March Mix It Up Challenge

For the March  Mix It Up Challenge pairing Essentials by Ellen and Pretty Pink Posh products, I created this card using the following:

Essentials by Ellen:
Mondo Hydrangea stamp set
Julie's Smooth Bristol paper

Pretty Pink Posh:
Storybook 1 dies
Gold sequins (6mm and 4 mm)

Also:
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 set watercolors
Wow gold embossing powder
Versa Mark ink
Gold foil cardstock
Neenah Solar White 80-lb cardstock

Using my MISTI, I stamped the Mondo Hydrangea and Thinking of You greeting on each of two 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 pieces of Julie's Smooth Bristol with Versa Mark ink then embossed in gold. For the first piece I watercolored using a combination of Cornflower and Purple, let dry, then cut using the Storybook die centered over the hydrangea. For the second piece I watercolored with Cornflower, let dry, and then cut 1/4-inch off each end. I then placed the cut pieces from the Storybook 1 dies over the hydrangea and mounted with foam tape making sure the cut piece of hydrangea matched the base hydrangea. I then mounted the hydrangea base on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of gold foil cardstock. This whole piece I mounted on the Neenah Solar White cardstock card base. To finish off the card, I added Pretty Pink Posh gold sequins.

Gold is so hard to photograph, so I hope you can enjoy this card!!

Thanks,
Miriam