Monday, February 8, 2016

Secret Garden


Secret Garden is one of the new stamp sets revealed this month from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  I started out by stamping the image and sentiment onto watercolor paper using Jet Black StazOn ink.  Then I used Nuance powders to watercolor the image.  Silver Sonic velvet glitter was added to the lock and key and Sparkling Snow glitter was added to the flower centers.


The background was created by dry embossing a piece of white cardstock with a Sue Wilson Designs embossing folder (Climbing Vines).  Next I covered the surface with VersaMark, then White Spark embossing powder, and heat set it.  The ivy vines are die cuts from the Sue Wilson Designs Trailing Ivy die set.

I am entering this in the Little Tangles Challenge Blog: watercolor




12 comments:

Annie said...

Such a beautiful card Anne. Love the gorgeous stamp and embossing but my favourite is the amazing trailing ivy


TFS and best wishes
Annie x

Shona Erlenborn said...

So pretty Anne. Love your Nuance water-colored Mary! The background embossing folder is perfect and your ivy vines are the perfect finishing touch. Well done!

jimlynn said...

This brought back wonderful memories of reading that book. I love the ivy and it looks so REAL! Pretty card Anne.
Lynn

Linda Simpson said...

Beautiful card and sentiment. Love the ivy.
Hugs
Linda xxx

Lori Kobular said...

I love the sentiment on your beautiful card Anne! That stamp is so sweet and the ivy looks amazing!

Donna Ellis said...

Such beautiful soft, cheerful colors in her dress, Anne, and the glittery background with EP is lovely! All the softness is popped by those wonderful greenery (such pretty colors and textures!). Great use of the purple dotted CS, too! hugs, de

Lisa said...

This is so gorgeous, Anne!! I love the image!! You colored her perfectly!! The vines look amazing!! What a beautiful card this is!! I love the sentiment, too!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Shelly Schmidt said...

Great card : ) Loving your watercoloring and those powders are new to me..... love the vine BG all glittered, and the vine dies are so great. Your card is making me look forward to Spring : )

Lena said...

Beautiful card. Love the ivy embellie and the pretty embossing.
Hugs,
Lena

nwilliams6 said...

Cute image and coloring medias, but the vines are awesome. Reminds me of Spring which I am so looking forward to. Hugz

NanaConnie said...

WOW, Anne, I adore that climbing ivy! Gorgeous card and great sentiment. Takes me back tot he days when I used to read "Secret Garden": to my kids as they were growing up. Thanks for evoking those memories.

Shelly said...

This is so sweet! Thanks for joining us at Little Tangles!