CAS Watercolor Card Challenge: Poppy

I just had to play in the CAS Watercolor Card Challenge hosted by Loll.

All the sample cards by Loll, Bonnie and all the DT and GD were so Gorgeous!

Be sure and Check out all their beauties.  You will be inspired too!

Denny and I have been so busy with all our Spring weeding, mowing, etc.

I really enjoyed some quiet time relaxing while watercoloring the PB Poppies.

Enjoy and Happy Spring!

I stamped the single Penny Black poppies image onto Strathmore Mixed Media 

with Versafine Onyx Black ink using MISTI.

Then used my T.H. Glass Mat and swiped ink from my Distress Oxide ink pads 

directly onto mat and spritzed with water.

I used a #2 paint brush to watercolor the beautiful Penny Black Poppy image

from the Blooming Garden stamp set, which has 4 other Spring

blooming flowers in the set. I air dried between each layer of color.

I watercolored the colors going from the lightest to the darkest shades of 

Distress Inks: Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon,

Festive Berries and Barn Door on the blooms.  Then added Mowed Lawn on buds.

When poppies were dry I stamped the Penny Black Happy Snippets sentiment 

with Versafine black ink and heat embossed with SU Clear EB powder.

Next Die cut the frame with SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames.

I am loving this new to me Frame set that has 3 rectangle dies

 and one smaller square frame.

I used the middle rectangle die for my main image.

Popped up with White Craft foam onto SU Whisper White 100# CS and Done!

Love the Crisp CAS look of the rich colored poppies...That is what Denny said :-)  

Thank you Loll for your fun challenge.  

You still have until the 24th to play along.  Hugs..

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black Blooming Garden and Happy Snippets (sentiment).

Paper: Strathmore Mixed Media and SU Whisper White 100#.

Inks: Versafine Black Onyx.  Distress Inks: Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon,

Festive Berries and Barndoor on the blooms.  Then added Mowed Lawn on buds.

Accessories: SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames Dies.  MISTI.  SU Clear EB powder and heat tool.  #2 paint brush.  White Craft Foam (SSS).