Watercolor - Friends of Unity Blog Hop July 2023

 Happy July 1st ! 

It's Canada Day here and the official beginning of summer for most of us Canucks! 

I am on an extended Long Weekend getaway camping but I just had to play along with our Friends of Unity Blog Hop this month, because it is one of my favorite techniques - Watercolor! 

I have to say, this was one of our cues I was looking forward to the most - but time got away from me (summer is just really beginning for me - and I try to take it in and my creativity takes a backseat)

I created 3 cards for you and they don't need much for explanation so here's what I created for you. 

First up, I had this 'splatter" piece of watercolor paper I had been saving (or, as my Kev calls it "hoarding" haha) So it was just a matter of deciding when to use it - and which stamp?? Unity has so many to choose from - it was tough! I finally decided on inking up a new stamp I had ordered called Grow, Evolve, Transform, and I heat embossed the bee to give it a bit of dimension.

I added a bit more color to the bee with my Zig real brush watercolor markers and a bit of water. 

I also added some clear Nuvo drops. 

I liked the deckled edge die and used it to cut the panel, and raised it with pop dots on a naturals white cardstock base. 

Next up, another new to me stamp set I have never inked up!

Inked Florals is one of the most beautiful background stamps that Unity has to watercolor, and I had never used it before! (maybe this month's cue was meant to be) 

I created not one, but two cards with it for this month's Blog Hop! Both cards were on Canson watercolor paper and I used my Prima pan watercolor paints.

Both cards were heat embossed, again to add dimension and shine. I actually created this panel first, and I loved the hint of yellow I used for the centre of the flowers so I decided to create a second card with sunny yellow flowers! 

I also added a bit of Tim Holtz emboss resist to each card... those little splashes look great!

I was torn on the sentiments to use for these beautiful card fronts... but I finally settled on a sentiment from No One Sweeter for the yellow panel, and Garciellie/Unity collab called Simply Blessed for the pink floral card. The vellum softens it up and I like how it turned out! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Since I am the final stop this month... if you want to begin again...Crystal kicked things off - you can go back to the beginning and check out everyone here:

Crystal's Blog 

Tammy's Blog 

Jane's Blog

Gaylynn's Blog

Dawn F's Blog

Rachel's Blog 

Peace Love n Ink

Amber