Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop: Love

Today I am participating in a Blog Hop by "Global Stamping Friends" and our theme is "LOVE". I have been playing with the Waterfront set and decided to make a simple and fun background for my card, by "painting" with the stamps on watercolor paper and then smoothing out the edges with my very wet Aqua Painter. Here it is:

You can't even tell that I've used stamps to do that. But it gives the background more depth, I think and is much easier for me to do than laying down a well planned watercolor wash background from scratch... It's very easy! YOU can do this too! I also added some splattering with my VERY wet Aqua Painter and Elegant Eggplant ink.

I used the one texture folder from the set "Petal Pair" because it almost looks as if the little leafs are hearts...

Here is a little secret about the "Love Ya" tag... Well, I "tried" my best to line up my letters to make them straight and even... it worked... until I got to the "E" and because my clear block was wet from cleaning the stamp prior...the letter actually slid some when I stamped, making it well... crooked! I didn't want to start over for let's say a 4th time... so I decided to carry the theme on over to the next word..LOL and I like it! I hope this card inspired you to play with the watercolor wash technique either with stamps or from scratch and shows you that not everything has to be perfectly straight! 

Have fun stamping and now of course hopping through the blogs to see all the great projects this month...

Please click the arrow below to hop to the next blog... If for some reason it doesn't work, the link can be found underneath in the list as well in case you get lost...right now you are on Claudia Perry's blog and then person in line is Kimberley Ann Morris

Blog Hop list:

Libby Dyson 

Anastasia Radloff  

Erica Jones  

Tricia Butts

Cheryl Algie 

Jan Musselman   

Amanda Farlinger 

Jenn Curtis Charles 

Karie Beglau 

Rachel Macleod 

Amber Thompson 

Courtenay Heuston 

 Rebecca Urban 

Amanda Bates 

Claudia Perry     ***You are HERE***

Kimberley Anne Morris 

 Marieke Bart 

Mary Ann Kay Rossiter 

Georgia missy Aubrey-Gaydos 

Christina Walker 

     Lisa Henderson 







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Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386] $17.00	Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set [141936] $17.00	Bird Banter Photopolymer Stamp Set [145852] $17.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00
Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00	Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144242] $8.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $4.00	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315] $5.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00
Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad [126969] $6.50	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $6.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $6.50	Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $5.00	Subtles Enamel Shapes [141679] $9.00	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies [141489] $27.00	Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies [137547] $40.00	Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [145656] $9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets [144106] $10.00	Precision Base Plate [139684] $25.00