Hero Arts Daisy Anniversary Card

It's spring here in Chicago and I have been out in my garden doing a bit of prep work but it is a little early to plant most flowers and vegetables.  We have been known to get a snow or freeze in April.  That doesn't mean that I am not creating flowers in my craft studio.  This Mini Slimline Anniversary card features the "Bees & Flowers Fancy Dies" from Hero Arts. 

 The finished card size is 3 1/2" by 6 1/2".   I used Canon XL watercolor paper to make a panel measuring 3" by 6" and to cut the bee and flowers dies.  For my background, I cut an oval from masking paper and placed it onto the panel before applying a light wash of Daniel Smith's Phthalo Green Blue.  The same Phthalo Green color was used for the grasses on the background and the flower stems.   I used Daniel Smith's Yellow Hansa Medium, Quineridone Gold and Raw Umber to color the flowers, making a total of only 4 watercolors.  My sentiment die is also from Hero Arts. It is the "Happy Stamp & Cut" .   To color my bee I just used a Momento Black Marker and a Nuvo Opal Quartz Aqua Shimmer Pen. 

I am entering this card in the Anniversary Challenge at "A Blog Named Hero".  This challenge is to celebrate the 9th Anniversary of the blog.  If you have not checked the blog out I would highly recommend it.  You are sure to come away with some inspiration for using your Hero Arts products.

Thanks for dropping by my blog.  Your questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome.