{5.23.2013} Unity + Petaloo
Stamps and Flowers
It is a great combo! I’m excited to be part of the Unity and Petaloo hop today. The Unity design team is playing with Petaloo flowers and our favorite Unity stamps. You should have arrived from the ever talented Joslyn, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.
It was really fun to see how watercolor pencils would work with the Petaloo paper flowers. Quite nice if I do say so myself. I tried two different methods and both resulted in different effects. I created a puddle of water and added the pencil to it for a softer coverage. Then, I applied the pencil directly to the flower and blended with water for bolder coverage. It is easy to add more color once the item is wet, just color lightly over the area that is damp and blend some more. For the flower centers, I dabbed the pencil in dots on top at the end and didn’t blend with water. I let them dry for awhile before adding them to the card. They are delicate when wet and the glue doesn’t work so well either.
I really LOVE this Unity sentiment kit. Can you believe it is only $10??? What a steal of a deal. I stamped the label and sentiment on the flower patterned paper. I stamped the sentiment a second time and trimmed out the bold words to pop them up.
** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today.
We’ll be giving away 3 prizes from comments left on the participating blogs.
That is all from me, head on over to the amazing Renee next!!!!
Here are the list of blogs hopping today.
Angie
Erin
Jolande
Joslyn
Lisa A.
Renee
Shellye
Shilo
Stephanie
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Nina Yang
Beautiful! You rocked the flowers, Lisa!
Lisa Rodriguez
what a great card! Love that sentiment kit so much I had to order it!
Julie O
I’ve got that sentiment kit ordered. Can’t wait til it comes!
Christine Dring
Wow Lisa! Your card is amazing, and love the way your colored flowers turned out!
Kris
Love the layering on the sentiment and your flowers are just perfect.
Synthia
What a fun card. I just got this set and can’t wait to play with it!
Lucy E.
Pretty card-love the flowers!
Miwa
Wow, great card design! Love the colors you chose, too!
Linda S S
The flowers are blended so nicely.
Angeline
so pretty! i absolutely LOVE it!
vicdd
i say CELEBRATE everyday
Miriam Prantner
Great design! I love that you stamped the sentiment piece on patterned paper and popped out the big words!
Crystal
Awesome card! Love it.
Pam
Such a cheerful card, and pretty watercolored flowers too!
Amy#8546(TheTigersHaven)
Beautiful card. I love your layout and how you tucked your flowers. Very clever idea.
Gaylynn
Your pencil technique works nicely on your flowers. I like how this card looks like a present. A pretty one too! 🙂
Carol B
Gorgeous project, thanks for sharing your ideas with all of us!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
hotwheels AKA Linda
Your layout is Beautiful! and very pretty flowers. and great colors too. It add a nice touch!
emily
Perfect spring harmony!!!!!
jolande9909
love this card!!!!
Chris Locke
Great idea watercolor pencils!! & a pretty card also
Lynda
cute, cute, cute card!!!
Anonymous
Love the use of the watercolour pencils, great card.
jpscraps
Beautiful card! Love how you layered the flowers.
Martha
Lisa, what a LOVELY card! I love the pretty colors.
bearsmother
Love the divided sections on the card. The chevrons really add to the design. thanks for sharing.
Dorothy C.
I love everything about this card. Your technique to add color to the flowers is genius. Thanks so much for sharing.
Marcy hayosh
Beautiful card!!
Kris B
Such a pretty card! Love the altered flowers! Love how you popped up the words on the sentiment! TFS God bless!!
Noelle Reese
WOW! I love that you shifted everything to the left instead of the middle! I will have to CASE that girly! Awesome card!!
Ruby M
Beautiful card.
Angie V
Such a beautiful card, love the colour scheme you choose!
Lindsey
This is beautiful, Lisa! Good to know that watercolour pencils work on these flowers, too.
Teresa Godines #6857
love how you used the paper for the background. Beautiful!
Salla
Beautiful flower card!
k
gotta love the chevron
Esther Turner
I love your flowers – they are wonderful! I really need to learn how to use my water colour pencils! 🙂
Donna Oates
Great card with beautiful colors. I like the color blocking, too!
Kathleen
Love your technique on adding color to the flowers. I also like how you made part of the sentiment POP!
Jennifer Mitten
Beautiful card! I love how you popped up part of the sentiment….
lolyborda43
I love how you framed the sentiment with those pretty water colored flowers.TFS
michelle k.
Beautiful card! I think I need that sentiment set!
stampnk
Really pretty soft colors on the flowers and a great sentiment!
shartl
Lovely card and pretty flowers! I love this
Anonymous
What a beautiful card with perfect Spring colors!
gwenyt
Your card is just beautiful! Love how you used pencils on the flowers!
Scrappin' Diva - Cindy B
Beautiful! Would never thought to use watercolor pencils on the flowers.
lostinpaper
Those flowers are so pretty Lisa and I just love how you have popped the sentiment too!
sherrie
Beautiful card! Love the bright colors:) TFS!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com
jeannetteakajnett
Wonderful, you did a great job!
Jean Bullock
Darling card. I like how you divided it into quarters.
tsurutadesigns
fabulously fun!
Tracy Ercole
Great card!