Lillybet's Papers

Hello again, hard to believe it's the 25th of November already- Christmas is certainly approaching fast. But even though it's soon, I am not sharing a Christmas card today, but I am inspired by the beautiful colours in this week's inspiration pic. I had to have a little play with a new stampset coming in January. The colours for this week are Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Pool Party and Pretty Peacock- a delightful combination.  I have used the first four for a watercolour wash using the smoosh technique of ink on an clear block, spritzed with water and smooshed onto some Shimmery White cardstock. Then I stamped the gorgeous flowers in Memento Black and the sentiment in Peacock, with a few peacock splatters from flicking the pen against the inside of the pen lid- an old technique but a good one. The painted panel is on a pool party mat embossed with the Subtle folder and I added a few rhinestones for sparkle of course. The tiny strip trimmed from the edge wa...