TPB: Yello friends!

Yello friends!

That's like hello - only better!

It's a greeting with extra cheer and zest :)

And a great big THANK YOU to Denise,

owner and creator of The Project Bin stamps ~ like the one I'm using today.

I've been so very sick

which really stinks because I have some wonderful news to share soon :(

I had to pull a card from my gallery at Splitcoaststampers from VSN

and in true fashion to her sweetness, 

Denise said 'No worries', exuding to her amazing kindness!

It's probably no secret that I love 

~ LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE ~

citrus!

Grapefruits, oranges, lemon, limes - YUM!

I love the fruit, juices and even use it quite often in cooking.

We are very blessed that many years ago, we planted lemon/lime

and sour orange trees in our backyard so supply is always on hand.

For my card, I did some watercoloring

 with my Altenew watercolor brush markers.

  I am over the moon in love with these!

Since the VSN theme when I made this card back was fruit,

I stamped the lemon and slices in a random fashion to showcase that.

I'm a BIG BIG BIG fan of the loose watercoloring ~

not going all the way to the lines 

and just letting the water and paint do their own thing organically.  

I don't (always) force the color to the lines ...

and probably why I'm a fan of artists like John Marin, 

an American Modernism artist who painted this ↓

John Marin, Brooklyn Bridge, 1912

Back to my card!

I used the stamp set Yello and stamped the images in a random order.

Because the colors were so vivid and bright,

I stamped the coordinating sentiment in black and white for contrast.

The image is stamped and watercolored on #120 white cardstock 

and cut with a Spellbinders die set. 

 The final piece is the designer paper from Stampin' Up!

I did have an OOPS! with this card ...
can you see it?
eeeek!

You can see all what the design team creates all week on the blog,
as well as check out the galleries when you click on each stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Big hugs, bigger blessings!
~Kelly