Watercolor swash: Happy birthday

Want to know what I did with some the Granny Apple Green card fronts I cut in yesterday’s video? Here they are:

Watercolor swash done with Stampin' Up! ink refills.  Just three colors produced this riot of birthday wishes!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

Isn’t this a riot of color? I created these two watercolor swash samples for an upcoming video. Frankly, not only was the video a failure, I was seriously disappointed in these results! In fact, before I stopped recording the creation of one of these pieces, I admitted out loud, “This is hideous!”

Watercolor swash done with Stampin' Up! ink refills.  Just three colors produced this riot of birthday wishes!  Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin

But one of my best lessons learned is that context matters. Remember this! When these pieces were wet, well, they were hideous. After drying, they were interesting; after matting them they were grounded and singing with energy! I knew they’d be perfect on these card fronts!

Soon I’ll post the video on how to create a watercolor swash, where you’ll learn to go with the flow!

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