eins plus eins macht zwei (KIS, Moxie Fab, Retro Sketches)

Somebody stop me.  I'm drowning in watercolor...

Take the Wonder of Watercolor challenge at Moxie Fab with this lovely photo which I wanted to have a go at, like so many beauties you can find there.  Are you playing?

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Well I came up with another twofer.  Stretching my Sizzix BigZ die this time.  These dies can be kinda tricky - the words are a bit on the large side and it's tough to get a usable negative die cut from them because you really can't selectively cut your paper (although they're great for cutting things like chipboard or plastic).  But I needed some die cut words so I tweaked a bit and voila!

It's a 5 1/2" square card.  The "watercoloring" was done a la the Distress-Inks-to-craft-mat-spritzed-with-water-and-smushed-paper-method.  I backed the negative with some digi PP.  Added some Versamark around the inside edges of the frame and heat embossed a touch of silver a la Maille B.  This will be a wedding or anniversary card I think.

Add the Keep it Simple challenge to use numbers and this Retro Sketch

and this is what I did with the die cut words (minus the "i"):

Can I get away with calling the "l" my loop/bow from the sketch?!?!?  A bit of vellum, a masked and stamped "2" and some dry embossing for the BG.  This will be a bday card with "on your birthday" on the inside. That's all (for now) folks!

Supplies love:

Paper: cardbase Buttinette, watercolor paper, digi PP Pink Petticoat, vellum

Stamps: 

Ink : Distress (Spun Sugar, Lemonade, Tumbled Glass), Versamark

Tools: Love and square die Sizzix

Other:  silver embossing powder, dimensional adhesive

Supplies love 2 you:

Paper: cardbase Bringmann, watercolor paper

Stamps: PTI

Ink : Hero Arts

Tools: love die Sizzix, "2" Memory Box, embossing plate Sizzix

Other: