Papertrey Ink and Creative Expressions Sending Hugs card

Hello everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge for a brand new year over at Happy Little Stampers

This is a regular watercolour challenge that is anything goes, and each month we will have an optional twist that you can use if you want to have some extra fun. Our first twist is stencil, and I came up with this card

I started with a piece of watercolour paper and taped the Creative Expressions Ivy Background stencil to it. I then used several shades of blue watercolours with a fairly dry brush and painted over different parts of the stencil to give some variation of colour. The brush has to be pretty dry or the watercolour will seep under the stencil, which is okay, but I was going for a cleaner look here.

When the panel was dry, I trimmed it into three pieces and matted it onto black card before layering it up on the base card. I die cut the sentiments in black and white, and shadowed them so they would pop more on the card. The Hugs sentiment is a die from PTI that I have had in my stash for a long time without using it but it looks good here and covers the card well. Have you tried the Nuvo Crystal Drops yet? I have new bottle of the white Drops and made a few dots to finish the card off. I'm quite impressed - they held the dome shape really well and were easy to glue on.

Video Tutorials using our optional twist
Brushos and Stencils by Kylie Purtell (7:47)
Watercolour Stencil Masking Technique by Ingrid Blackburn (8:27)
Stencils and Watercolours by Justine Hovey (2:57)
Stencilled Watercolour Background by Tiffany Johnson (2:36)

Video Tutorials without our optional twist
Watercolour Stamped Butterflies by Ingrid Blackburn (12:08)
Brushos and Glossy Cardstock by Kylie Purtell (5:34)
Fun and Easy Watercolouring by Kamila Routsis (8:31)
Watercolour Smash Technique by Ingrid Blackburn (12:08)
Stamping with Gelatos by Kylie Purtell (7:04)

We are lucky enough to have Barb join us as Guest Designer this month and you can check out her  lovely card-and see lots of inspiration from the team over at the Happy Little Stampers Blog.

I'd like to play along with

Cut it Up Challenge - use something old and something new.

Sunny Day Crafting Challenge - anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks Challenge - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Carol