CAS Watercolour November Challenge: Christmas Florals and Greenery

CAS Watercolour Christmas Florals and Greenery Challenge,

hosted by Susan (Cardmaker's Garret) is perfect so close to the holidays.

Gorgeous CAS Card samples also by the talented DT and GD Maura aka (Beesmom).

Here is my 4 1/4" square CAS Christmas Card.

While on our recent trailer camping vacation I did some watercoloring.

I had this beautiful image just waiting to make into a finished card:-)

I used my MISTI to stamp my STAMPlorations Christmas Candles-Large

image using Archival Black ink and then heat embossed with black EB powder.

Then the fun began...Watercolored with Zig markers spreading the ink 

with a watercolor brush.  I kept layering the colors until I was happy with the results.

I had every detail colored except the larger candle and decided to color with Magicals

pigment powder reconstituted with water.  I used a copper color.

I love the rich shimmery color next to the orange candle.

Finished my card last night at home.

I had a smudge of red ink at the top on the white background...darn.

Decided instead of fussy cutting to cut image with a stitched circle die.

Worked great...smudge all gone:-)

Added the joy sentiment and popped up image onto the card base and Done!

Loved the results and only took minutes because my image was already colored:-)

So happy to have another Christmas card for my stash.

Happy Holidays, my friends.

Adding to STAMPlorations Anything Goes

STAMPlorations CAS Anything Goes without optional color twist: Rainbow.

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations Christmas Candles-Large and Layered Mistletoe..sentiment.

Paper: Strathmore Mixed Media for image.  SU Whisper White Thick card base.

Inks: Archival Black.  Zig Markers.  Magicals pigment powder..copper.

Accessories: MB Stitched circle die. MISTI, SU Aqua painter. fun foam.