CAS Mix Up January 2022 Challenge - Sending Hugs

Hi everyone,

When I saw the CAS Mix Up Challenge theme on New Year's Day, I thought this was an encouragement for me to try something this year I'm always shying away from.

Jenny's prompt this month is:

I tend to create crisp, geometric cards with lots of die-cut elements, and "Loose Watercoloring" seems to be on the opposite end of my craft spectrum. 

I sometimes think I'm too uptight to do loose watercoloring(!) 😓

Anyway, I gratefully took Jenny's challenge. It's a new year and it's a good time to push your boundaries a little, right?

This is as loose as I could watercolor!

[How I made the card}

1. Heat-embossed the image and the sentiment on a piece of watercolor paper.

2. Wet the paper with my flat brush.

3. Sprinkled a very small amount of Brusho over the flowers, berries, and leaves, and moved the paint with a small brush. 

4. Sprinkled some blue Brusho on the background and moved the paint with a medium brush.

5. Die-cut the watercolored panel, and popped it up on the dry embossed card base. 

The card is a little less CAS than I usually do, but I feel I accomplished my mission with the help of Brusho's free-moving powder. 😉

Thanks for visiting me today!

Stamp: Golden Garden, Beautiful Day (Altenew)
Paper: Distress Watercolor Cardstock (Ranger), Soft Sky (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Others: Brusho (Violet, Leaf Green, Ost. Red, Sea Green, Cobalt Blue), Embossing Powder (Liquid Platinum - Ranger), Dies (Stitched Mod Square STAX - My Favorite Things), Embossing Folder (Subtle Dynamic - Stampin' Up!), Foam Tape (3M)