Brushless Watercolor

That's the technique for this week's Compendium of Curiosities 2 challenge, found on page 49 in Tim's book (CC, Vol. 2).  You might be surprised when you see what is used for the color; I know I was.  It's quick and easy and has a lovely misty sort of look.  Since I'll soon be in the need of a greeting card, I thought I'd trim my piece down, mount it on a card base and be ready for the next happy occasion.

The yellow/orange background was achieved with Derwent's Inktense blocks.  I like using them for a first layer because although they blend beautifully when wet, once dry they are permanent and will not react with future layers.  Wendy Vecchi's "weeds" stamp is what I used for the technique, and then (shamelessly) lifted Linda's idea of then overstamping with archival ink to make the images pop.  I added the smaller version of the weeds on the bottom, but not with the brushless watercolor technique.  There, I just stamped them with distress inks.  There is some detailing with distress markers and gel pens, and a bit of ribbon and some buttons to embellish. 

This week (and all future weeks) one lucky participant will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate from a very generous sponsor, eclectic Paperie.