Thanks (Three Ways)

Happy snowy Monday! I can't believe we're getting snow on April 25!

The colours for this week's Your Next Stamp colour challenge (#37) are gorgeous. I needed to create a set of thank you cards and also wanted to work on some of my watercolouring skills, so I decided to get to work (or, should I say, I decided to play)!

For my first card, I used the "smooshing" technique by adding colours from my Zig markers to my craft mat, spritzing it with water and then pressing my watercolour paper onto my mat. This panel was then cut using a My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Rectangle Frames die, but I used the negative piece and recycled the frame.

For the second card, I used distress inks and my blending tools. This panel was cut using a Simon Says Stamp's Stitched Rectangle die.

For my third card, I scribbled my Zig markers on my craft mat (one at a time), spritzed them with water and then used a large paintbrush to add colour to my panel. I dried each colour with my heat tool before adding the next. This panel was also cut using a Simon Says Stamp's Stitched Rectangle die. I think I like this one best.

All cards have a "thanks" added. These were cut from black cardstock using Your Next Stamp's Fancy Thanks die. The die is this month's free with $40 purchase and I picked it up when I placed my most recent order. I love it! I finished everything off with some retired sequins from My Craft Spot.

Products used:

YNS Fancy Thanks Die	Zig Clean Color 48 Set	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Yellow (50)	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Light Green (41)
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Violet (80)	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Pink (25)	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Cobalt Blue (31)	Ranger Distress Ink Pad - Shaded Lilac
Ranger Ink Pad - Picked Raspberry	Distress Ink Pad - Mowed Lawn	Distress Ink Pad - Squeezed Lemonade	Distress Ink Pad - Tumbled Glass
Ranger Ink Blending Tool	MFT Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frames	SSS Stitched Rectangles Wafer Dies

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