The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store - Altenew Bamboo Rose Watercolor Card with LOTS of Shimmer and Sparkle!

Hello everyone!  Today, I have a beautiful and easy watercolor card to share with you using the Altenew - Bamboo Rose Clear Stamps.  This card is full of lots of shimmer and sparkle too!

Here is the card I designed.  I stamped the roses using VersaMark Ink and then I applied Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder from Ranger.  Then I used a heat tool to melt and heat set the powder.  Next I added the inks from the Altenew - Red Cosmos and Green Fields to my craft mat and then I added water to the inks to be able to use them to watercolor the stamped images.  The Altenew inks are a dye base ink and they work nicely for doing watercolor, however I have found that I have the best results when I add water to the paper and then add the color.  I have noticed sometimes if I don't add water or forget to the ink just soaks right into the paper and doesn't blend as well so I always try to remember to add water first.  The watercolor is very loose and I purposely went outside the lines.

After I was done doing the watercolor then I added water droplets and sprinkled some of the gold embossing powder on the water droplets.  Then I used a heat tool to melt and heat set the powder.  Next I squeezed out some of the shimmer from the Zig - Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen and added a bunch of tiny little shimmery droplets over the entire watercolor panel.  I used the flashlight on my phone when I took this picture so you could see some of the shimmer.

Here is a close up of the roses on the top of the card.  I added some Glossy Accents on the roses and leaves and then I sprinkled some Floracraft Diamond Dust on top of the Glossy Accents and then I set the piece aside to dry.

Here is a close up of the roses on the bottom of the card.  This card is SO full of shimmer and sparkle!

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set on to a piece of Quartz Shimmer Paper using VersaMark Ink and then I embossed it using Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  I added the strip to the shimmer paper to the front of the card and then I also added two thin strips of black cardstock.  To finish the card off I added Therm-O-Web Foam Squares to the back of the card front and then added that to an A2 top folding black card base.  I also added a few 5mm Crystal Sequins and 10mm Crystal Sequins.

I hope you enjoyed today's card share!

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Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Supplies
Stamps:  Altenew - Bamboo Rose Clear Stamps
Paper:  Ranger Watercolor Paper, Quartz Shimmer Paper, Cardstock - Black
Ink: Altenew - Red Cosmos - (Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red), Green Fields - (Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades), VersaMark Ink
Accessories:  Ranger - Glossy Accents, Super Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Floracraft Diamond Dust, Zig - Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen, 5mm Crystal Sequins, 10mm Crystal Sequins, Therm-O-Web Foam Squares, Scor-Tape, Paint Brush, Heat Tool