Welcome to the March Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are thinking of Spring and have a nice, Earthy color combination including Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Soft Suede.
When I first saw these colors, I immediately thought of the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set and coordinating Garden Gateway Dies. (Purchase in a bundle for 10% off!) The pale greens and soft neutrals seemed perfect to design my own secret garden.
This is the first time I’ve used this bundle and it was so fun! I particularly love the pretty arched gate and fun gate builder pieces.
I stamped the gate and fence with Soft Suede ink on Shimmery White Cardstock and watercolored them with an Aqua Painter. Since Soft Suede is water-soluble, I used a slightly dry brush to avoid blurring the stamped images too much. I also used a reverse coloring technique to make the gate and fence appear “white.” I only slightly shaded the gate and fence with watered down Soft Suede, and then I painted the background with Pear Pizzazz and Mint Macaron to make the gate and fence really stand out.
I love all the fun detailed stamps in this set, as well as all the coordinating dies to cut them out! (That makes it so much easier!!!) There’s even a teeny, tiny one for the bird! The additional branch and flower dies make it even better. They are so sweet!
I cut my gate in two so it would open, just for fun. To give my scene some perspective, I layered garden dies behind and adhered the gate and fence pieces with dimensionals.
For the garden pieces, I stamped with Pear Pizzazz and watercolored with both Pear Pizzazz and Mint Macaron. Again, I watercolored the background and leaves to create flowers that appear white.
After layering the Very Vanilla rose and flower dies, I painted them with a Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add some pretty sparkle.
Finally, I cut a background from Shimmery White Cardstock and watercolored it with Mint Macaron ink to create a misty background for my secret garden. I also added a simple sentiment stamped with Soft Suede and cut out with the smallest Stitched Nested Die.
I had a few leftovers , so I decided to add a little scene inside the card as well! That little kitty looks so cute!
Be sure to continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop for even more inspiration using this month’s color combination. Next up is the fantastic Melissa Kerman!
Color Fusers Blog Hop Designers:
Tami Hewlett — You Are Here
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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Love this Tami, and the watercoloring in the background is gorgeous!!
Thank you so much Melanie! 💚💚💚