MFT Space Explorer Slimline

I made this slimline card with the MFT Space Explorer stamp and die set. Amazingly, the galaxy background came together super quickly - in about 2 minutes! All I did was wet the watercolor paper with a large 2" wash brush, then quickly squeeze color from 3 different Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers.

Once the ink down, I moved it around slightly with a watercolor brush, but mainly the colors blended on their own. The ink was so intense that I actually grabbed another piece of watercolor paper and smooshed it on top to soak up some excess.

For the moon, I used Tim Holtz's "smoosh and dry" layering technique, then die cut it into a circle. The rest of the images were colored with Copics and the sentiment is heat embossed in white.

 

Materials used for this project:

MFT Space Explorer stamps and dies 

MFT Inside & Out Stitched Circle STAX die

Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers in Bluebottle, Deep Sea and Siren

Pentel Aquash brush

Canson XL watercolor paper

Dr Ph Martin Bleedproof White

Ecoline liquid watercolor in gray and black

Copic markers

White embossing powder

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #530

My Favorite Things Slimline Challenge - Birthday Wishes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes