Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop...Coloring
May 13, 2020
Welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday blog hop, #aWOWbloghop. We have 25 stops on this hop representing 13 different time zones (Midnight in Hawaii through 10PM in New Zealand) in all of Stampin' Up's markets! Thank you so much for joining us as we hop Around the World on Wednesday!
This month the theme for the hop is all about coloring. We are lucky that Stampin' Up! offers so many different coloring tools, making it difficult for me to choose a favorite. My favorite coloring tool changes depending on what I am coloring but if I could only choose one, it would be ink refills.
The flowers from the Floral Essence stamp set were colored using Cherry Cobbler ink refill and a Aqua Painter. I stamped the flower with Versamark ink on Shimmery White cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. I like to use the Aqua Painter without any water in the barrel. I prefer to dip the Aqua Painter into a container of water, I feel this gives me more control of the amount of water on the brush. Once the petal is wet, I dip the Aqua Painter into the Cherry Cobbler ink refill and then touch it to the petal. It is so fun to watch the ink spread coloring the petal. Sometimes if the ink isn't moving the way you want it to, you can help it along. The leaves (To A Wild Rose stamp set) were colored the same way using Mossy Meadow ink refill.
I used the border die from the Wild Rose dies and cut out the border. I layered the Whisper White cardstock onto a piece of Sparkle Glimmer paper. I glued the flower border back in to the cutout allowing the Sparkle Glimmer paper to shine through. I love the bit of sparkle it adds to the card.
The sentiment is from To A Wild Rose set and stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink. The Perennial Essence Floral Centers were used for the centers and they add a lot of texture and dimension.
Time to see what coloring tool the talented Teri West chose to share.
Emma Goddard, Special Guest - UK
Thank you for stopping by! Hope you are enjoying hopping Around the World!
No YOU are amazing Sharon!! :) This is a really lovely project! xx
Posted by: Cheryll Miller | May 13, 2020 at 05:38 AM
Beautiful Sharon!!
Posted by: Tatiana Tobin | May 13, 2020 at 05:54 AM
The white embossing really makes the flowers pop. Beautiful card Sharon x
Posted by: Rochelle Laird-Smith | May 13, 2020 at 06:44 AM
This is gorgeous, Sharon, and I like your tip about the aqua painter.
Posted by: Karen Finkle | May 13, 2020 at 07:29 AM
How stunning! Wauw!
Posted by: Danielle Kassing | May 13, 2020 at 09:28 AM
WOWZERS! AMAZING!
Posted by: SHEL ANDERSON | May 13, 2020 at 10:38 AM
Very nice card!
Posted by: Aurélie Fabre | May 13, 2020 at 11:43 AM
BEAUTIFUL colouring, Sharon! Your card is gorgoeus. I like the idea of using the Aquapainter dry, then dipped into water - that would allow for so much more control. Thanks for sharing this tip. :)
Posted by: Christine Blain | May 13, 2020 at 06:40 PM
I love your white on white background for these wonderfully watercolored blossoms.
Posted by: Chris Smith | May 13, 2020 at 07:31 PM
Wow - stunningly pretty flowers! You've got "the touch"!! :)
Posted by: Mary Deatherage | May 13, 2020 at 08:52 PM
Stunning card Sharon!
Posted by: Teri West | May 13, 2020 at 10:47 PM
Beautiful card. I love the way you embossed the flowers and used the dry aqua painter with water and ink refills. They are really lovely. TFS
Posted by: JoAnn | May 14, 2020 at 10:18 AM
Wow - this is beautiful! The watercolored flowers are stunning and the inlaid die cutout is genius. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Tina Couch | May 14, 2020 at 08:17 PM
Thank you Tina! I appreciate it so much!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:08 PM
Thank you so much JoAnn! I appreciate you stopping by leaving me a comment!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:10 PM
Thank you Teri!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:10 PM
Thank you Mary! I love it when it all works out.
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:11 PM
Thank you Chris!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:11 PM
Thank you Christine! I am so happy I was able to share something that was useful!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:12 PM
Thank you Aurelie! I appreciate it!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:13 PM
Thank you Shel! You are so kind and I appreciate you leaving me a comment!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:13 PM
Thank you Danielle! I appreciate it!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:14 PM
Thank you Karen! I am glad that you found the tip helpful
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:15 PM
Thank you Rochelle!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:15 PM
Thank you Tatiana!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:15 PM
Thank you so much Cheryl!
Posted by: Sharon Hashimoto Burkert | May 15, 2020 at 07:15 PM
Simply beautiful card design. I love the gorgeous colors.
Posted by: Tricia Butts | May 16, 2020 at 05:42 PM
Gorgeous watercoloring with the ink refills, Sharon! Your card and layout are breathtaking. Thanks for hopping Around the World on Wednesday with us! xx
Posted by: Angie McKenzie | May 18, 2020 at 02:07 PM
Stunning card Sharon, love the colours - so pretty x
Posted by: Angela Meiritz-Reid | May 25, 2020 at 05:10 AM