FIESTA (1)

Today my card is featured on the Lawn Fawnatics Blog, focusing on the theme: Make the sentiment the star. I used two mini sets: Year Seven and Year Nine. I combined it with the Oliver's Stitched ABC's die set.

For the background I wanted to do something I haven't done in a long time: ink smooshing! I first embossed some hearts with the Just Stitching Hearts. I used four Oxide Inks for smooshing: Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Abandoned Coral. I smooshed them onto my work surface and added water. I put the paper onto it and let it sit for a while. After taking it off, I used my heat tool to dry it. I did another round of ink smooshing, to make some colors appear better. The green never really shows up well, but I'm okay with it. When everything was dry, I used a paint brush to add some splatter with Abandoned Coral Oxide Ink.

I die cut the word 'fiesta' from four cardstock colors, that coordinate with the background: Cilantro, Sunflower, Fake Tan and Chili Pepper.

I stamped the images and colored them with coordinating colors using Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Piñata + candy + party hats: YG03 - YG13 - YG07/ YR15 - YR68/ R14 - R27/ Y02 - Y06
Taco: YG03 - YG13 - YG07/ YR15 - YR68/ R14 - R27/ Y02 - Y06/ Y21 - Y26

I fussy cut the images and added everything to my watercolored background. I used a white gelly roll pen to add dots and highlights to the images.

I was a bit insecure at first, but I ended up loving this card. Make sure you check out the Lawn Fawnatics Blog for the challenge and join us!!!

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