Essentials by Ellen Mix It Up Challenge: January

Today, I have two cards to share for this month's Essentials by Ellen Mix It Up Challenge --

one from me and one from Sage.

Yes, Sage made a card!

It's been a while. ;)

Sage and her brothers gave me some Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolours for Christmas,

so, Sage joined me in my craft area the other evening to play with them.

We both stamped the Essentials by Ellen Mondo Peony onto watercolour paper

in versafine onyx black ink and heat embossed it in clear.

Then, we set to colouring them in.

Here's my card:

I added a couple of extra blooms, as well as some splatters.

I stamped my sentiment using two from Concord & 9th's Flourish,

which I stamped in versamark on a strip of grey cardstock and heat embossed in white.

Here's Sage's card:

It's it pretty?

She added the "hello" from Concord & 9th's Flourish and 

the "lovely" from Concord & 9th's Hello Lovely.

Thanks for looking!