Hello and welcome to our Summer Kick Off Blog Hop!! While this hop is not specific to any theme, we wanted to host a special blog hop with our design team to show off some projects made with our products released in the last few months. We’ve had so many flash releases in the last few months that I wanted to finally organize a property blog hop with our team to show off some of our stamps and dies.
We have some giveaways for this hop! Be sure to scroll through this post for more details.
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Vera
Anna
Tae Eun
Olga
Eunji
Mayline
Brenda
Let’s move on to my project!
Photo taken against our Champagne Backdrop Board, 16in x 16in
For my card, I used our Nesting Peonies stamp set. This is the sweetest set ever! It features a beautiful peony tree cluster with a trio of adorable chickadees.
Nesting Peonies, 4×6 Photopolymer Set
I started off by stamping this beautiful cluster onto a piece of watercolor paper (Canson XL 140lb Paper) using our archival Noir Dye Ink. I stamped this image around the outer edges of my panel to create a border.
Next, I prepared my panel to do some wet in wet watercoloring. For this technique, you are merely adding wet watercolor paint to a wet portion of your watercolor paper. To prepare my panel, I used a #16 Filbert Brush (Blick Scholastic Wonder White) to apply a wash of clean water to my panel. Then I started dropping in my watercolor paint (Dr. Ph Martin’s Radiant Liquid Watercolor) using a Pentel Aqua Brush. I started off by dropping in bits/dots of Alpine Rose to one half of the panel. Then I took a second, clean waterbrush to loosely blend the color out.
Photo taken against our White Paint Backdrop Board, 16in x 16in
Once I was satisfied with the amount of blending, I continued to add a wash of clean water to the unpainted portion of my panel. Then I repeated the process to add color to the other half of the panel. Once I finished adding my Alpine Rose hue, I added additional dots of Persimmon color to create two tone peonies. I blended this color out in the same manner as the Rose. I made sure to confine most of the warm colors to the peony areas of my stamped panel however, this project consisted of loose watercoloring so I did not take much care to stay within the lines!
Next, I applied Sap Green and Juniper Green in the same manner to the leaves of my panel. *All watercolors are from Set A of the Radiant Collection.
Once I finished painting, I used my heat gun to dry the panel. Then I die cut the panel using the largest dies from our Double Stitched Rectangle Dies (large) collection to add stitching to the edges of my panel. Next, I white heat embossed our sentiment onto black cardstock. After I cut the sentiment into a strip, I created a corresponding Ribbed Soft Gold Glitter Adhesive Paper strip that I used behind my original sentiment strip. Then I stamped my chickadees onto some more watercolor paper, painted them and then die cut them using coordinating dies. I adhered everything onto a top folding A2 base. Lastly, I used our Medallion Gold sequins to brighten up the card even more.
GIVEAWAYS:
We’re giving away a stamp set for each stop on the hop! Participants must leave a comment on each blog to qualify. *Does not include bundles.* Comment period will close on Sunday, June 10 at 11:59 pm and the winners will be announced here on The Ton blog sometime after.
I hope you all enjoyed today’s card! Your next stop is the talented Vera. Don’t forget to leave a comment here and on each stop on the hop for a chance to win a stamp set of choice to our shop!
The Season 
love those cute little birds! so darling!
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Totally awesome! This is –without even having to think about it –my favorite stamp set from The Ton! Love it! And love being about to have matching dies for the stamp set. Your card is so beautiful –the coloring and the colors! Love it!
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The stamp is beautiful , love it. Love you card and the watercoloring on it as well. Beautiful card. Hope you have a blessed day.
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Effie, this is so beautiful, as are all of your creations. What a gorgeous stamp!
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The nesting peonies is one of my favorite stamp sets and your watercoloring is gorgeous.
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Beautiful card – I love the “messy watercoloring” , the sweet birds, and the gold and black accents – just lovely!
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Beautiful coloring on one of my favorite flowers!
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I love this Peonies stamp as Peonies are my favorite flower, mine in the garden have just opened and are the most beautiful purple ever, [ wish I could show you ] I love the watercolour effect you have done with the wet on wet method, I’ve not tried watercolouring like this so I’m looking forward to trying it out, Thankyou for sharing your great talent and also for the inspiration you give me. xxx
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SUPER CARD, Effie! I LOVE the fun water coloring & your floral images! WHERE did you get your palette???? I LOVE IT! If you don’t already offer it, it would be something to consider! (Going to see if you already offer it now!) 😉 I think the hop was GREAT!!! EVERYONE did a FABULOUS JOB!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉 I only WONDER, HOW did I miss the release of the butterflies????? I am subscribed to your blog! (MAYBE, it just wasn’t released till today?) BUUUT, I am IN LOVE with your images! Thank goodness, my birthday is coming!!!! LOL
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Pretty card using the wet on wet technique!
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I love the way the peonies are various degrees of colour – it really makes them come alive.
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Pretty card, Effie. Being a birdie lover, I adore those
chickadees (and just saw my first one up in Canada
on vacation! So cute!!).
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gorgeous as always!
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So beautiful, as usual, Effie! You guys have such wonderful floral images, they’re so unique! Love them! Off I go hopping, and can’t wait for all the inspiration!
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What a beautiful card, love those chickadees and you always have the prettiest floral images
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This stamp set is so versatile and I love the loose water coloring technique together with those adorable little chickadees. It’s a beautiful card.
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Love the flowers and sweet card!
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I love how you did the coloring on this card! The flowers are so pretty and the chickadees are adorable 🙂
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How lovely this card
is! The water coloring
is beautiful.
Carla from Utah
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Gorgeous card Effie. I just love watercolor but I need more practice 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!
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A gorgeous card! Love the colors & that stamp set is awesome! I love not having to mask!!
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Fabulous card!! I love the watercolor look with the sparkle of the sequins!!
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This stamp set is so versatile, the chickadees are really cute. Thanks for the loose watercoloring video; I need more practice with that technique. I had a fun time and got lots of inspiration from the blog hop – thank you.
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wow the coloring on this card is gorgeous – love the two little birds!!
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Beautiful card! I love how you put the little birds together. So sweet!
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You make this technique seem so easy! Love your florals.
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I love it, watercoloring is my favorite medium and you coloring inspired me every time to go and practice. Love the colors you chose for this card thank you
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Wow! Gorgeous colouring! Love your beautiful card!!!
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No one does flower stamps like The Ton! They are ALL just insanely gorgeous……and those little chickadees? Absolutely darling!
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Beautiful watercoloring, I just love this card!
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Gorgeous! So much inspiration!
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Such a different messy water colour kind of look! I love it, especially the little bird in the corner! You have such great products! I’m saving up for my next haul!
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Peonies, and Chickadees?? It even SOUNDS like a match made in Heaven! A gorgeous splash of color, Effie!
=]
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Such a lovely card! Love the design and colors. ♥
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Love your loose effect but it’s the little birds that make me smile!
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Beautiful arc love how you watercolored your card.
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Stunning card. I love the flower arrangement and colors you used. Birds are terrific 🙂
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What a gorgeous stamp set and stunning card! Excited to hop along for even more inspiration.
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So pretty. Love peonies. Mine are blooming right now.
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What a beautiful card using this lovely floral stamp! Thanks for sharing and inspiring❤
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Love this set and your card is so lovely, like all of yours of course. You are so talented! Love the Backdrop boards featured as well.
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Beautiful framing with the flowers!
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Beautiful card! Love the colours you used!
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I’ve always loved peonies. Had a garden
full of them at one time and really miss them.
Your coloring is so pretty. Love the
way they circle the card. thanks for
having the hop – need ideas for the
future. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)ccom
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Gorgeous card Effie and I love these adorable birds. This technique is so pretty and I love the colors.
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That technique looks like fun, and makes beautiful and easy cards. Fantastic card
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Nice variety of ideas from the designers! So many pretty cards, thanks for the hop!
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perfect combination of image and loose watercoloring!!
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Thanks for doing a little hop and a giveaway!!! I like the addition of the little birdies among the frame of flowers, very sweet! Thanks for the inspiration!!
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