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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog Hop

I am one of those people who love to try new things in the crafting world.  One of my new favorites is the zig clear brush watercolor pens.  The look they produce is fantastic and they are so easy to use. 

So went I noticed that Pretty Pink Posh was doing a watercolor blog hop I decided to join in.  I think watercolor is all the rage right now and I am loving it.
I thought it is never too early to start on my Christmas cards so I found this adorable holly stamp that I had bought at a recent garage sale.  There was no name on it so I'm not sure who makes it but I sure do like it.  I used the yellow and green on the leaves and the red zig marker on the berries.  I first stamped the image with black versafine ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  It gives it a raised look and easy to color after that.  I also took a little gray and shaded the white between the leaves.

I also decided to enter this in Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge.

One of these days I want to sit down and do a comparision of some of my favorite techniques. 

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12 comments:

  1. Maarit at Violets CornerJune 6, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Fabulous Christmas card, the image has a lovely dimension to it.

    Happy Saturday, sweetie!

    Love and hugs
    Maarit

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  2. Bunny DobbieJune 6, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    Very merry! Great card and aren't you on top of your holiday chores!

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  3. ImkeJune 6, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    Adorable christmas card, Tracy - love this huge holly stamp and your watercoloring looks really great !

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  4. LisaJune 7, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    Saw your card in the links at the watercolor blog hop, you did a fantastic job, this is a lovely Christmas card!

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  5. UnknownJune 7, 2015 at 4:32 PM

    wow, a christmas card, it is really beautiful

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  6. Celeste GoffJune 7, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    What a vibrant and pretty card!

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  7. Brandi RJune 7, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Beautiful Christmas card! Love the holly ♥

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  8. D.Ann CJune 7, 2015 at 7:26 PM

    Bright and cheerful!

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  9. UnknownJune 8, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    Beatiful card! Always looking for new Christmas card idea.BUT mine would not come out as great as yours.

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  10. Denise BryantJune 8, 2015 at 11:17 PM

    Gorgeous holiday card! I think I have that stamp too! :)

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  11. SuzeJune 20, 2015 at 1:00 AM

    Very traditional and very effective. Thanks for joining in the challenge at CHNC Extra for June and hope to see you again soon.

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  12. BrendaJune 26, 2015 at 3:55 AM

    Tracie, this is wonderful! Glad to hear you like the watercolor pens, been thinking of trying them out. Love the look you got!

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