Red, White and Blueberry Bunches

 Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July!  I started a card yesterday, inspired by the holiday, as well as the current Global Design Project challenge #452, and a video on watercoloring with the Pearlized Enamel Effects that I watched yesterday by Alisa Tilsner.  

The Global Design Project Challenge is a fun CASE the designer challenge, and I love Rose Marie Coleman's sample so much!  It is a split front card, and I decided to make one like her, but to try adding a third panel to the split front technique and see how it would look!

Here's how my card turned out:

I created the panel behind the card front first with a wash of the leftover Pearlized Enamel and Blueberry Bliss from painting the blueberries.  Then, I decided to experiment with applying dots and stripes of the White and Red Pearlized Enamel Effects to a clear block and stamping that onto my dried watercolor wash.  

Then, I added some more watercolored blueberries inside the card and on the envelope.  

 The blueberries and leaves have really pretty shimmer in real life, as does my "art panel" -- I took a little video to try to capture that better for you!

 

July Stamping News and Specials!

 Just sent out my July email newsletter!  The highlights for it (though I hope you'll read it or let me know if you don't already receive it and would like to):

*  New online exclusives available today

*Bonus Days are back this month!  (For every $50 spent before tax and shipping, you'll receive a $5 Bonus coupon redeemable in August!)

* The glass mat is back!

*We have two fun new kits:  Garden of Thanks and Circus Celebration

*July's Paper Pumpkin kit is called Painted Petals (and in addition to the 9 great cards and matching envelopes, comes in a cute flowery box!)  Be sure to subscribe by July 10th to get this one!

Please let me know if you have questions about any of these!