Birthday: Watercolor, Flowers, and a "Whoosh"

 

  

This is birthday season for me.  I used the "whoosh" from the Stampin' Up! set Star of Light.  With spritzing of water, most of the stars in the "whoosh" were blended into the colors.  However, I love the effect.  

Both flowers were stamped and die cut using card stock rather than watercolor paper.  The look was too harsh for me, so I spritzed them also.  Then I shaped the flower while still damp.  The flowers stayed in perfect shape when dry!

Colors:  

Strawberry Slush

Pink Pirouette

Berry Burst

Soft Suede

Always Artichoke

Stamps:

Star of Light

Watercolor Wash

Confetti

Floral Flourish (Hero Arts)

Other:

Floral Flourish Framelits

Stitched Whirl Background

Punch

Birthday: Watercolor with Botanical Blooms

The watercolor background worked perfectly with the Botanical Blooms set.

Colors:
Lost Lagoon
Sage Shadow
Dapper Denim
Pool Party
Island Indigo
Coastal Cabana
Marina Mist
Daffodil Delight
More Mustard
Night of Navy
Always Artichoke

Stamps:
Playful Backgrounds
Gorgeous Grunge
Work of Art
Vintage Vogue
French Foliage
Timeless Textures
Paisleys and Posies
Watercolor Wash
Confetti
Stacks of Wishes (for inside)
Thoughtful Phrases (Hero Arts)
Botanical Blooms

Other:
Pearls
Botanical Blooms matching dies
Wink of Stella

Retirement: Feathers with Watercolor Background

Aaron has a coworker that is moving to a different department.  We used the stamp Watercolor Wash.  I am not sure I will use it as intended, but it gave a good beginning base for the water coloring.

Colors:
Soft Suede
Baked Brown Sugar
Coastal Cabana
Bermuda Bay
Sage Shadow
Lost Lagoon
Bordering Blue
Marina Mist
Bashful Blue
Pool Party

Stamps:
Banners for You
Four Feathers
Watercolor Wash
Paisleys & Posies
Gorgeous Grunge
Timeless Texture
Playful Backgrounds

Other:
Linen Thread
Button
Pearls
Four Feathers matching dies
Vellum
Heat embossing powder