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Monday 2 February 2015

Congratulations

Hi! And happy Monday.
Today I have another Clearly Besotted card to share with you featuring stamps from the February release . Today I have chosen an image from the cute Wild Thing stamp set. After seeing THIS amazing card by the talented Kristina Werner, I decided to try my hand at some no line watercolouring. And boy is it hard work! This card took longer to make than any card I have ever made! :) 
So, I stamped the giraffe in Scattered Straw Distress Ink (after stamping him off once on scrap paper), then watercoloured him with my Winsor and Newton watercolour paints. Three attempts later, and I was just about satisfied. I hand cut him out, and added him to some Simon Says Stamp die cut tags. The sentiment is from THIS very very useful set. Love it and use it all the time!
Congratulations by Lucy Abrams
The text and heart papers are from THIS Pebbles pad, and the striped paper is from THIS Echo Park pad. And I added some delicious Lawn Fawn silver cord and a tiny ribbon bow.
Congratulations 2 by Lucy Abrams
If you like the looks of this fun technique, I really recommend Kristina's video HERE. She rocks.
Back tomorrow. See you then.
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16 comments:

  1. Shirley2 February 2015 at 10:23

    Cute card! Love the soft colors.

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  2. Caryn2 February 2015 at 10:23

    Just gorgeous Lucy - I haven't dared try the no-line technique - must give it a go - you make it sound so fun!!! {wink}

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  3. Michelle Short2 February 2015 at 11:05

    Beautiful card Lucy. I love the soft, amazing, watercolouring on the giraffe xx

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  4. Ruth S, justsomestuffimade.com2 February 2015 at 11:24

    So sweet - your soft colouring is adorable, so it looks like time spent on that technique was definitely worth it!! Rx

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  5. Jo Nevill2 February 2015 at 11:28

    Super cute card Lucy. Your watercoloring is amazing !

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  6. Aimes2 February 2015 at 13:40

    Well this is beautiful! I love the soft, gentle effect of no-line watercolouring. Totally worth the patience (though you make it look easy here!)
    x

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  7. Cornelie2 February 2015 at 15:48

    Sweet and such a beauty! Great watercoloring! Very nice to see you back at CB!

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  8. Vera Yates (Ling)2 February 2015 at 19:01

    Lucy, this is absolutely adorable! You did a great job with the watercoloring.

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  9. Judith2 February 2015 at 20:05

    Oh, this is adorable. So cute! I love your style, Lucy!

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  10. Pajalu2 February 2015 at 23:06

    Hi Lucy this is such a cute card. Well worth the time it took to make.

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  11. Rubeena I.2 February 2015 at 23:27

    Love this!! You always make such nice cards :) I've gotta try this no-line watercoloring...thanks for the inspiration

    -Ruby
    (feel free to visit my blog for a fabulous giveaway: http://arareruby.blogspot.com)

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  12. Hamutal Shafrir3 February 2015 at 06:08

    How adorable! Your coloring is beautiful!

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  13. Mandy3 February 2015 at 06:26

    Absolutely beautiful Lucy x

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  14. loulou3 February 2015 at 07:39

    Very sweet card. The soft watercoloured giraffe is just perfect for a new baby card.

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  15. Louise Thomas3 February 2015 at 10:15

    Wow, so sweet! Love the colours and the text tag behind, nice touch :)

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  16. Debby Hughes6 February 2015 at 19:54

    I think you did a grand job with the no line colouring - a beautiful softness to the end result :D

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Thanks for your lovely comments. I really appreciate each and every one.