Saturday, May 05, 2018

CAS Watercolour Challenge

Good morning...

I have a card to share that I am entering at

Normally I keep my colours pretty subdued, mostly greens and blues but this lovely weather has turned my head and today it's a bright watercolour done with Gansai Tambi paints

 As a rule I prefer to paint on ordinary cardstock as it gives (to me anyway) a brighter finish and that's what I went with here... I lightly spray the CS first and then let the colours flow


I also use my heat gun both on the back and the front to keep it from curling - works for me anyway.


My paints have had a good work out this week Lol!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend, thanks for stopping by

~ Ros ~

18 comments:

Mac Mable said...

Love this effect Ros....Bright and beautiful and thank you for letting us know how you did it...ordinary card stock, lightly spraying it and then afterwards heating the back and front to help it to stop curling. Sounds good to me, off to give that one a go....Thank you for the inspiration and what an eye catching and stunning CAS card x

Sue said...

Beautiful card, I love your rainbow watercolours!

Marcia Hill said...

Ros, this is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Your rainbow looks fabulous with the die cut cattails...CAS perfection my friend and love the sentiment too! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at CAS Watercolour!! :0)

Leslie Miller said...

Gosh, is this ever beautiful! It's very colorful, but not overly bright. Your watercolor is simply amazing and it looks wonderful, as always, on your bright white paper. I've tried your technique without success, but may have another go at it. Perfect with the dies you used.

Barbara said...

Amazing! You made the rainbow colors look like htey belong in the scenerey... lake in blue and purple, some land in green and then a gorgeous sunset! Wow!

Loll said...

The flow of your colours is amazing, Ros. Love the bright results you got with your w/c paints on regular card stock. Gorgeous design and such a happy card. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!

Maria said...

A lovely rainbow background, Ros! Gorgeous color against the white! Fab card!

Mia said...

Gorgeous card, Ros. I love the bright colours and the sentiment. Kisses, my friend.

Robyn Oliver said...

I love this Ros, fabulous way you've achieved your rainbow and showing them off with this great diecut - it's like a little landscape with the water front, green bank and sunset

nancy littrell said...

OMG...Gorgeous rainbow painted background, Ros for your beautiful die cut grasses. I love your vibrant colors for your background. TFS and joining us at CAS Watercolour, my friend. Hugs

Inkyfingers said...

I love the beautiful clean lines on your vibrant card Ros. The white die aperture is a beautiful foil for the rainbow watercolour.
Hope you are enjoying the sunshine Ros.
Hugs
Carol x

Bonnie said...

Bright and beautiful, Ros! Thanks for the tips on watercolor on cardstock. Very helpful! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolour!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

This beautiful card made me smile!

Sue Lelli said...

I LOVE how bright this is! FABULOUS background!

Pauline said...

Ros, your card is stunning. Your watercolouring is fabulous, all the colours in all the right places! Great background for your die cuts! Love the sentiment.

Greta said...

Wowzer--happy, beautiful card, Ros! You come up with the best designs!

Tracy said...

Brilliant! The rainbow colors in the background give a totally different feel to the die cut in front than normal sky colors would.

Susan said...

Wonderful rainbow background! Perfect for your lovely die cut. And what a fabulous sentiment for our challenge! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Watercolour.