SSS Work It Wednesday - Watercolor

Hello Lovely.  Today's card is part of the Work it Wednesday Challenge over at Simon Says Stamp. The challenge is watercolor and I opted to play with a few of the Distress Oxide Inks from the latest release.  The card inspiration is from Kelly Latevola's Watercolor Rainbow Butterflies video that she did a couple of months back.

I'm a huge fan of using my Distress and Distress Oxide Inks for watercoloring, so I knew when I saw the watercolor challenge on Work it Wednesday that I'd be using one of these inks for this card.

I started this card with some Canson Watercolor paper, stamping a sentiment from the Hero Arts Acts of Kindness stamp set in VersaFine Onyx Black ink and then started laying out my butterflies.  I used an acrylic block for the butterfly stamping rather than a stamp press to make the pattern building easier.  Each butterfly is stamped in VersaMark ink and embossed with Clear Ranger Superfine Detail Embossing Powder.

Once my butterflies were embossed I smooshed each of Distress Oxide colors onto my craft mat.  The colors I chose to use were Stormy Sky, Tea Dye, Dusty Concord, Old Paper, and Bundled Sage.  I spritzed each color with a little water and then wet the area around the butterflies with clear water before I began applying the color.  I used a fine-tipped brush to add a bit of color splatter throughout the card, then hit it with the heat gun to dry down all the colors.

After the panel was dry I die cut it using the Simon Says Wonky Rectangles largest die.  I wanted the word Kindness to stand out a bit more so I colored in the open parts of the letters to make it bolder.  To finish the card, I mounted the panel unto a black card base.

Thanks for swinging by.  If you'd like to see variations of this technique you should check out my post 24 Cards in 7 Days.

Links to Products Used:

Affiliate links are used at no additional charge to you

Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long tape, Refill cartridge 5 Pack, Shop at: SSS | AZ	Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long-Blue Shop at: SSS | AZ	Simon Says Stamp WONKY RECTANGLES Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS	Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Bundled Sage Shop at: SSS | SB
Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Dusty Concord Shop at: SSS | SB	Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Old Paper Shop at: SSS | SB	Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Stormy Sky Shop at: SSS | SB	Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Tea Dye Shop at: SSS | SB
Ranger Ink - Basics Embossing Powder - Super Fine - Clear Shop at: SSS | SB | BI | MFT	Tsukineko VersaFine Pigment Ink Pad - Onyx Black Shop at: SSS | AZ | BI	Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark Shop at: SSS | SB | AZ | BI	Sakura Pigma Sensei Manga 6-Piece Drawing Kit Shop at: AZ
Canson XL Watercolor Pad, 9"X12" Fold Over Shop at: SSS | AZ | MFT	Hero Arts Clear stamps ACTS OF KINDNESS Shop at: SSS	Dahle Vantage 10671 Self-Healing Cutting Mat, 12"x18", 1/2" Grid Shop at: AZ	EK Tools Powder Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ
Faber-Castell COLLAPSIBLE WATER CUP Shop at: SSS	Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB | AZ	Martha Stewart MEDIUM FOOTED STAMP MOUNT Shop at: SSS	Ranger Ink - Inkssentials - Reusable Non-Stick Craft Sheet - 15 inch by 18 inch Shop at: SSS | SB | AZ
Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | SB | AZ | BI	Tonic Studios - Tim Holtz - Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | AZ | BI	Wagner Heat Gun Shop at: AZ	We R Memory Keepers - Evolution Advanced Die Cutting Tool Shop at: SB | AZ