A Pair Of Cards Using "In Every Season" by SU!

Hello there and happy Sunday!
I have a few jobs in the garden today but I have to wait for it to cool down just a little so I thought I'd hop on and share a couple of cards with you first.
I'm excitedly and not so patiently, waiting on my first order from the new catalogue and so I don't have a lot of new things to share with you yet, but I did win this lovely set, "In Every Season" at On Stage way back in April and this is it's first inking. I thought I'd try two ways of colouring just one of the twelve images in the set. 
So, one image was watercoloured with ink pads and one was coloured with my Stampin' Blends, which I have heard are coming back in just a couple of weeks, fingers crossed ;-)
So, let's see this pair of cards, shall we?

 A closer look at the watercoloured image. I stamped this one onto white shimmer card for easy watercoloring.

 And this is the blends coloured image. This was stamped onto regular whisper white card which is my favourite for using with the blends.

 I added some white embossing paste through a stencil for some texture and some silver thread for a little bling to finish.

 So, I'm going to ask that question... Which version do you like best?
OK, I am off for now and I hope to read your thoughts in the comments :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by today.
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Stampin' Hugs,

Products Used to create this project:

In Every Season Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£21.00)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Shimmery White A4 Cardstock (£8.25)	Blender Pens (£11.25)	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Embossing Paste (£7.50)	Pattern Party Decorative Masks (£5.50)
Silver Metallic Thread (£3.25)	Crumb Cake A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Stampin' Dimensionals (£3.75)	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (£28.00)

Pink Ombre with Embossing Paste Overlay

Hello there,
Today's card was one that came to mind when I first saw the embossing paste in the new catalogue! I'm loving this paste and it's super easy to use too.
Now, the stencils are (obviously) great for this paste but can also be used for sponging ink through too, like on THIS card. And if you fancy a bit of bling (who doesn't) simply sprinkle with Dazzling Diamonds glitter while wet, like I did on THIS card.
OK, so I have a few more tips and tricks for this paste and the stencils so please do scroll down to read those but lets start by looking at today's make, shall we....

I started by gathering together a selection of  my pink ink pads and piece of watercolour paper. I

made the paper damp using my my Stampin' Spritzer which is filled with plain water and then used a wide, flat paintbrush to watercolour in stripes across; starting from the lightest (Powder Pink) to the darkest which was Berry Burst, overlapping each colour slightly.

You need to leave the watercolour sheet to dry completely before adding the embossing paste, you can use a heat tool to speed that up, of course ;-)
TIP 1: The first thing to remember is to wash your stencils immediately after using them as the paste does dry super quickly. Which is great for card making but not so great for your stencils!

I added a small heart die cut using the Sassy and Sweet Hearts framelits and the sentiment is from the Ready To Pop stamp set, this set is full of cute little sentiments! 
TIP 2: You can make more stencils by die cutting your favourite shapes from card (use thick white/vanilla or any coloured card)

Trim down the watercolour paper layer to fit the front of your card  and then drag the edges through the Berry Burst ink pad, wrap with silver thread several times, top with the sentiment and add to a basic grey card base. Finish with a few sequins!

So, I hope you have enjoyed today's make? I loved this ombre effect so much that I've already made another card using it (which I'll have to wait to share with you in a few weeks ;-))
Thanks so much for looking today
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Stampin' Hugs,

Products Used to create this project:

Stampin' Spritzer	Watercolor Paper	Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad	Embossing Paste	Pattern Party Decorative Masks	Palette Knives	Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies	Ready To Pop Photopolymer Stamp Set	Metallics Sequin Assortment