I’m not a classically trained artist – SURPRISE – but I pay attention to trends and try to pick up simple techniques.  One thing I’ve learned is that watercolor paper makes a big difference when you are, well, watercoloring.  A couple of weeks ago I played with watercolor wash:

• Stamps:  Flowering Fields, Tin of Cards
• Color Palette:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight
• Accessories:  Aquapainter, Stampin’ Write markers

I started with the watercolor paper and played with the wash.  If you look closely at the card above, you’ll see that I held it upright before the water had soaked in, and it created a little river of yellow through the blue.  Color theory:  yellow + blue = green.

When I trimmed the panels down to make cards, the color was too close to the edge.  That just means I’ll have to make more in order to try again.

The sentiment on this card is from the Wetlands stamp set, and I used my Uniball White Gel pen to add some accents to those flowers.  These are simple cards – you could make a batch in one afternoon.  I like to make them without sentiments and set them aside until I need them.  I can customize with the sentiment and font that matches my purpose.

Experiment a little!  It’s just paper {wink}.