Watercolor Cotton Card

Hope all of my USA friends had a nice holiday yesterday.  It was a scorcher but we all made it through.

I have been wanting the cotton set of stamps from Altenew since they came out.  Well I finally got them and couldn't wait to play...

We were recently down in Alabama and got to see real cotton in the fields. I was able to purchase a couple stalks of cotton at a flea mall (that's what they call them down there...that's a whole nother story) and they are in a vase on my kitchen table.  I love it...it's so organic, just beautiful.

So I saw that this weeks challenge at  CAS on Friday/Sunday (it's called both for some reason) is #136 Watercolor so I thought I'd give it a go.

The "frame" around part of the cotton was just a swish of water then a bit of color added.  So easy yet very striking don't you think?

Supplies:

Altenew - Cotton Stamps

Watercolor Paper

Imagine - VersaFine Clair - Acorn & Nocturne
Prima - Watercolor Confections

Niji Waterbrush

CAS: Bubbles!

I hope you're all surviving this Spring

 that seems like the never ending Winter! 

I was looking through some of my challenge emails yesterday and found the Bubbles challenge from Addicted to CAS.  It was the perfect opportunity to use a new (to me) stamp set from Hero Arts...the Color Layering Octopus!  It actually came out last year but I just discovered it recently when I was looking for a different stamp set.  The moment I saw it I knew I had to have it!

Isn't he so stinkin' cute?  I just love him and his little fishy friend!  The entire card was stamped using VersaFine Clair inks - I started off by stamping the base layer of the octopus with Verdant and layered Green Oasis over top.  I used Warm Breeze for the bubbles, Nocturne for the sentiment and finally Summertime (isn't that a great name?) for his little friend.

Here's a close up of the octopus...such fun!

I can't wait to stamp him in other colors...so many ideas :)

Supplies:

Hero Arts - Color Layering Octopus

Imagine - VersaFine Clair - Verdant, Green Oasis, Warm Breeze, Summertime, Nocturne

White Cardstock Card blank