I started out by dabbing different colors of Distress Ink onto my stamp and stamping the image (called Large Flower Face Girl) onto white watercolor paper.
I smeared on some more Distress Ink in coordinating colors to the areas I'd stamped, then I stamped the same image onto a Post-It note and cut around the edges. I stuck it over my image as a mask. I love using Post-Its for masking!
Now, with my image safely covered, I stamped patterns around the girl using Screen Texture and Bunch O' Buttons.
I removed the mask and reached for my watercolors! I painted in some of the buttons and some parts of the girl, toned down the red tones with some lighter pinks and let the watercolors drip down the card in various areas. Once it was dry, I added some thread in squiggle shapes and some fabric scraps to frame the image. I also stamped on some wonky circle-dots in different colors, which actually came from a Bullet Holes stamp.
I inked around the edges with brown ink and this little lady was ready for the flower garden! Cheers to the anticipation of seeing little buds start to bloom!