Watercoloured Anemone Wreath + Blog Hop

I thoroughly enjoyed painting this gorgeous Anemone Wreath. And the font in the Always and Forever set might be my all-time favourite! This post is part of a blog hop to celebrate the To Love and To Be Loved releases from Simon Says Stamp. You’ll find all the details if you scroll down. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you. watercoloured anemone wreath CHECK OUT THE ANEMONE WREATH SET HERE I used Arches Hot-Pressed watercolour card to get the fine details of the wreath design on the flat surface. I do love Cold-Pressed card but it’s texture makes it harder to preserve detail.  I stamped with my favourite old, partly dried up ink cube of Antique Linen Distress Ink for the lightest stamped line with the Anemone Wreath set and filled in with pencil where needed. I then painted with Daniel Smith Watercolours. I kept the colours really light to represent the flowers I think of for anemones with their almost white appearance but when you look closely there’s dusky purples and the palest of green golds too.  In fact, for a cohesive feel, I used green gold in all areas of the wreath – touches of it on the edges of the petals, a base for the darker green leaves and as a contrast in the ochre leaves.  Now for that glorious font in the Always and Forever stamp set with it’s matching dies. I stamped the greeting in clear embossing ink on scraps of watercolour card and heat embossed with Antique Gold powder. I then die cut with the matching die and added over the wreath with tiny pieces of foam tape.  I added the finished panel to a Neenah Desert Storm card base and accented with pearls. more inspiration Here’s a card I posted yesterday. You can find the original post here. This card used: Pixie Dust stamp and die set Always and Forever stamp set EZ Strips Birthday stamp set blog hop  As mentioned above, this post is part of a blog hop to celebrate the To Love and To Be Loved releases. Hopefully, you’ve arrived here from Amy’s blog but if not, Simon’s blog is an excellent place to start. Simon is giving away a $25 coupon from comments left on each hop stop. The winners will be announced on the Simon blog on Wednesday 15th January. The exclusive Circle Hoops embossing folder is automatically added to your cart that contains $50 or more of To Love OR To Be Loved release products! This gift with purchase will expire 1/12 at 11:59 pm EST or while supplies last. Now, it is time to hop on over to Keisha’s blog. Here’s the complete hop list to keep you on track. Simon Says Stamp Blog  Caly PersonCathy ZielskeJennifer McGuireBarbara TarayaoEmily MidgettAmy RysavyDebby HughesKeisha CharlesAlberto GavaMiriam PrantnerHeather RuweTina SmithJean DoeringsfeldTracy WareNatasha Vacca supplies You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available, I use compensated affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! A store or the manufacturer provides items marked with an asterisk (*). You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support. * SSS Always and Forever Set[ SSS ]*SSS Anemone Wreath[ SSS ]Daniel Smith Watercolours[ SSS ]White Gouache at SSS[ SSS ]Pearl & Gem Embellishments – Simon...[ SSS ]Arches HOT PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD[ SSS ]Neenah Desert Storm 100lb Card[ SSS ]Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD[ SSS ]* SSS EMBOSSING POWDER ANTIQUE GOLD[ SSS ]misti at Simon Says STAMP![ SSS ]Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT[ SSS ]Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 9x12 Mat[ SSS ]Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE[ SSS ]METAL EDGE ACRYLIC RULER[ SSS ]Crafter's Companion CRAFT KNIFE[ SSS ]T SQUARE RULER[ SSS ]Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board[ SSS ]SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER[ SSS ]* SSS FINE DETAIL SCISSORS[ SSS ]TWEEZERS[ SSS ]3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE[ SSS ]Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE[ SSS ]Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun[ SSS ]* SSS Brush Powder Tool[ SSS ]Crafter's Companion GEMINI JUNIOR...[ SSS ] The post Watercoloured Anemone Wreath + Blog Hop first appeared on Lime Doodle Design.

I thoroughly enjoyed painting this gorgeous Anemone Wreath. And the font in the Always and Forever set might be my all-time favourite! This post is part of a blog hop to celebrate the To Love and To Be Loved releases from Simon Says Stamp. You’ll find all the details if you scroll down.

I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

watercoloured anemone wreath

CHECK OUT THE ANEMONE WREATH SET HERE

I used Arches Hot-Pressed watercolour card to get the fine details of the wreath design on the flat surface. I do love Cold-Pressed card but it’s texture makes it harder to preserve detail. 

I stamped with my favourite old, partly dried up ink cube of Antique Linen Distress Ink for the lightest stamped line with the Anemone Wreath set and filled in with pencil where needed. I then painted with Daniel Smith Watercolours.

I kept the colours really light to represent the flowers I think of for anemones with their almost white appearance but when you look closely there’s dusky purples and the palest of green golds too. 

In fact, for a cohesive feel, I used green gold in all areas of the wreath – touches of it on the edges of the petals, a base for the darker green leaves and as a contrast in the ochre leaves. 

Now for that glorious font in the Always and Forever stamp set with it’s matching dies. I stamped the greeting in clear embossing ink on scraps of watercolour card and heat embossed with Antique Gold powder. I then die cut with the matching die and added over the wreath with tiny pieces of foam tape. 

I added the finished panel to a Neenah Desert Storm card base and accented with pearls.

more inspiration

Here’s a card I posted yesterday. You can find the original post here. This card used:

• Pixie Dust stamp and die set
• Always and Forever stamp set
• EZ Strips Birthday stamp set

blog hop

 As mentioned above, this post is part of a blog hop to celebrate the To Love and To Be Loved releases. Hopefully, you’ve arrived here from Amy’s blog but if not, Simon’s blog is an excellent place to start.

• Simon is giving away a $25 coupon from comments left on each hop stop. The winners will be announced on the Simon blog on Wednesday 15th January.
• The exclusive Circle Hoops embossing folder is automatically added to your cart that contains $50 or more of To Love OR To Be Loved release products! This gift with purchase will expire 1/12 at 11:59 pm EST or while supplies last.

Now, it is time to hop on over to Keisha’s blog. Here’s the complete hop list to keep you on track.

Simon Says Stamp Blog  
Caly Person
Cathy Zielske
Jennifer McGuire
Barbara Tarayao
Emily Midgett
Amy Rysavy
Debby Hughes
Keisha Charles
Alberto Gava
Miriam Prantner
Heather Ruwe
Tina Smith
Jean Doeringsfeld
Tracy Ware
Natasha Vacca

supplies

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available, I use compensated affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! A store or the manufacturer provides items marked with an asterisk (*). You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

* SSS Always and Forever Set [ SSS ] *SSS Anemone Wreath [ SSS ] Daniel Smith Watercolours [ SSS ] White Gouache at SSS [ SSS ] Pearl & Gem Embellishments – Simon... [ SSS ] Arches HOT PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD [ SSS ] Neenah Desert Storm 100lb Card [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD [ SSS ] * SSS EMBOSSING POWDER ANTIQUE GOLD [ SSS ] misti at Simon Says STAMP! [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT [ SSS ] Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 9x12 Mat [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE [ SSS ] METAL EDGE ACRYLIC RULER [ SSS ] Crafter's Companion CRAFT KNIFE [ SSS ] T SQUARE RULER [ SSS ] Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board [ SSS ] SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ SSS ] * SSS FINE DETAIL SCISSORS [ SSS ] TWEEZERS [ SSS ] 3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE [ SSS ] Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun [ SSS ] * SSS Brush Powder Tool [ SSS ] Crafter's Companion GEMINI JUNIOR... [ SSS ]

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