INSPIRATION PROJECT

I have been following along with the Simon Says STAMPtember offerings and all the inspiration from the new products.  I was inspired by this card by Debby Hughes and watched her video here.  This organic type card really caught my eye and I wanted to give it a try.  In this case, I thought it was something I could actually do since Debby's watercoloring is next level compared to what I can achieve.  I love this Simon Says large leaf die but I realized that I had something similar.  I'm so proud of myself when I talk myself out of ordering something & using what I already have in my collection!  ha!  

This is the die set that I have from Studio Light called Wonderful Autumn.  The frond in this set is similar but smaller than the SSS die.  I cut it twice and was able to easily trim a few leaves and glue the stems together.  If you look super close you can see where I glued them but I was able to cover it will a sentiment in that area.  I really love how these cards turned out - I ended up making Mini slimline size cards instead of the larger slimline. 

Ok, here we go - my water color panel is taped to the hard board to minimize warping.  I have a small palette of watercolor ink to work with. I did a bit of mixing of colors and actually was pleased with the outcome.  

Here are my three cards!  I used Autumn Blessings for the sentiment on two of the cards and the other is a Birthday greeting.