AIR16 Vintage Watercolor

I made this card for Jan’s AIR16 Warm-Up Challenge: Vintage Watercolor.
I was inspired by the wonderful tutorial Heather Telford videotaped for Splitcoaststampers (Vintage Watercolor) and the incredible video Karlyn Holman made for Cheap Joe’s (Speedball’s Elegant Writer).
https://cards.heathertelford.com/2016/05/04/vintage-watercolour-tutorial/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBe6bG6ouZo

I was going to toss this image because it wasn’t anything like what I had envisioned. Then I decided to do what Karlyn had done with the background using the Elegant Writer. It’s still not great, but I thought it was salvageable. Thank you, Jan, for this challenge. I will definitely strive to improve.

Card:
4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Bazzill Cardstock, from Rootbeer Trio
Spellbinders Nestabilities—Labels Eighteen

Focal Image:
Personal Stamp Exchange—Dogwood, K-1228
Fabriano 140-lb. hot press watercolor paper
Distress Inks—Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Frayed Burlap
Speedball Elegant Writer--Black

TFL.
Daria