Welcome to the Serendipity April Blog Hop! We are showing off some beautiful new dies & images! If you arrived here from  Jenny’s Blog ,  you are in the right place..if not, you may want to head over there first.
The Prize – One $20 gift code will go to one random commenter from the blogs. So be sure  to visit all the blogs because you don’t know which one the winner will be drawn from. You have through April 12  to leave comments. The winner will be announced on Mary’s blog on April 13. And we have a sale.. Buy 3, Get a 4th Free.  Good Fri through Sunday 4/10 – 4/12. And don’t forget about our half off stamp of the month Mason Jar.
For my cards today, I made several water color wash backgrounds. I picked one of the brighter ones for this card. The frame was die cut first, edged w/ a black marker, Â then the tulips & leaves were cut out of the leftover pieces. Â A white background was cut to fit inside the frame using a pierced rectangle die then the flowers were arranged on top. The Bloom die was cut out of black 3 times and stacked together. I added just the flower centers cut out of a little pink area from the watercolor background. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and here’s a look at the inside.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Serendipity Stamps –Spring Flower Pops,  Happy Birthday (inside) |
| Paper:  Neenah white, black, water color |
| Ink:Â Â Versafine Onyx |
| Accessories:  Serendipity  Flower Pops, Bloom dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, pierced rectangle dies, black Permapaque marker, water colors & brushes, black Permapaque marker |
My second card uses one of the paler water color backgrounds. This time, I die cut a narrow black square frame to place all the flowers & leaves inside. Before I attached them, I used a black Tombow maker to ink just a few of the dots from the ink splatter image and stamped them in a diagonal from top left to bottom right.
After attaching all the flowers, the Create word was die cut 3 times like before and stacked. I added some black crystals to the flower centers for a little sparkle. The finished card is 4.25 x 5.50 and here’s a look at the inside.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Serendipity Stamps –Spring Flower Pops, Ink Spots, I Just Wanted to Say (inside) |
| Paper:  Neenah white, black, water color |
| Ink:Â Â Versafine Onyx |
| Accessories:  Serendipity  Flower Pops, Create dies, Spellbinders A2 matting basics A & B, pierced rectangle, petite oval dies, black Tombow marker, water colors & brushes, black crystals |
Now, you’ll need to hop on over to Karen’s Blog. I know she’ll have something wonderful to show you! Here’s the hop list, in case you get lost:
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I’m also adding these cards to Virginia’s View Challenge #14!Â
OMG Both of your cards are Outstanding Water Color works of art. WOW!!
They are absolutely gorgeous and what you did with your watercolors is totally amazing and love the inside of your cards are equally beautiful I am in total awe of what you did. YOU so ROCK!!
These are so gorgeous! Now I know without a doubt that I have to give watercoloring a try! Stunning work!
So, so pretty! Your watercolouring looks amazing! Both cards are fabulous! Thank you for a fun blog hop! Off to the next stop!
wow..These are beautiful. Great water coloring.
Great designs. Love the spring flowers and the water color backgrounds.
Love the layers and the rainbow coloring. Well done.
Gorgeous watercolor perfect for spring. I love that each one is original and unique one of a kind!
Julie these watercolor cards look amazing! I love the way you grouped the blooms together as well. Always fun to stop by and see what you are going to come up with for the new stamps.
Awww I see your sweet Franklin and Odie…They were gorgeous! Hope all the others will be fine.
Oh my bold beautiful flowers this is a great card! I love the black! It made things POP!
Love your awesome cards, and the insides are fantastic as well!
Beautiful flowers. I really love the color choices. TFS
Great cards, the first one is my favourite TFS
Your water coloring is beautiful. Your cards are so bright and pretty.
Wow! I love what you did with those tulips! They look like a painting! Beautiful!
Great card and great stamps and dies. Beautifully you used colors, amazing color mixing.
Regards,
Bozena
So beautiful…love your fabulous water coloring too, stunning cards!
WOW !!! Your cards are gorgeous. I love the watercolor wash and the end results. So, so pretty. That you for sharing.
Lovely showstopping watercolors! So dreamy inside and out!
Both cards are so beautifully done. Great watercoloring, and the cluster of flowers…is so lovely and cheerful… Great design and wonderful layering.
Stunning cards. Really love the watercolor background on the first card.
Stunning cards! Love the watercoloring! The new flower images are beautiful!
Gorgeous vibrant colors!!
Pretty coloring!
Beautiful work, Julie. I love the 3-D effect, and in the first card how the border coordinates with the flowers. My boyfriend saw the first card and fell in love with it too.
These cards are
beautiful! Great
water coloring on
them.
Carla from Utah
Wow! Julie, your water color flowers are outstanding! The insides of your cards continuing your colors really emphasize your talent!
Love the watercolor backgrounds.
craftymom205 at yahoo dot com
I love the layering of the flowers. The coloring is wonderful.
thanks for sharing some amazing card.
Two beautiful cards Julie using these new stamps and both so prettily coloured. I love the word dies too which finish the cards so perfectly. x
your cards are stunner, there are so beautiful!!!
Gorgeous cards, love the way you used watercolour backgrounds, they make stunning flowers and frames, Cathy x
Absolutely gorgeous cards.
I love these gorgeous cards! The watercolors are so pretty and the black accents add drama. Love them!
Love the use of watercolors.