Essentials by Ellen APRIL Pin-Sights Challenge

Today, I'm playing along with the 

Essentials by Ellen APRIL Pin-Sights Challenge:

I just love the pretty colours and images here!

I decided to use my Ellen Hutson Mondo Hydrangea stamp set to create two cards.

  

For my first card, I started by stamping my hydrangeas in versamark and heat embossed them in white.

Then, I stamped the leaves and brushed off the extra embossing powder before heating it.

I stamped the sentiment in Wplus9 Ocean Drive.

Then, I used my Zig Markers, a paintbrush and some water to colour in my flowers.

For my second card, I used the same stamps, but this time I stamped the Hydrangeas in 

a coloured dye ink first, and then, using my MISTI, stamped them again in Versamark

and heat embossed them in clear.

I used the same technique to colour in my hydrangeas, with my Zig markers,

water and a paintbrush.

(I actually stamped this card and then brought it along to my Sunday School 

yesterday where we did "card club" and made mother's day cards.

I brought my Zigs and taught them how to watercolour with them. :)  )

I stamped my sentiment (Wplus9 -- I think it's retired though) in versafine and embossed it in clear.

Thanks for looking!