Spring Panda

Today's image is one I've actually had for a while but, like much of my rubber, he's been neglected while I play with new stash!  But today he's having an outing in a Springtime themed Mother's Day card.  I've stamped him in pale grey ink and watercoloured him.

Here's a bit more of a close up of my little panda...

... and although I've shown you this before, I've also included a mini-tutorial on how I've coloured some of the orange flowers using some a drops of DI reinker in a few drops of water.  I dip the flower tip into the diluted ink, just for a few seconds, and let them dry (or if you're impatient like me, dry them with a hairdryer!)

Card Recipe:

From Dies To Die For:

• Wild Rose Studio Panda with Flowers
• MFT Dienamics Stitched Circle Stax
• Maja Design Coffee in the Arbour Paper pad

From The Ribbon Girl:

• 15mm Berrisford Lemon Satin Ribbon
• Cosmos Daisy
• 15mm Yellow Gold Open Roses
• 10mm Cream Open Roses (coloured - see pictures above)
• Mini Rose Buds (coloured - see pictures above)
• Peaches & Cream flat backed pearls

Other:

• Watercoloured with Ranger Distress Ink Reinkers
• The Langton Watercolour paper
• Typed Sentiment (Wendy Medium font)
• Vellum

I've been inspired by:

• Craty Calendar - Mother's Day
• Country View Crafts - Tim Holtz (Tim Holtz reinkers to watercolour image and flowers)
• Noor Design - Spring
• Simon's Monday Challenge - Layer it up (layered colours esp on the flowers!)
• Seven Hills - Animals, Watercolour, Bold Shades
• Inky Chicks - Flowers

Happy crafting
Annette
xx