Monday, November 21, 2016

Shades of Blue

As you may know, blue is my favorite color.  When I saw the monochromatic shades of blue at the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge, I could not resist playing along.  Oh, and let's not forget those blue butterflies.  Even though they are not actually part of the challenge, I did use one on my card.

Sometimes I forget that I have stamps that actually have text on them.  It was a treat to dig out one of my Tim Holtz stamps to use on my card.  We had to use text other than a sentiment at the CAS Watercolour Challenge.

I love the way the Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Pacific Point blended together.  The butterfly was cut from Vellum and washed on the back with Pacific Point to match the lower color. 


Stamp Set:  Reflections (Tim Holtz); Inks:  Basic Black Archival, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Soft Sky; Cardstock:  Watercolor Paper, Whisper White; Other:  Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies, Hello Die (Taylored Expressions), Stitched Oval Stacklets Dies (Taylored Expressions), Pearl Basic Jewels, Dimensionals

The colors I used are from the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/birthday-celebration-challenge-200.html

The use of text on my card was prompted by the CAS Watercolour Challenge.  For all the challenge details, click the image below.

http://caswatercolour.blogspot.ca/2016/11/cas-watercolour-november-challenge_2.html

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

12 comments:

  1. Fabulous! Love the text and faded butterfly, great use of the colours. Thanks for joining in with the CC&S 200th Challenge.

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    1. Thanks, Jane! Love blue so it was a great challenge for me.

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  2. Such pretty and soft shades of blue Marsha. The text in the oval makes a beautiful background for your delicate butterfly. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!

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    1. Thanks, Loll! I'm still so new at watercolor but I'm really loving it. Thanks for a great challenge.

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  3. Gorgeous! Love the butterfly! Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S!

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  4. The sheer watercolors and the vellum butterfly give a lovely dreamy feel to your card. Thanks so much for participating in our birthday celebration at CC&S! I hope you'll join us again soon for another challenge! :)

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    1. Thanks, Patricia! It's a great challenge and I know I'll be back.

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  5. This is a beautiful design, Marsha! I love the soft blue and the lovely butterfly and text! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at CAS Watercolour!

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    1. Thanks, Bonnie! Enjoy your challenge and have much yet to learn about watercolor.

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  6. Beautiful focal image on your card and lovely watercoloring and use of the shades of blue. Thank you so much for joining in on the celebrations at CC&S. Hugs Bev x

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    1. Thanks, Beverley! Butterflies and blues are favorites.

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