Flowery Birthday

Hi everyone.  Today's card is for the current Muse Challenge #83 ... where the Muse is my very talented friend, Vicki Dutcher.  I'm not really one to use angled panels, but Vicki's card inspired me to give it a try ... and I used a template that my friend Nancy had sent me many months ago.  Thanks to both for encouraging me to give this a try.

Vicki's inspiration card

I watercolored the background, following the technique from Dina Kowal (here's a link to Dina's video tutorial).  I love making these fun and easy watercolored backgrounds ... not that it was easy UNTIL I saw Dina's tutorial ... then it all clicked - thanks Dina! :)

I stamped the flowers with Archival Black ink and then watercolored in shades of pink (inspired by Vicki's card again).  I stamped a big sentiment onto vellum and heat embossed in white ... love how this turned out!

ETA:  I just saw a new challenge blog for AAA Cards ... where the current challenge is CAS with Watercoloring - #18 ... so I'm going to enter there as well.

Stamps:  Night and Day Flowers (Hero Arts); The Big, the Bold and the Happy (Winnie and Walter)
Paper:  White (Neenah); Watercolor (Tim Holtz)
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Raspberry Ripple (SU!); Black ink (Archival by Ranger); Versamark
Accessories & Tools:  water brush, paint brush for splattering, White embossing Powder (Hero Arts), heat gun

Challenge:
Muse #83
AAA #18