Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I have a surprise, watercolor technique to share with you.

I started by choosing a “new to me” stamp set, Blossoming Basket, that just arrived from Stampin’ Up! I know I’m late to the party for using the  Blossoming Basket stamp set from Sale-A-Bration, but I thought it would make a perfect Mother’s Day card. Flowers are probably the number one gift for Mother’s Day, so why not make a card to match?

Blossoming Basket Mother’s Day Card

I haven’t created many watercolor cards, and I have a confession; this one didn’t start out that way.

This is what happened:

I thought the basket of flowers would look pretty on a Wood Textures background, so I chose the white-washed favorite. I then stamped the image in Chocolate Chip Ink, and began happily coloring away with my Stampin’ Blends. This is how it looked when I placed it on the Crumb Cake card base. 

I happened to turn it over, before gluing it down, and my watercolor surprise was revealed! I was so delighted, I didn’t want to add anything, other than a “happy mother’s day” tag. I stamped it in Chocolate Chip Ink on Sahara Sand cardstock, used the Classic Label Punch, and tied it with Linen Thread.

TIP: I punched a tiny hole on the end of the tag, so when the Mini Dimensionals lifted the tag, a sticky spot was there for holding the Linen Thread bow.

Would you like to know the Stampin’ Blend colors I used? It was Light and Dark Crumb Cake for the basket, Light and Dark Old Olive for the greenery, Light and Dark Calypso Coral, Light and Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Pumpkin Pie for the flowers, and the Color Lifter.

Due to the popularity of the Stampin’ Blends, they will not be available until the end of May. These alcohol pens make coloring so much fun, it’s worth the wait!

I stuck with the watercolor theme for the inside, choosing “you’re the best” from the Watercolor Words stamp set. The sentiment would be music to any mom’s ears, mine included.

I hope you enjoyed my technique, “how to watercolor without even trying.”

If you like the Blossoming Basket Stamp Set, it’s a Sale-A-Bration item that is only available until March 31. Leave me a comment, if you’d like to order one from my store.

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