Sunday 19 February 2017

Uniko - Sponsor AAA Cards ....

.... Good morning! Uniko is sponsoring AAA Cards - AAA#84 where the challenge is to use WATERCOLOUR. At first I wasn't quite sure what to do for this challenge as I've recently used my Brusho crystals a lot. I decided to colour the wonderful mandala from Marvellous Mehndi with my Zig Watercolour brushes:

Happy Mother's Day - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Stamps: Uniko - Marvellous Mehndi, All Occasion Sentiments #3, Simply Said
Inks: Versamark; Versafine - Onyx Black; Stampin' Up! - Certainly Celery, Smoky Slate
Dies: Lil Inkers - Stitched Squares #6
Accessories: White Lustre Card; SU Card & DP - Certainly Celery; Tim Holtz Water Colour Card; Zig Clean Color Brushes; White Embossing Powder; Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Clear

I die cut a square of water colour card and used my MISTI to position the mandala in the centre of the panel. I stamped the image in Versamark and heat embossed it with white powder. Then I had lots of fun using my Zig brushes and an aqua brush to colour it. I got the inspiration for the pastel colours from the photo challenge at Inkspirational - INK#128. I'm also submitting to Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge - HLSWC#02.  I finished the panel by adding a simple greeting in black ink. I layered the image on some pale green card and attached it all to a square card. On the inside I cut a mat layer of pale green design paper and on the white card I added a bold greeting along with a few more images from Marvellous Mehndi.

Happy Mother's Day inside - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

After I put the card together I decided that it needed a little sparkle. I used my clear Spectrum Noir brush to add some sparkle to the mandala - you can just about see it in the close-up photo below:

Happy Mother's Day detail - photo by Deborah Frings - Deborah's Gems

Do visit the Uniko blog to see more cards from the rest of the Design Team. And don't forget to pop back later to see a few more sneak peeks from the new Uniko release. See you soon!

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10 comments:

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

Super pretty card :) love it

Beverley said...

Loving the soft pastel shades of your Mandala Deborah. A beautiful showcase of this set and how it can be used for so many different occasions. Hugs Bev x

Sarah G said...

Love the soft colours on your card, Deborah - so springlike! The mandala looks so pretty coloured in like this :)

eva said...

so nice.I love colors and mandala style.

Kelly Szafron said...

Very pretty watercolouring! Thank you for joining the HLS Watercolour Challenge.

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Gorgeous creation!Thanks for playing along at HLS Watercolour Challenge.

sandie said...

this is gorgeous Deborah, such vibrant colours and such controlled water colouring. Thanks for joining AAA and INk

Ros Crawford said...

This is so soft and beautiful! Thanks for playing along at Inkspirational!

cm said...

Oh my stars! Your pastel water-coloured Mehndi is stunning! LOVE this! Thrilled you shared this gem in the Inkspirational gallery!
~carol

Lindsey said...

Love the soft pastels. Also great how you always remember to do a complementary inside to your cards! X

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