Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Timeless Tuesday.... Watercolored Christmas!

It's Tuesday, which means there is some fun going on over on the Flourishes Newsletter with Timeless Tuesday! This week for FTTC38, Dee Jackson is the hostess with the mostess. She challenged everybody to whip up a watercolored card.

Since my mom is visiting, I didn't want to make a super duper hard card. I wanted a 15 minute creation and I found it using some fabulous ribbon, paper and an elegant image!

I used the reindeer image from the Sleigh Ride set, embossed with gold detail powder, and colored by picking up some waterbased markers with a water brush. To get the watercolor effect, I stamped my reindeer onto Flourishes European Watercolor paper! After I was done, I added a 2mm rhinestone to the nose to make my deer.... Rudolph! Mat it up with some Labels 8 Nestabilities and you're almost done! the paper is actually some leftover glittered Christmas paper that Flourishes sold last year. I stocked up because I knew this would be one of my favorite papers!

Here's a close up of the reindeer....

Well my friends, that's it! If you want to see the official rules, please visit the Flourishes Newsletter for more! Thanks for stopping by! More to come later this week! My mom and I have been busy in my stamp room and the paper is flying! ;-)

See you back here soon!

15 comments:

denise g. said...

Pretty Rudolph! Almost warm here today, so no thoughts of the flying furmass hauling the load of loot for Santa. Glad to read you're having fun with Mom.

Stacy Morgan said...

Beautiful! A classic Christmas card, your embossing of gold is a great touch Julie. great WC!

Janine said...

Beautiful Julie!!

Hi PAT!!! See me waving!!
Hope you and Julie are having a great time together!

The Rubber Maid said...

Beautiful deer card but even better IRL ( that's in real life). I think I saw this card being made...I DID see it being made. Lovely. Mom

Nancy Jensen said...

Absolutely gorgeous! I really like how crisp and white the watercolor paper is. I have some but it's more of a cream color. I just might have to buy some from Flourish's and try it out for myself. I love your results. The gold embossing really makes it beautiful too. Of course the red rhinestone is the icing on the cake (so to speak! lol)

Thanks for sharing!

Robin Kirkpatrick said...

Beautiful card, Julie! Glad you and your mom are having such fun together!!

Kimberly Crawford said...

beautiful card, Julie!!!!!!!

Carol said...

Your card is just elegant and stunning! I love all the gold embossing and gorgeous dsp and ribbon!I bet you and your mom are just having a ball this week and I hope the time spent together doesn't go too quickly for you!! Have fun :)

Unknown said...

You made such a beautiful card within the limited time, Julie! Love the embossed images and your coloring!

Diane said...

Such a beauty Julie!!!

The Other Patti Sue said...

Awesome card! Great water coloring!Your shading is perfect!

Barbara said...

Gorgeous, Julie!

Anonymous said...

Lovely card Julie and I bet your mom has you stitches all the time!!! have a great time together

Darlene said...

This is gorgeous! LOVE the gold embossing and that ribbon ... uugh, just beautiful!!
Hope you & Mom are having a great time! Like Janine ... WAVING HI to you both!!! HI!!!!

Dee Jackson said...

This is gorgeous Julie! I just love that bow:) Thanks for playing