Sending a Big Smile

I love making cards with a specific person in mind.  I try to do that all the time now.  (Although sometimes I do just make extra thank you cards because I need them all the time.  They're my favorite kind of cards to send.)  Today's card is for my grandpa.  He loves cars and has worked in the car industry more than 60 years.  I used this week's Make It Monday #186 no outline watercoloring technique and CAS(E) this Sketch #86, flipping it 180 degrees.  I'm not sure I chose a light enough shade of ink to stamp the image in for the technique, but I still like how it turned out.  It did look a little better before I tried to "fix" something on the right side of the car, but after a while of trying to fix my "fix", I had to make myself stop.  Watercoloring is not about perfection, but sometimes that's hard for me to do.  I'm sure my mom is chuckling at that last statement.  She did try to teach me to watercolor a few times when I was little...my personality prevented me from learning much.  I guess that's why we get a life time to learn and gain new skills, and I'm grateful for that! :)

Supplies
Stamps: Enjoy the Ride, Wet Paint III (PTI)
Ink: Real Red (SU!); Fog, Slate (SSS)
Paper: watercolor paper (Michael's)
Other: aqua painter, watercolor crayons (SU!)