Unconventional Watercolor Holiday Card

Hello, stamping friends! 

Today I have a little bit of an unconventional holiday card to share. Unconventional in color: aqua/mint, pink, and yellow; and also unconventional content: adorable bees!

These sweet Christmas Bees are part of the fabulous new products from Art Impressions: clear and cling stamps, and dies that are now available over at Ellen Hutson LLC!

I had a blast watercoloring these merry little cuties!  They are stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto watercolor paper, then watercolored with Gansai Tambi watercolor set: 

 

One thing I love about this large watercolor set (besides the great variety of colors!) are the metallic colors of pearl white, silver, and two golds. I used the metallic silver for the bee hat trim -- it is a very faint silver, but gives just enough color to make it stand out from the white background paper. The yellow card base was created by stamping the honeycomb hex shape with Mustard Seed Distress Ink onto watercolor paper, then spreading that color with a water brush:

To finish the card, I die cut the bee panel with MFT's Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frames. Then I watercolored the scalloped frame with a lighter version of my aqua mix used on the bee scarves. The tiny "Merry" sentiment was gold heat embossed, then the frame re-assembled with foam tape and popped up over a panel of Ellen's 40 lb. vellum. 

Do you prefer conventional or unconventional holiday cards/colors?  :)

BLOG HOP:

This post is part of a blog hop happening over at Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom today, introducing you to Art Impressions fabulous new products ... I'm thrilled to be joining this list of fabulous crafty women:

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Emily Midgett

Sharon Harnist

Laurel Beard

Carly Minner

Sandy Allnock

Be sure to visit them as well, to see what wonderful inspiration they have for you!  Thanks so much for joining us!

SUPPLIES:

Christmas Bee, Art Impressions Clear Stamps My Favorite Things Die-namics, Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frames Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Mustard Seed VersaMark Ink Pad Ranger Watercolor Paper, 10 pk Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk Essentials by Ellen 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk Kuretake Gansai Tambi, 36 Color Set Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush, Small Fine Point (23638) My Sweet Petunia MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool (8-1/8 X 10-1/2) Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Bag Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Gold Ranger Heat It Craft Tool Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12") X-Press It High Tack Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape, 1/2 in Teflon Bone Folder

Comments

[Dot Freel]

1.

Cute card!

[Celeste Goff]

2.

Caroling bumble bees...too stinking cute!!!

[Sandy Allnock]

3.

When it's caroling bees - and YELLOW - it can't be wrong for a Christmas card, right!?! (Yellow is THE best color!) Such a sweet card, Sharon, your coloring always makes me happy!

[Cheryl Rigney]

4.

I typically tend to stay with traditional colors. Your use of these non-traditional colors makes such a cheery holiday card! Adorable!!

[Mindy Drummond]

5.

I always prefer unconventional/nontraditional cards/colors in everything not just Holiday cards LOL. These Christmas Bees are fabulous!! :)

[JAS 424]

6.

Great unconventionality all the way! I like how there are bits of honeycomb around the card.

[creatingincolors]

7.

What a happy card. I love your choice of bright colors and the framing!

[Jean Marmo]

8.

Such a sweet and delightful card!

[Andrea Hastilow]

9.

Really really super cute, Love the alternative Christmas look & colours you have used, I have the same set of these paints but not used yet.

[Denise Lassiter]

10.

Love the caroling bees. Cute cards.

[Birgitta Hyyryläinen-Metsi]

11.

This so cute.I like colors too.