An "Out Of My Comfort Zone" Trio

Hi folks, I'm back to share another 3 cards made with the gorgeous Sketched Flowers stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit. The kit has sold out and the stamp set is currently out of stock but if you click on the "Notify Me When Back In Stock" button HERE, Simon Says will be in touch when it is available.
I decided to step right out of my comfort zone (colouring expert I am not) and have a little playtime. The challenge I set myself was to make 3 cards using the same section of the stamp, inked with 3 different inks, stamped on to 3 different surfaces and coloured with different mediums using a limited palette of 3 colours. So here's how it went...

I trimmed from L to R Strathmore Bristol Smooth Card, Neenah Desert Storm and Distress Watercolor Card to 4.1/4" x 5.1/2" and stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark heat embossed with Ranger Superfine White Detail Powder and Antique Linen Distress Ink. I stamped the sentiment on all three with Versafine Onyx Black.

I coloured the image on the Strathmore Bristol Smooth card using 3 shades of Brown Zig Clean Color Brush Markers, scribbled the darkest marker on to my glass mat and added water to create splatters.

 I added dots and highlights with Sakura White and Black Gelly Roll Pens

I used 3 shades of Brown Arteza Color Pencils and the White pencil to create highlights on the Neenah Desert Storm card

 and added white dots with a Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen

 I used Watercolor paints on the Distress Watercolor card, my attempt at no line watercoloring 

which I have to admit did not turn out as well as I hoped but hey you know me, I'm a warts and all kind of person, so I'm sharing my mega fail with you all. Life is a journey, a constant learning curve so if at first you don't succeed, don't give up. The lesson I've learned from this particular adventure is...I need to keep on practising, I also need to invest in some good quality proper watercolor paint brushes and at the end of the day, one small piece of Distress Watercolor card and 30 minutes of my time isn't a big deal and two out of three ain't bad.

I die-cut the panels with Simon Says Stamp Wonky Rectangles Die and matted them on to A2 White Card Blanks.

Enjoy what's left of the weekend and I'll see you all tomorrow with my DT project for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. You still have time to join in this week's Monochrome Challenge with the chance to win a $50 gift voucher to spend at Simon Says Stamp.

Toodle-oo for now

Hugs Kath xxx