FMS297 You Make Me Smile Leaves

I saw amazing cards from the SU! Artisan team blog hop

this week and just had to make a card using some of their techniques.

I loved Kim Van Diepen's card over at

stampinbythesea.com

I have mentioned before that she has a way with water coloring

that

I wish I could do so well.

I started with a piece of water color paper 

and washed some Crushed Curry ink over it.

I cut out the leaves from Seasonal Layers thinlits dies

in water color paper and water colored with the aqua painter

more Crushed Curry and Fresh Fig.  I stamped the sentiment in 

Fig on Curry card stock and cut it with an oval die.

I placed the leaves around and added some bling with a few gold sequins.

The card base is 4/1/4" square of Crushed Curry.  

I hope you can play along with the sketch challenge over at

freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com

this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Windy

Windyellard.stampinup.net

Stamp set: Colorful Seasons

Ink: Crushed Curry, Fresh Fig

Paper: Fresh Fig, Crushed Curry, water color paper

Seasonal Layers thinlits dies, aqua painter, Layering Oval framelits dies 

Metallic sequin in gold