Heartfelt Thanks - Essentials by Ellen April Pin-Sights Challenge

Today, I made a quick card to enter the Ellen April Pin-Sights Challenge. The pin had such beautiful whimsical colours that I wanted to re-create on this card. 

I used the ink smooshing technique with yellow, pink, purple and green distress inks to create the background on watercolor paper. It took a couple of tries and a blast of the heat gun to get the right splatters. In the same colour distress inks, I stamped the small dandelion from the Essentials By Ellen Bold Blooms stamp set on the bottom of the panel. With the larger dandelion image, I stamped it in the middle with versamark ink and used embossing powder and heat set it. I used the same embossing powder for the sentiment from Waffle Flower on black cardstock. 

I die cut the watercolor panel with a rectangle stitched die and also cut stripes of gold foil cardstock for my border. To put together the card, I glued the gold foil stripes on the top and bottom of the card and then adhered the watercolor panel with double sided foam tape. Lastly, I attached the sentiment with foam squares and added some sequins.

Supplies used on this card:

- Essentials By Ellen - Bold Blooms stamp
- Waffle Flower - Enveloper Hello stamp
- Simon Says Stamp - Stitched Rectangles Dies
- Distress Ink in Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Cracked Pistachio, Evergreen Bough, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick
- Sakura Water Brush - Medium
- Versamark watermark stamp pad

- Recollections embossing powder in Champagne

- EK Success Powder Tool

- Staples White 110lbs Cardstock Paper
- DCWV White Cardstock with Foil
- Artist's Loft Watercolor Paper 90lbs
- Recollections Cardstock Paper in Black
- Sizzix Big Shot Machine
- Hampton Art Stamp Perfect

- Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
- Scotch Advanced Tape Glider
- 3M Scotch 1/2" by 36 yard Double Sided Foam Tape
- Sequins

This card will be entered in the following challenges. You can click on their badge to learn more about it.

Essentials by Ellen April Pin-Sights Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - The Great Outdoors

Thanks for dropping by!

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Nathalie @ natnatbot