Watercolor Hello Friend

SSSFlickrChallenge#35 (watercolor) meets SSS Monday Challenge ("new"), Take 1. I used the negative of the hello die cut on watercolor paper, and traced the word using the Molotow masking pen. Once it dried, I watercolored over it with Gansai Kuretake paints. I splattered some water, and lifted it after a few seconds to give it more texture. Interesting how these particular colors reacted more than the reds/pinks I used for my other card. Not sure if it was just this one was more dry, or if some colors just reactivate better?? The "hello" felt a little lonely, so I stamped the "friend" from an older set by SSS. Does anyone else have Adele in their head now? So this was a new masking technique I learned at SSS Create, and then finally had to courage to try on my own this weekend. Pretty cool. It's not perfect, but it does give you a nice look with masking! And the die is a good way to cheat since my handwriting will never been as pretty as Kristina's!

 

SSS Products Used: Painted Hello Die, Favorite Flowers stamps, Smoke card stock.

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