Bloom Where You Are Planted

 

 Hello Monday, my friends! And welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Thank you for joining us for the  BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is: USE MORE THAN ONE STENCIL

Let's keep the bright and cheery colors going into this week's challenge. I love the look of watercolor with stencils, and it made the perfect background for some funky flowers I doodled.

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED 

 

I began with a layer of water spread on my pages, then I dropped in several watercolors and blended them a bit. I partially dried this layer before moving on. 

Next, I used three stencils and wiped back some of the color with a baby wipe.  

 You can see what a lovely design emerges with this technique.

I doodled some flowers and leaves onto book paper from my stash that I had previously painted.  I also added a bit of light stamping.

Some white splatter is always fun to add. 

 I hand lettered "Boom where you are planted" with a black marker.

 

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED

I am really looking forward to the green and flowers...it's been a long time coming here. 

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $25 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store 

Supplies:

Stamperia Watercolor Journal

Daniel Smith Watercolors - Quinacridone Pink, Quinacridone Gold, Cadmium Orange Hue

Simon Says Stamp Stencils - In the Round, Diamond Circles and Fanfare

Tracy Scott TS085 stamps

Simon Says Stamp Sweets ink

Simon Says Stamp Everyday Scissorss

Bearly Art Precision Glue

Black Sharpie

Watercolor brush

Simon Says Stamp White Splatter

Book paper from stash

baby wipes

 

 

So now it's YOUR turn, Happy Crafting! Maura

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