weekly challenge | Lisa Spangler and Paige Evans

You there! Yes, we are looking at YOU! Paige and I want you to join this week's challenge. We think it's a fun one: making water color drips. They are so popular right now, and the watercolor set that comes in the Valley High card kit is perfect for this. 

Paige dropped a rainbow of colors across the top of her card, letting the paint drip down. Love how cheery and colorful it is, don't you? Here's how she did it : 

Drop a rainbow of watercolors across the top of a white watercolor paper card base and let the paint run and drip down. Shake and tap the card to get fun and interesting patterns and designs. Let the paint dry. Stamp a "hello" speech bubbles image in black ink across the center. Stamp "friend" inside the empty speech bubble. Embellish the card with matching colored sequins. Easy as pie!

Supplies:  Valley High card kit (sentiment and Prang watercolors), watercolor paper (craft supply), Ink: StazOn

I was inspired by her card to do a little something different -- I made my drips in the same way, but I adhered the finished piece to my card upside-down so that they would look like they made the squares of color in the Corey add-on kit.

I started out by mixing the yellow + orange paints together to try and match the shades of the paper. Then I stamped my message, added some sequins and wooden asterisks and that was that! 

Supplies: Valley High card kit (sentiment and Prang watercolors), Corey add-on kit (patterned paper, sequins, and asterisks), watercolor paper (craft supply), Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

I just have to share one little tip before I go, and that's to be sure to use a big brush with lots of color. The first time I tried this card I used a smaller brush than the one that comes in the kit, and my drips weren't very drippy lol. :)