Cider Spice - watercolour, marker airbrush

The air is starting to cool down here as we're starting to move into Autumn giving me thoughts of yummy spiced cider. My spicy card features a Newton's Nook stamp set coloured with Nuvo drops and a background of Distress marker applied with a spritzer.

Putting It Together

I often mull over ideas while I am at my day job working on testing computer devices and software. The idea for this card came to me that way while I was mulling the Inky Paws colour challenge and the Newton's Nook sets I have in my stash. It really is starting to cool down here and I really do think about cider as the weather cools. Though, I also think about cider of the harder variety when the weather is warm. There are so many wonderful choices of the hard ciders here in British Columbia. 

I decided to use the Arches cold press watercolour paper because of its wonderful texture. I trimmed a panel to fit on an A2 card and laid out my stamps to find a balance for a CAS (Clean and Simple), almost single layer, card. 

I stamped the mug of cider with Creamy Caramel and then used Nuvo drops and the Krafty ink with a water brush to colour. The Nuvo drops are similar to thick acrylic paint; when dry, they're shiny which is perfect for a porcelain mug.

I made a mask for the mug so I could apply the background. I used Distress markers with the spritzer tool to puff ink around the cup using Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade.

I got my spritzer second-hand a few months ago and have been regretful I didn't get it sooner, even at full price. The spritzer can be used as a puffer for alcohol ink, too, so it's not just limited to "airbrushing" with the markers. The spray with the spritzer + marker is a lot finer than the Distress sprays.

After taking off the mask from the mug, I stamped the sentiment with Marvelous Mocha and steam with Creamy Caramel.
I added the panel with tape runner to a kraft cardbase which also serves as a light brown frame matting.

Inside, I stamped the apple with Creamy Caramel as an accent but otherwise left it blank for a personal message.

Supplies

Challenges

Inky Paws: Yellow, Teal, Orange, and Brown 

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