Hello Crafters!
I'm posting today for a very special reason. See remember on Thanksgiving when I was posting about how amazing and generous the crafty community is?
About a month ago when I first introduced you guys to CASEing Genius I shared that I was totally crushing on Peerless Watercolors. Shortly after that post I got an email from the amazing Joan who volunteered some of her own Peerless for me to try. What in the WHAT?! Yes, you read it right. She sent me a rectangle of every color so I could try them. Talk about generous!!
I have been trying for the past month to make a card that I felt Joan would love. It never exactly worked out. Joan is a bright colored minimalist. She makes deliriously incredible things and I ohh and ahh over her blog on the regular. Feeling like you need some happy inspiration? Head over to her blog, I make I talk. You won't be disappointed. I finally came up with something that I hope Joan will love even though it might be a little more color than she would do. In fact she recently did some watercolor with very little color and each one is AMAZing!! You can see them here.
Joan this is your warning if you want to be surprised flee now!!! :)
I wet my paper with clean clear water and then just added color in a rainbow pattern. After each color I splattered some around before cleaning my brush. That's it. No, really. The water and those vibrant Peerless colors did all the work. I adore them. I crazy googley eyed super make my heart pitter patter love them. I will be buying them for sure.
I wanted the watercolor to be the star so I just die cut Simon Says Stamp's Thanks from it. I cut about 6 more from black and put them back together. Add some stardust stickle dots and enamel dots and call it done.
Thanks again Joan for being such a wonderful generous kind friend. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it!!
and thank you for coming to visit. I appreciate that too :)
XoXo
Gorgeous is the word for this one :) stunning !
ReplyDeleteI love your posts, Kelly! I feel like I'm "hearing" you talk to us! ♥ And your card is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure how even with your description this came out so perfectly blended and splattered. I swear it was a stamp of some kind. I think hero arts has one like this look too. I love the way the thanks come out at ya. Its a marvelous card. So NICE to NOT see a flower!! ;))) love you and hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is all.
ReplyDeleteMy Disco loving heart is feeling GROOVY looking at your card:)
ReplyDeleteI guess that's why the product is called PEERLESS...none can come close to the vibrance.
Kelly, every time I come here you make my heart go pitter patter, lol. What a wonderful card, so so what I love. I have the peerless watercolours and nothing I have done to date holds a candle to this piece of art.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Kelly!! All those bright colors make me very happy! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing card ... the vibrancy of the colour, the diecut sentiment that blends right into the background ... wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou have done such an AMAZING job with these water colors, Kelly! I love the vibrant colors and how you added splatters before cleaning your brush...very cool effect! I'm sure Joan knew that you would create something gorgeous, and here it is! Thanks for sharing another fun post with us...it's always a joy reading your thoughts...in fact, I feel as though I'm right there with you :)
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! LOVE those bright happy colors!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow! Amazing crafter friend and a spectacular card to thank her. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Rainbow colors! Very artsy!! I also checked Joan's blog, her cards are also very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm ohhh-ing and ahhhh-ing over YOUR pretty card. Stupendous job.
ReplyDeleteThe crafting community is awesome! And what a stunning "watercolor thanks" card using peerless (fabulously if I may say so !)
ReplyDeleteAlso the way you used these watercolors and the color selection itself it looks as if the colors are still moving and blending together! Get effect as a finished piece :)
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely Amazing...lovely water color card Kelly....woow I cant stop to see it again and again and again...;)
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