Peaceful water

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built and this week it is a fan favorite: Anything Goes!! And here is the card I created for your inspiration:

This is my attempt at a water colored scene.  For my first attempt, I'm relatively pleased.  The last two years when my mother-in-law and I have attended the Stamp And Scrapbook Expo, we've watched the water color demonstration at the ART Impressions Stamps booth.  They make it look so easy and fun!!  Since then, I've watched a couple of their Water color Wednesday videos and was inspired to try my hand at it.  I used some water based markers for the images (just cheap ones that I've had for a really long time) and some gelatos for the water and sky.
Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the House blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and then get inky and play along with us.  And if you need any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon code over in my left sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Grass Border", "Birdbath", "Cattails", "Calm Water", "Random Dots" (for the little purple flowers), "Sandcastle" (for the group of birds), and "Waterlily"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:
Your Next Stamp #112--CAS
Creative Fingers #162--anything goes
Double Trouble #26--Splish Splash (I created a water scene using watercolor techniques)
Stamplorations Theme and Sketch--stamps & watercolors

Creative Craft Cottage #117--no patterned paper
Love To Craft Challenge Blog #33--anything goes
Die Cut Divas--water
Crafting with an Attitude #50--anything goes
Crafts Galore #62--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes