Hi, Jessica here! We’re finishing up this month’s collaboration with Pretty Pink Posh but I have one more card to share!
Here’s my bright and colorful card using sequins a little differently! I was inspired by the earlier Happy challenge! š
I’ve recently seen a few cards online with a rainbow wash of color using zig markers and I wanted to give it a try! I started off by taping a 5×6 piece of watercolor paper to a tilted work surface. Next I scribbled a few lines of color at the top of the paper with my zig markers. Then I heavily spritzed the top of the paper with water until the color started to run down the paper. I kept spritzing until I was happy with the coverage. Then I let it air dry, keeping it tilted so the colors wouldn’t pool and would keep running down the page. (I also put a folder paper towel at the bottom of the paper to catch the drips…just a little advice) š
Once it was totally dry I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts and heat-embossed it with silver embossing powder. Then I masked the sentiment with a little post-it tape and then taped the Hero Arts heart stencil over the watercolor paper and applied a thin layer of pearlescent embossing paste. While the paste was still wet I sprinkled glitter over the paste, tapped off the excess, and then let it dry.
While it was drying, I took a few strands of metallic silver thread and threaded varying sizes of Pretty Pink Posh sparkling clear sequins onto the thread in random groupings. Then I wrapped the thread around the top of the watercolor panel and knotted it, letting the ends of the thread drape down loosely.
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WOW – how gorgeous – love all the special elemnts – especially the sequins threaded on the thread – will have to give this technique a try.
Awesomesauce, Jess! Love the embossing and those ca-ute hanging sequins…a must CASE, my friend!
Hugs,
Sunshine Sharon
Jessica, this is so beautiful, I'd love for you to add it to the Muse Card club gallery, show it off as it is so Fantastically lovely!!!! Thanks, Kimberly Wiener
hey there jess… another gorgeous card… it doesnt look like your last ones thats for sure… with all the sparkle…. but i love this card anyhows… just the way you did it and those colors…:)
Lovely card, love the washed affect…but…the saying is beyond wonderful!!!!!
Jess, you did it again, I just love this card and the techniques are inspiring. Beautiful card.
Lovely card and what a cool idea with the sequins!! I am going to give that a try – thank you for sharing the idea!!
It turned out beautiful and I keep looking at my zig markers a little afraid to open them, but I think I might just have to try this. Thanks for sharing!
I had to leave a comment to say that every time I see this card I just sigh… It is so cute. I just adore it. Thumbs up!
Such a pretty clever card. You did so many nice things on your card. Pretty running colors, glitter on stenciled hearts with pearlescent paste and those dangling sequins.
beautifully done!
This is a really beautiful card, what perfect colors and sentiment!