Challenge 236-Try this technique!

Hello!  What a crazy week!  I've been working on projects, but not getting any posts done! But, it's Saturday and Lisa has a technique challenge for you over at Just Us Girls! Please check it out and join us!

This is the card I made for my husband for our 22nd anniversary which was yesterday.  Inside I wrote, "After 22 years, I'd go anywhere with you!"  My image (from Art Gone Wild-Michelle Masters topiary series) is stamped on watercolor paper and colored with reinkers from SU. It was then cut with an MFT pierced recangle die. Love that stitched look! I left my image in the die and used a stencil brush on the ink pad and added the pool party to the sky and old olive for the grass.
Now, since our challenge is water color background I had to get busy with that!  I cut a piece of water color paper to fit my Coastal Cabana card base.  I wet it with a water spritzer and then used my 'splatter' stamp with Coastal Cabana ink.  My 'splatter' stamp' is from Impression Obsession. The wet paper made the ink move about a bit for the watercolor look I was going for.  I added a couple of strips of green washi tape for interest and then put my image on old olive and raised it on dimensionals.  I also added some stickles that are difficult to see, but ass some nice sparkle.
With the popularity of water color right now, we would sure love to have you join us in Lisa's challenge this week!
BTW, you can wish Lisa (and her hubby Kevin) a Happy Anniversary too!  We discovered after we met online (through stamping!) that we were married on the exact same day!! April 11, 1992.  Such a fun thing to have in common, 'cuz we both have great husbands!
Thanks for visiting!  Have a great day and weekend!
Cheryl