A lot of little things came together to make this card work. I began with a base of Garden Green cardstock. Then I added a layer of Whisper White which I first embossed using the confetti embossing folder and then adhered to the base. For the background oval I used a piece of Pool Party cardstock to which I adhered three clouds which I had fussy cut from some retired patterned paper . Then I heat embossed the sentiment using White Embossing powder. To give it some added interest, I ran the piece through my Big Shot using the Subtle embossing folder. I like the way the embossing makes those clouds appear to be part of the paper and yet still lets the sentiment be legible. Win/win.
After stamping my little Possum on a piece of Mixed Media paper, I carefully fussy cut it out and then used my Aqua Painter to watercolour it. I kept the colours neutral but layered them to give a sense of dimension and shadows. I used Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Pink Flamingo (for that sweet little nose), Garden Green and Pineapple Punch. After the watercolouring had completely dried, I added some Shimmery Crystal Effects to both the balloon and that cute nose. I love the shimmery shine, don't you?
The oval is raised above the base and matte with a ring of Adhesive Strips around the perimeter. I love the effect!
Have fun checking out our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and I hope you'll link your creation before the deadline on Monday, September 21st.
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