Color Throwdown #290

We have been having cool, dreary weather the past couple of days here so I've been in my scrap room creating more.  Cloudy days = creative days, apparently.  :)  Today I played along with this week's Color Throwdown Challenge.  Here is the swatch:

And here is the card I made: 

Forgive the terrible lighting, but when it's cloudy outside, there are only so many miracles that Picasa can perform.  :) 

Today's card is probably one of the most simple, CAS cards I've ever made.  I was inspired by a downloadable sentiment I saw in a recent issue of Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine. I knew if I printed it on watercolor paper first, the water would make it bleed.  To get around this problem, I printed it on a scrap piece of paper then traced the image on the watercolor paper, pushing hard with a pencil.  Then I gave the watercolor paper a good water wash before I started putting the watercolors on.  This is something I've seen a lot lately and I love the look of it.  It makes the watercolors spread out and land where they may.  So pretty!  Once the paper was dry (with the help of my heat gun), I ran the paper through my printer.  I added a few sequins in a cream color because I didn't want to take away from the watercolors. 

Here is a close up of the card, which shows a bit of sparkle on the dress.  I used my Wink of Stella clear pen for that loveliness.  

I am also submitting this card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  The theme is anything goes! 

Thanks for checking in today!  Until next time...