Wishing You a Happy Birthday

This card was created for a few challenges.   The PaperTrey Make it Monday (MIM) challenge is to water color with die cut stencils.  I used the PTI Happy Birthday cover plate to cut out freezer paper to use as the mask.  In the video Lizzy shows how to use removable labels to make the mask.  I ironed on the freezer paper to the water color paper to create a seal so the water color wouldn't seep under the mask. I used the wet on wet water color technique to paint over the die cut using the colors from today's SCS color challenge.

I am also submitting this card to Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes:

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MIM - Watercoloring Embossed Image

This week's MIM at PaperTrey is Watercoloring Embossed Images.  I stamped the PTI sweet peas image with Versamark onto water color paper and embossed it with detailed white embossing powder.  Then I watercolored it with inks and an aquabrush.  I loaded the aquabrush with very watered down blue ink and made splatters on the background.  The image was cut and matted with Nestabilities and adhered with foam tape to a Fabriano notecard.
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