JAI 303 - Just add E & birthday blooms

Friday means a fun new challenge at Just Add Ink & this week Tina wants us to just add 'E'. This can be a thing, theme, technique, or anything beginning with E, & the team have all sorts of exciting E's to share so make sure you check them out.
As for me, eggs & Easter came to mind first since Easter is next week but I wanted to make a birthday card for a friend so that's what I did. Can you pick my E's?

Well, they're elegant eggplant card & ink, & embossing (dry & heat embossing). Can you believe this is the first time I've inked up that gorgeous flower from Birthday Blooms? Here it us up close & 'Winked'.

I stamped the image in elegant eggplant ink on thick whisper white card, then watercoloured it with an aquapainter & elegant eggplant ink from the pad, then fussy cut it out. I stamped & roughly coloured another image on the white layer too.
In case you're wondering, yes - you can watercolour even though the elegant eggplant outline isn't waterproof. I only have a little water in the aquapainter, work quickly & try to minimise going over the lines too many times. The result won't be as blended as on watercolour paper but I still like the look. Isn't it cool that you can use the same pad for the outline & colouring?!
Footnote - I could also have heat embossed the image in eggplant, but I liked the soft look... & didn't think of it until after ;-) I did emboss the base card though with versamark & clear embossing powder.

I carried the theme to the inside & added a sentiment from the Cottage Greetings stamp set.

Well that's all from me except to say thanks for visiting & here's a pic for you to pin for later before you go. Remember to check out the team's E' projects & try the challenge too.

Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
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Print Recipe

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Cottage Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock
Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad	Versamark Pad	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder
Aqua Painters	Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Heat Tool	Embossing Buddy	Big Shot