Awesome Watercolor Cactus ~ CASC&S330

Hello Stampers!  Today I'm playing along with CAS Colours & Sketches color challenge.  I found these color intriguing for some reason.  

I started by inking the cacti up in Bermuda Bay and stamping them on watercolor paper.  I used my aquapainter and swiped the ink around to give them a more "watercolor-y" look.  I added some Night of Navy ink to the shadow side of each cactus.  I stamped the sun from Waterfront and the flowers and added water to them in the same way.  I washed some Bermuda Bay over the background, careful to stay away from my stamped images.  

Lastly, I cut out the panel using my Stitched Rectangles dies.  I adhered the panel to a bit of Night of Navy.  I stamped the sentiment in night of navy and punched it out with my tailored tag punch.  The Mango Melody background was run through my Big Shot with the Textured 3-D and then I applied a strip of Mango Melody DSP down the side.  I added the sentiment with dimensionals and accessorized one step further with a string of Bermuda Bay sequin trim.

The inside sentiment is from Well Said.

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Flowering Desert, Well Said, Waterfront

Ink: Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy

Paper: White, Mango Melody CS & DSP, Night of Navy, Watercolor

Accessories: Tailored Tag punch, Stitched Rectangle dies, Textured 3-D

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny