Pastel (Im)Perfection
Perfection is overrated!
When you watercolor, you really have to let go of control. The water leads colors in ways you don't expect at times and sometimes into areas you don't want it to go. I had to blot a few times with paper towels and work on an area again. What I rarely ever do is start over from scratch! There are areas of imperfection in the mug where the metallic watercolor layer went askew. A little of the color went outside the lines on the mug handle. Oh well! Your recipient probably won't notice and it is handmade after all.
Imperfections can often be covered up with embellishments. Layering can be incorporated to cover a flaw. There isn't anything unsightly hiding behind the cupcake, but there could be. You'd never know! Sometimes I place other more eye catching pieces to distract the eye away from flaws.
The one flaw on this card that draws my eye is the embossing of the sentiment. The bottom of the Y is a little bit darker because the powder didn't stick. I saw it and decided it wasn't important enough to start over or try to fix at that point. I was hungry and wanted to get it done, so I used a piece of vellum behind the sentiment to draw your attention. I'm also hoping the cupcake sprinkles draw your eye upward!
I hope there are other crafters out there who embrace imperfections instead of starting over. If not, I think I'd have given up a long time ago!
Challenge Entries:
Altenew Challenge Live video link
A Place to Start: Anything Goes and Something New (sprinkles) here
Supplies:
Altenew Sweet Life dies, Cozy Mornings stamp set, Birthday Greetings stamp, antique silver embossing powder, 36 pan watercolor set, 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper, crystal clear embossing powder, Fresh Dye Inks (buttercream, warm sunshine, hazelnut), pigment ink Mist Gray
Pretty Pink Posh Birthday Cake Mix sprinkles
An awesome card. I love how you've played with the watercolours and all the embellishments you've added. I normally do the same that you, I try not to restart again a project or a part of it because nothing is perfect and you can always hide it or to play with it to create something new in the project. A fantastic post talking about that. Thanks for joining us at A Place To Start. Hugs, María.
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