Easter Wishes

Hello Crafters!

It's Kelly here and I'm bringing you a pretty but colorful Easter card today!

I wanted a background that had a watercolor feel without the watercolor process. I decided to see what  could do with my distress inks. 

I started by lightly rubbing on Abandoned Coral distress ink with an ink blending tool to the bottom right of the card. I tried to be random about how far I went out into the card and in what areas. I added a little bit of Carved Pumpkin for some variation. I wanted the background to be a bt more interesting so I used one of the smaller sentiments in the set to stamp a pattern using a dye ink that matched. I did both first and second generation stamping to add to the dimension. I created my sentiment by mixing the large "Wishes" with the smaller simple Easter. I love that Happy Days set. It's the perfect sampler for all holidays and occasions!! After I stamped the sentiment I outlined it with my white gel pen to help it pop from the background. 

I stamped that super cute bunny on a separate piece of paper and colored him up with some Copics. I kept the colors pretty light because Spring tends to lend itself to lighter colors and I didn't want to distract from the pop of color in the background. I finished the card off with a few sequins and a coat of Wink of Stella on his belly and ears. 

Your focal point doesn't have to carry all the color. Try mixing it up and letting your background shine. If you feel like a background needs some added interest try adding text or a repeat pattern in tone on tone. It adds some oomph without stealing the show. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Supplies;

Eggstaordinary Egghunt Happy Days Sweet Nectar Dye Ink Sunset Shimmer Sequins Sparkling Clear Sequins 4mm Tangerine Sequins Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ABANDONED CORAL TIM43188 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Ranger TIM43201 *Crafter's Companion EXTRA STRONG PERMANENT TAPE RUNNER 379719 *Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets *Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING TOOL Applicator Foam IBT23616 *Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING FOAM REFILLS Applicator Tool Refill IBT23623 Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP 55-30080 *ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320 Copic Sketch Marker R00 PINKISH WHITE Pale Pink Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Pink Flesh Skin Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey

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