Author name: Tara

Happy Tuesday!  I’ve got a simple card for you today, but I hope you like it!

I wanted to play a bit more with my new stamps & watercolor crayons by Tim Holtz, so I stamped off this pretty cone flower on a small piece of watercolor paper (this was a mini pad of pre-cut paper by Prima- such a handy size to play with!).  I scribbled my watercolor crayons onto my craft sheet and picked up the color with a wet paintbrush for this detailed image, then added extra water to the leftover color to create the subtle wash in the background.  I added a Dina Wakely sentiment along the flower stem- love this one, “don’t take these moments for granted.” A bit of Distress Stickles and metallic pen add a touch of shimmer to my blossom.

I wanted to keep the card design simple here so I didn’t distract from the images.  I selected some olive cardstock and misted Distress Stain over a stencil for a tone on tone design, then layered that piece to give a slim black edge.  Some purple jute thread and jewels gave the bit of texture I needed to finish things off.

Thanks so much for stopping by- and a shout out to my mom, who leaves me a comment every week 🙂  Love you mom!  I’d love to hear what any of you have been creating lately, or planning on creating… I’m still gravitating towards autumn colors and themes, but Christmas is going to sneak up on us, so I’ll be sharing some holiday cards with you soon!

Have a creative day!

Inky hugs,

Tara