watercolor cardstock, heat tool, adhesive gems.

Your next stop in the hop is Dawn B's blog. The full hop lineup is on Crystal's blog.

Thank you for visiting.  Your comments make my day.

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