A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Monday 16 July 2018

Splashed Wildflowers


Mid-month already so I'm here with a reminder card for CAS Watercolour.


I took a piece of mixed media cs and used Loll Thompson's splash watercolouring technique (see her video).  I started with Distress Oxide Peeled Paint and splashed it on the lower half of the cs.  Then I used a bunch of other colours, one at a time, drying after each, to colour the upper half of the cs.

I die cut the three wildflowers out of my piece, getting the stems at the bottom and the flowers at the top.  Then die cut them again out of scrap cs and layered them for more substance.

I glued a stitched frame to the card base, stamped a sentiment, tied the bunch of wildflowers with a piece of twine, and then glued them down.

Here's a close-up:


The splash technique is so much fun - just be sure to dry between layers so that you get the nice splashed colour effect.  You have until July 24th to link up your card.  Head on over to CAS Watercolour to see what the rest of the Design Team and our Guest Designer (Marcia of Marcia K Designs) created.

I'm also adding it to the July CAS Mix Up challenge - Colour your Die Cuts - as I coloured my die cut with splashed ink.  I have stamping, die cutting, oxide ink splashing, and twine.


Thanks for stopping by today!





Supplies:
Stamps - Technique Tuesday sentiment
Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Distress Oxide - Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Broken China, Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, and Worn Lipstick
Paper - mixed media and white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Tim Holtz wildflower dies, twine, Lil Inker stitched rectangle die



11 comments:

  1. Absolutely beautiful Distress Oxide Splash die cut bouquet, Susan. I LOVE how you used mostly greens for the bottom area of your Splash background and many other beautiful colors for the flower heads. So clever and creative, my friend. TFS at CAS Mix Up too. Hugs..

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  2. Such a unique and fabulous effect with the splash technique on those wonderful wild-flower die cuts. Such a striking card and thank you for joining in the fun challenge at the CAS Mix Up with this beauty x.

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  3. Those flowers are so pretty, Susan. Love the mix of colours with the green at the bottom. The framing is just perfect and I love the sweet little piece of twine to hold all the flowers together. Fantastic card my friend! xx

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  4. WOW do I love these colors, Susan. And if you layered those I bow to you! I've had such issues doing that and getting them to look nice without distorting them. Your stitched frame is the perfect final touch for this.

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  5. Your bouquet of wildflowers is absolutely GORGEOUS Susan with all those lovely colors...this card is truly CAS perfection in my book! LOVE it!! :0)

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  6. gorgeous Susan, I love the splash bouquet and the sweet string holding them together.

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  7. Love, love, love your splashed wildflowers, Susan! Beautiful colors for the flowers and the green is perfectly placed for the stems!

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  8. Wonderful splashing, Susan. Gives the Wildflowers such a unique texture. Great colours, especially on the stem area. xx

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  9. What a pretty bouquet of wildflowers, Susan! Your Distress Oxide splash is simply gorgeous. I love that you separated the colors for the top half from the bottom half so that the flowers have lots of colors and the stems are light green. Linen twine is a nice touch too! Hideko xx

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  10. so pretty Susan...love all the colour blends that make your flowers just pop.
    xx Karen

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  11. Oh my Susan such vibrant wildflowers. Your bouquet is so refreshing, I'm in love xx

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