FFF Midway reminder card Tickets and Tags

That’s right…. I got a card done this round! Yippee! I had to make a birthday card for hubby and here is the result.

Yet again, I used my image HOISTING SAILS. I used it a couple weeks back for a card for my dad. I guess I like it for male cards!

I opened the file in photoshop and reduced the opacity so that it was just a soft grey line and then printed it on watercolor paper. Since I like to use a fair amount of water in my watercoloring and that can cause the black ink to smear, reducing to grey prevents the smearing and it looks more like a watercolor painting.

I am going to be totally honest with you and admit that I hated the look when I was done. I felt the painting was too dark and harsh. I figured I had nothing to loose so I took it to the sink and washed it! Yep, washed it, rubbed it, and got a good portion of the paint off and to my delighted surprise it turned out perfectly soft and dreamy like I wanted. That doesn’t always happen! hahah!

Here is a close up:

I used a brown paper bag which I crumpled and tore and sponged. I stitched the edges of the image which are crooked….oy vey!

I still love it though!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Cards for men Birthday

Oh La La Nothing floral

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Papertake Weekly 3 of a kind  ( I have 3 DPs, 3 brads, and…..3 boats on my image! HA HA! That is a triple play!)

Simon Says Stamp Recipe