Double D Challenge - The Color RED

Hello friends.  I'm playing with the Double D Challenge today where they are looking for the color RED.

I was gifted the PB enchantingly stamp and die for my birthday a couple weeks ago and thought I would give the rose a try with Jill Foster's water coloring techniques.  Not as easy as Jill makes it look!  But try I did and also used one of her sketch ideas.  Here's what I came up with...

The rose was stamped on Canson 140lb watercolor paper and then water colored with Gina K re-inkers.  Re-inkers are very concentrated ink and therefore very dark, so there is definitely a learning curve to watercolor with them.  A couple things I learned were, because they are so concentrated you only need a micro-dot of re-inker on your brush along with very small amounts of water.  Always let dry before adding a 2nd layer of color!!  Use just plain water (small amounts) to move your color around.  When I stamped my image in black, I also used clear embossing powder over it as it helps to keep the watercolor in the section you're working on.  However, I'm not sure I like the glossy look of the black in the photos!  I will keep watching Jill and trying again as I really do love the watercolor look!

  

I used the same watercolor paper for my card base and sketch design.  The center 2" strip was embossed with SSS's Canopy Vine embossing folder and then a skinny strip of the same paper was added on the top and bottom of the embossed strip.  I also used the watercolor paper for the die cut frame (PB's - classy frames) and attached over the embossed strip along with the die cut rose.  The sentiment is an OLD SU! wooden block stamp that I love and that finished this CAS card.

The DT has a lot of beautiful inspiration done up in RED for you to check out right HERE.  This challenge is open till Sunday, March 2nd @ 8:00PM. 

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!