Roses are red

Today for my second Crafts U Love inspiration make, I created a card with a new stamp from the Studio light So Spring collection. The main stamp is a lovely big rose with whimsical leaves, perfect for those who enjoy colouring.

I stamped and embossed the rose before painting with watercolours.
To get the variation of tone in the petals, I find the easiest way is to first paint the petal with water and then apply the colour where I want the darkest tone.
Whilst the watercolour is still wet I can pull out the colour and fade it out to the edge of the petal where the colour should be the lightest.







I painted the leaves and traced the branch with the same colour along the embossing.

The butterfly was painted in the same way and I used a fine liner in black to highlight the antennae.

Finally I added adhesive stones at the end of the antennae, along the swirls and also in one corner of the card.

I matted the image on blue cardstock to match the blue of the butterfly.

You will find all these supplies at Crafts U Love:

Studio Light So Spring stamp set n0 285 Rose
Emboss Embossing Stamp Pad
Tonic Studios Glacier White Nuvo Embossing Powder
Prima Watercolour Confections Watercolour Pans - The Classics
Manuscript Black Fine Liner Pens
Cosmic Shimmer Acrylic Glue 125ml
WaterArt Watercolour A4 Paper Pack
Papermania 2mm Adhesive Stones - Silver

The rest of the design team is also posting today and will be featured on the Crafts U Love page.

Thanks for coming by,
I am entering the SSS Wednesday, Paperbabe challenges.