Peach Rain

So do you ever start working on something with no particular recipient in mind?

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That's how today's card started.  I spotted the Fusion Challenge - 'Paris Rain', and quickly had an idea of what I might do ... ... and so it began!

The large image space drew my attention right away, and both my aqua painter brush plus watercolor paper were within reach. 
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Let's be honest ... I do have a LOT of stamps.  But I do not have the Eiffel tower, etc.  No problem!  I wanted this happy image from 'Beautiful You' to be 'dancing in the rain', so the image was stamped, then stamped again on some Eclipse masking tape.  The mask protected the central image while I lightly washed the paper as though it were a rainy day.  

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While that was drying, I worked on color selection and chose the additional stamps.  All the while, I still didn't really have a recipient in mind for the card-to-be, until I heard about a friend from my stamping group.  With that cyber shoulder-tap, I knew the exact purpose of this creation.

Don't you love it when that happens?

The framing around the sentiment was stamped with the leaf image from Kinda Eclectic as seen creating the surrounding foliage on the card's front.
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Product List

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143637] $28.00	Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135350] $20.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] $6.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $6.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181] $6.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $6.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $6.50	Peekaboo Peach 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141417] $8.00