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Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Again...at last!

Hello my friends,

For some time now I have been thinking about having a go at embossing an image and the colouring it. Thinking is as far as it has got until I saw the challenge this week at CASology. 2 ideas came to mind straight away and the first one was embossing this butterfly image from Uniko and then colouring. So at last I got down to giving this a go. I was going to use copics but opted for water colouring for a more free and easy look.


I embossed the image in vanilla powder then used a variety of water colours just letting the paints take me where ever they wanted-this is what I love about water colouring, you can just go with the flow! A few splashes to finish. I really enjoyed making this and went onto make another card using this technique.

I am hoping to get idea 2 done before the deadline!

Have a fun day x


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17 comments:

  1. Lynn24 September 2014 at 11:01

    Absolutely beautiful Sandie. Love the gorgeous coloring and the crisp black sentiment.

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  2. Kylie24 September 2014 at 12:41

    My creation for this challenge is drying overnight in my craft room. I hope it works out. I love your watercoloured option. Love the colour of your cardstock too xx

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  3. Lee-Anne24 September 2014 at 13:54

    That butterfly is so beautifully colored, Sandie! Love the colors!

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  4. Gerrina24 September 2014 at 14:32

    Looks great with those colours! A little sunshine on this gray day here.... Hugs, Gerrina

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  5. Tracey McNeely24 September 2014 at 17:34

    Sandie this is so beautiful, the colours are fantastic!

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  6. Anita in France24 September 2014 at 19:43

    So gorgeous, Sandie ... all that soft watercolouring is perfect with the delicate butterfly! Anita :)

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  7. Barb Ghig24 September 2014 at 20:24

    Your butterfly is so pretty, Sandie! I love the artistic feel of embossing and adding water colors and your CAS design is perfect!

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  8. Loll24 September 2014 at 20:36

    Gorgeous mix of colors for your watercolored butterfly Sandie! Love the idea of embossing in white. Loll xx

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  9. Keep It Sweet and Simple24 September 2014 at 22:42

    Watercolouring scares me, but you did a terrific job with it.
    Very pretty effect.
    Caroline xxx

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  10. Darnell25 September 2014 at 04:16

    Beautiful job with this technique, Sandie! It's always fun to try new ways of being artistic!! Hugs, Darnell

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  11. Meghan25 September 2014 at 14:54

    Gorgeous butterfly Sandie! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!

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  12. wienerhoneymooners26 September 2014 at 01:35

    Sandie, this is SPECTACULAR!!! Thanks for joining us at CASology, love the watercolor

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  13. Pia S27 September 2014 at 20:50

    Love it! Love the raised lines of them embossing in combination with beautiful coloring. Great idea, a technique I will most definitely give a try too!
    I'm sorry I'm a bit late commenting. Lots of traveling for work and think I've got a mild version of something giving headaches but no fever. But luckily the weekend isn't over yet! Perhaps I can manage to drag myself into the craft room tomorrow:)

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  14. Peanut28 September 2014 at 04:33

    This is a fabulous idea, Sandie. The end result is stunning. Hope you are well.
    hugs, Asha

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  15. Nora Noll29 September 2014 at 00:30

    How lovely!! I love the embossing on this!! Your coloring is stunning!!

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  16. Jen W.29 September 2014 at 10:47

    Glad you finally tried this because your butterfly is gorgeous, Sandie! Love the subtle spatter int he background too. Thanks for playing along with CASology this week!

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  17. cm3 October 2014 at 18:19

    Beautiful...repeat x 100000000000000000!! Love it!
    Hugs~c

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