Hello and welcome
I’m back with a card for HLS Watercolour Challenge for November 2019 with an optional twist of ANIMALS! However, anything watercolour is just fine.
My card this month started with me having lots of fun playing with Brusho powders and Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders.
I love that you never know exactly how it will turn out and that you can continue to add more colour until you are happy.
Once it was dry, I cut the oval ‘forest’ die from Hero Arts – Monthly Hero Set -May 2018 twice from black card.
I also cut the plain oval die from a black card front in black.
It was then only a matter of cutting the forest images apart to make 2 sides of the scene. On the left there are 2 layers offset, overlapping partsand then adding some of the cut parts along the bottom.
I removed the swing and instead stamped the girl on the swing, the dog, squirrel, birds and some leaves using the matching stamp set.
I felt the scene looked like an abstract sort of forest background with lots of variations of green along with some reds, browns and yellows.
To keep it simple, I white heat embossed the sentiment from Kaisercraft – Life Sentiments. I love that it can be used for a birthday card for any age.
I love working with black paper and card as it is the perfect foil for so many projects. It helps colours to ‘pop’, draws the eye to the image or sentiment it frames and of course it is just perfect to ensure sentiments stand out.
Please head over to our blog and check out the wonderfully inspirational work by the rest of the Design Team! I hope you will find the time to join our challenge this month.
I look forward to seeing what you create this week! Good luck!
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit. I love to read your comments.
Have a great day
Cheers
Helen
Challenges:
Divas That Cut – Fall or Fall Colours
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
Time Out Challenge #147 – Inspired by Words
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 481- Fall theme
Allsorts Challenge Week 543 – Make your own Background No DP’s
AAA Birthday – Game #6 – Colour Palette
Moments of Crafting 
This is really beautiful. Your background really does suggest a sun-dappled forest, perfect for the silhouettes!
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Lindsey! 🙂
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Love the scene you created!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my blog post, Chark! IT has made my day. I love all your Wizard of OZ projects!!! My daughter has always been a crazy fan!
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Gorgeous silhouette design, but it’s the background I can’t stop looking at!
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Thanks once again for your support Therese! THe background was fun to make and not too messy!!! LOL!!
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The black looks so striking against the hues of green and makes a super card, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge this week.
B x
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I really appreciate your very kind comments, Brenda! Thanks so much! 🙂
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Beautifully created card and a gorgeous background!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
Diane DD DT
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Your very kind comments have made my day, Diane! Thanks so much! 🙂
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Your background looks so cool against the black silhouette. Thank you for joining in with my make your own background challenge at Allsorts challenge.
Lynn x
DT
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It’s a great challenge. Lynn! Thanks so much for your very kind and supportive comments. I really appreciate them 🙂
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Such a beautiful card, love the background you created for the silhouettes!
Thank you so much for joining us at Allsorts challenge!
Ellibelle’s Corner
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Ellibelle! You have made my day! 🙂
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A really lovely choice of colour for your background and a lovely scene. Thank you for joining our ‘Make your own background’ at Allsorts.
Kath x
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I really appreciate your very kind comments, Kath! Thanks so much, you’ve made my day! x 🙂
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Fantastic! Your background is really beautiful! I love the die cuts you used and how you layered them and how you cut and cropped them as well! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D, Silhouettes Challenge, Donna, DT Member.
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Your very kind comments have made my day, Donna! Thanks so much! 🙂
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Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing it with us over at Die Cut Divas Challenge and I hope to see many more of your beautiful creations soon 🙂
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, I really appreciate them. 🙂
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such a dreamy image, gorgeous background that really works with the silhouette. Thanks for joining Time Out
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I really appreciate your very kind comments, Sandie! They have made my day! 🙂
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The beautiful background and silhouette make a wonderful card! Thanks for joining our AAA Birthday challenge!
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I really appreciate your vey kind comments, Nancy! Thanks so much! 🙂
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What a cool scene with the layered trees and silhouette. Love how you incorporated the beautiful color against the black. Thank you so much for playing at Time Out Challenges!
– Shauna
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Thanks so much for your very kind comments, Shauna! You have made my day! 🙂
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Striking color combo! I love the silhoutte image. Thank you for sharing this with us at Cupcake Inspirations. Wendy DT
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OMG! I just LOVE the scene you have created here! Just BEAUTIFUL! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Silhouette’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop in for a visit!
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You’ve made my day with your lovely supportive comments, Darlene! Thanks so much! Love your challenges! 🙂
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What a fabulous, shimmery, lush background, Helen … it’s perfect as the background to your die cut leafy forest frame and that sweet silhouette scene! Striking and oh-so-pretty, both at the same time! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Time Out! Hugs, Anita 🙂
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You’ve made my day with your lovely comments,, Anita! Thanks so much! Hugs 🙂
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I love silhouette scenes, so this one really caught my eye! It’s lovely! The background is amazing! Thanks for joining our Time Out challenge!
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You have made my day with your very kind and supportive comments, Lisa! Thanks so much! 🙂
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What a beautiful serene scene you created Helen. That background is fabulous as is the little girl on the swing with her playmate. Great Die cut to match. Love it.
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Thanks so much, Ina! I really appreciate your very kind comments! 🙂
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What a lovely card – perfect in every way for our nature challenge – thanks for joining our A Blog Named Hero challenge this month and good luck! Betty Keefe ABNH FB DT
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Your wonderfully supportive comments have made my day, Betty! Thanks so much! 🙂
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Delightful card!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my card! I really appreciate it Sue! Have a great day!!! xx
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