PTI's M.I.M. #247:Watercolored Card Sets

Blessed Monday, cafe friends! And it is indeed, blessed, as the sun is finally shining here in the Midwest after a week long jag of clouds and rain.

Today's Make It Monday at Papertrey Ink features Melissa, crafting some lovely cards using watercoloring techniques. Melissa used the PTI watercolor cards, but since I do not have those I decided to substitute with a stamped image. I started on watercolor paper, using Memento Black ink. Epic fail. Even after heat setting, I could not prevent the ink from smearing. So I went back to my favorite PTI heavy card stock, and had much better success.

I followed Melissa's technique, first sponging ink, then using a water brush to blend, and finally layering other colors of ink with the brush.

I copied Melissa's sketch, right down to the patterned paper topper, the sequins and the seam binding ribbon.

{Today's Brew: PTI Strawberry Patch and Strawberry Patch sentiment stamp sets, PTI card stock/ink/patterned paper, seam binding, sequins, spray mists}

I think I'll make a few more of these cards tonight, perhaps swapping the sentiments, and then use the set as a sweet gift for Mother's Day.

Hope your day is "sweet"!