Hello everyone! Welcome to another edition of the Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge, the theme for March is Water.
The challenge is sponsored by Happy Little Stampers
The winner will get one stamp set from HLS. You don't have to use HLS stamps to enter.
For my card I used Faber Castell Gelatos with water on smooth, glossy card stock. I first scribbled onto the glossy cardstock with 3 shades of gelatos and then added some water and blended the colors a bit with my fingers. Then I added big drops of water onto the colored area with a big round brush. Since the cardstock is glossy it does not absorb the water and we get gorgeous colored puddles. I moved the water around on the background and then dried it with a heat gun. I finally stamped the sentiment from the EveryDay Sentiments stampset from Happy Little Stampers and heat embossed it. I also added some chevron patterns from the Mix Mash set also from Happy Little Stampers and finally finished the card with some glitter enamel dots.
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Hello Everyone,
Hope you're having a great week. This is going to be a quick post. This card is inspired by the first Pinterest Inspired Challenge. I've used gelatos in  Banana, Metallic Mint and Silver Ice to create the watercolor background......not visible in the photo but the background has a beautiful shimmer.

Playing along with these challenges:
Pinterest inspired Challenge #1

Have you ever bought craft supplies/tools because everyone seems to be raving about them and then never use them at all (or maybe just once) once you get them....well I do it all the time, I bought a couple of sets of Gelatos last year dreaming of tons of mixed media projects I'll be doing with them (I haven't done a single one yet!)
So until I start working on a mixed media project I might as well use my Gelatos for some card making....this is what I made today...
I began by scribbling with Gelatos on a diecut piece of textured black cardstock. The colors I used were: Margarita Mix, Banana, Watermelon, Metallic Melon. Sprinkled a little water with a brush, smudged the colors with my fingers and let it dry. Added another layer of the colors and smudged it.
Finally rubbed in some Coconut Gelato using a homemade stencil with circles of different sizes.
I loved how Gelatos are opaque so they can be used to add color on dark backgrounds.
The dies are from WPlus9 and Avery Elle (Finished Frames Die).
I mounted the finished black panel on white card base like this
but it looked too dull so I colored the visible white edges with a neon pink Tombow marker....
Which one looks better in your opinion?
Here, here and here are links to some cards on which I've used Gelatos.
Check out these links for additional inspiration on using Gelatos on your cards and scrapbook layouts:
Gelatos with Embossing Folders by Kendra
Bokeh Background by Lydia Fiedler
Water Color Techniques with Gelatos by Michelle Houghton

I played along these challenges: