I was looking at my "card stash" and I did not have many basic "thinking of you" cards and I was in the mood to use the aqua painter pens….so out they came! The inner Picasso was unveiled!

I did use lots of different tools and tricks to make this beauty but I thought….what the heck – it's the weekend and I'm not working so lets play! I felt like I have not been using purples lately so I decided that to be my focal color! I knew I wanted to be an art student and pretend that I can paint so I looked at the stamps I had and the "Bordering on Romance" looked like the perfect choice ~ and the Sweet Essentials…it truly ESSENTIAL for you to have as it is a no brainer go-to sentiment stamp set!

First I ran my Elegant Eggplant Card Stock through my main man….Mr Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder ( so sophisticated looking) and then cut it into strips! TIP….when you cut it – flip it over…the paper cuts better and you are less likely to tear it! Mr Big Shot was working over time for me today as I used the poor guy again ( he was tired as I made 6 of these cards) and I used the Floral Framelits for the flower on the front! After using the Black Staz on Ink I stamped it on our watercolor paper and then punched it out with the 2 1/2 circle punch! TIP  – I do recommend using the watercolor paper when using the aqua painter pens….true you can get by with our white cardstock but this paper is meant to have a water on it…works and holds a nice flat image great!

The colors I used to water color the stamped image are Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder, and Old Olive.

Using up scraps I stamped my sentiment and then layered it on top of a scrap piece Wisteria Wonder Cardstock….put some stampin dimensionals on the images to pop it (naturally) and then pulled out Regals Collection of designer paper for my liner and…one perfect and elegant card! Please click here and let me know how you like this card! Remember – this is a great and basic layout that can be used for many different occasions…don't limit yourself to having to reinvent the wheel in coming up with different layouts – find your style and roll with it!

STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:

Stamp Set: Bordering on Romance (125482) -clear,(125480) -wood,Sweet Essentials(1126457)- clear, (126455) – wood

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Wisteria Wonder (122922), Elegant Eggplant (105126)

Ink:  Black Staz On ( 101406

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Tools: 2 1/2  circle punch( 120906),Aqua Painter (103954), Floral Framelits (127012)

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Perfect Touches – Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail (104332), Vintage Wallpaper Folder ( 120175),