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The theme this month is to CASE the Catalogue

For this month’s theme I looked through the Annual Catalogue, the July to December Mini Catalogue and as I am a demo the NEW January to June Mini Catalogue. I needed to make a Good Luck card for a male friend who is leaving work and moving onto new adventures. I found one card I liked on page 103 of the Annual Catalogue using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set. As I have only used this stamp set a couple of times I decided to make a Water Coloured Shapes Card.

In case you are wondering what CASE means it is when you Copy And Share Everything so I will be making the card as shown in the Annual Catalogue but changing the sentiment and colours.

How to make the Water Coloured Shapes Card

I started off by using the large circle from the Watercolour Shapes stamp set for my main stamp. Next I stamped the image onto the ink pad and spritzed it before stamping onto a sheet of Watercolouring paper. Before it dried I used a Water colour pen to smooth out the inked image. I used Granny Apple Green, Daffodile Delight and Balmy Blue ink pads. As I wanted this to be a male card I swapped out the Highland Heather ink pad for a Pale Papaya ink pad. I then put the stamped watercolour paper to one side to dry over night.

Next I stamped the smaller circle image using the same technique and put to one side to dry.

I managed to find a suitable sentiment from the Garden Wishes stamp set. I stamped the image onto watercolor paper using Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

Next I stamped another larger circle using Balmy Blue and again spritzed and water brushed over the image. I will use this one for my sentiment mat layer.

Putting the Water Coloured Shapes Card Together

Once the stamped images were dry I fussy cut out the smaller circles and die cut the large sentiment circle using one of the Layered Circle dies.

Next I cut a 10cm x 14.3cm piece of Balmy Blue card stock and embossed it using the Textured Embossing Folder.

I then placed the large background stamped paper on top of the Balmy Blue mat layer and cut it to size. I then stuck it onto the Balmy Blue mat layer. Then I stuck one of the smaller circles was just behind the top edge.

Next I added more of the small circles using Stampin’ Dimensionals to add height.

I then stuck the stamped sentiment onto the sentiment mat layer to the bottom of the card. Finally I added three smaller circles around it.

I enjoyed making this card and am really pleased with how it turned out.

Until next time, keep stampin n crafting,

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