Good morning! 
I hope everyone enjoyed your holiday weekend! I had the family in on the 4th for a cookout and some together time. Of course, it rained so I set the grill up at the garage door and everything worked just great! Good times with my girls, their boyfriends and my mother!
Sunday afternoon I felt the need to be creative, but didn’t know what I wanted to do. I have projects that NEED to be done, but I was in the mood to play and not be too serious about it. 
I thought about doing some water coloring, but silhouettes were calling me from across the room. So I went to my SU cabinet, opened the doors, and there in front of me . . . . Inspired by Nature!
I’ve gone through so much watercolor paper recently that it was difficult, but I did find one scrap that was the right size for the images. The first thing I did was mist the watercolor paper with water and let it sit until semi dry. While the paper was drying, I went ahead and colored the grass with markers. When you could still see water sitting on the paper, I misted the stamp with water and then stamped on the watercolor paper. Because I wanted this background image softer, I misted the stamped image with more water, let it bleed a little, and then dabbed off the water with a towel. The flowers were then inked with markers, misted with water and stamped over the background. Oh how I’ve missed playing around with silhouettes with this technique.
- Stamps: Inspired by Nature from Stampin’ UP!
- Paper: Strathmore Watercolor; Prism Spring Willow Dark; SU Rich Razzleberry; BasicGrey Eva
- Ink: Ranger Old Paper Distress; Tombow and SU Markers
- Accessories: Spellbinders S4-218 Lattice Borderabilities; Ribbon; Brads; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Venture Foam Tape; Ranger Matte Accents
Now I have a challenge for you today. I’ve been getting emails from some of you saying that you subscribe to my blog, but I never see you comment. I love it when you leave a comment, because that is one of the ways that I get to know you! I’ve made some great friends through my blogging and sometimes actually get to meet them in person. Anyhoo, here’s my challenge! Leave me a comment, especially you subscribers that are to shy to comment 
, and I will pick one lucky winner to receive this card! You have until midnight EST tonight! Can’t wait to hear from you and thanks for stopping in today!
Yep!
I can certainly “see” the ‘calling’ of Inspired by Nature!
Love the card!
Ok, that’s me. Look at your blog every day, love it, but don’t comment. You’ve motivated me! I love this card and this SU set! It’s gorgeous! Have a great day.
Yep, that’s me too! I subscribe to your blog and look forward to it everyday. Many times you start my morning with a good laugh. I can relate to some of your stories. For a chance to win this gorgeous card, I became un-shy to comment. Love all your work and techniques Sherry!
Enjoy visiting your blog to seek inspiration! Will try to post comments in the future!
Sherry, this is such a perfect “Sherry” card. I love the soft green background with your gorgeous flower and the lattice border is so perfect for this.
I’m on your blog and others every morning while drinking my coffee and listening to the birds chirping outside. I have that stamp and would love to win the card you made. It is so pretty. Love the lattice background. Wonder if I could make one as neat as yours.
I follow your blog daily and get the emails from you when you enter something new in your blog and love your work. I have this set and have used it rarely but just may use it more now. Thanks for showing me how it would work. Love the sassy attutide also. Makes me smile. Have a nice day.
OK…I”m a lurker!! I admit it! I’ve admired your style for years on SCS and as my schooling was winding down, I started to subscribe to the blogs of some of the SCSers whose styles I admired most! Look forward to seeing what you have created without having to search for it! On SCS, I’m icensheba. Your card today is gorgeous! I carry watercolor paper with me wherever I am stamping and usually forget to use it! You have inspired me to get it out today when I do my challenge card for SCS today! Thanks for sharing your talents and creativity with all of us!! You’re awesome!!
love the card Sherry – colors are great – and you used your new Spellbinders die – good for you!
I also LOVE all the tips you give – and the fact that you have a good sense of humor.
Thanks for all the inspiration and sharing!
Sandra
I don’t always comment but I do have to check out your blog everyday. Love
all your cards and plan to get brave and give the watercolor paper a workout.
Thanks for all the laughs. Would love to meet you someday.
Sherry, your watercolor technique, used on this particular card, turns out beautifully! I don’t have this set, but have something similiar, so am going to try it out for myself…if mine doesn’t look pretty, please send me yours…no, no, I’m not joking 🙂 Seriously, thanks for the chance to win something really pretty.
I’ve never done any watercoloring but I do have this stamp, so I think I’ll give it a try!
I read your blog daily, love it—especially your funny cards.
Kate
Sherry, your blog might as well be my screen saver as it’s the first place I go after signing in each day, in fact several times a day in case you’ve added a new entry! I so enjoy your cards, tips and tecniques and also hearing about your family. I think, IRL, we’d be great friends. I’ve commented before, but I’ll try to do better. Thanks for continuing to start my day with a smile, sometimes a chuckle and an idea!
what a beautiful card see playing pays off LOL
Hugs
Norine
Hi Sherry! I love your blog and since I am a subscriber, I view your blog every time you post. Sorry I don’t drop you a line often but I love hearing what you’ve been up to and (of course) to see what you have created. You are a wonderful inspiration to me!
New to your blog ————– stopping by to say HI!
I too am one of those that you have described…a non commenter. I do comment to myself how beautiful you work is but didn’t think about posting a comment but will try to be more conscience of it. Have a great day! I love your work.
Sharon King
Hi Sherry
It’s been a while since I’ve posted but check your blog each morning while having coffee. Love your card. I own that set so will have to try to duplicate your card. Fat chance that it’ll turn out the same but thanks for the inspiration. You are one artsy AND fun lady. (Well maybe “lady” is stretching it – just kidding!) Thanks for the chance to win your card.
Sure was disappointed Rubbernecker wasn’t at the convention this year. Had a great time with you last year! Our paths will cross again in the future. Until then, happy stamping! Judy S
You got me! I’m a subcriber and really enjoy your work but just never comment. I’ll try to do better. What a lovely card. I have the set and have rarely used it. Now I have another idea.
Love this card & will try today. I started following your blog recently and love it.
I guess I haven’t left you a comment for a while, so today is a good day for it:) What a beautiful card! I love the colors and your technique.
OK, OK, OK!!!!
I give!!
Yes, I subscribe to your blog and don’t comment!!! I love your little smiley guys, and your awesome sense of humor (badness?) and this card!!!!
I bookmarked it first, and then decided I better let you know!!!
Well, I am one of those people who don’t comment every time I visit. I guess I just get in a hurry to get to the next blog! I do love your work though and would treasure winning this fabulous card!
sniff, sniff…..I don’t subscribe (’cause you are at the top of my fav list) and I comment. Does this mean that I don’t have a chance in H*!! of winning this gorgeous creation?!!
My second thought was DUH!!! I LOVE this set and it has never occurred to me to try and use it for watercoloring (I swear you are my morning cup of coffee….a lot of lightbulbs go on after reading your blog)
Sherry, this is just beautiful! Love the colors and your take on the Lattice Borderabilities! Great job :0)
so pretty, great colors and love this border with your image!
Hi Sherry, I guess I’m a lurker. Your work is very beautiful. And after reading your blog, I realize we’re only a few hours from each other. I live in Western Kentucky (Murray).
Guilty as charged!
Love your blog so much that I have it linked in the “blogs that inspire me” on my own blog. And I love how you make everything looks so simple!
Thanks for all your inspiration.
Wow…I love your gorgeous images, beautiful colors, and lattice layer!! This is so very pretty, Sherry!!
I love your cards and really love this one, would really love to receive it. Thanks for all your hard work. Charlene
looks like lots of us quiet ones are commenting….lol. I love your cards and your emotes…. especially the coffee drinker (I can relate to that one…grinz) ….. I love how you did the watercolors on this card. And even better, instructions on how ya did it. I’m gonna have to try it…. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas and the yummy pictures from the concert!
Gorgeous, Sherry, just gorgeous!! Now, Sherry, you really need to do this technique more often. I absolutely love to see the cards you make with this technique.
I read your blog in my google reader, and I don’t often come over to comment. I know I should really make more of an effort to comment on blogs that I like because the inspiration they give me is invaluable, and I know how much it means to me when others comment on my stuff.
So, all of this to say, thanks so much for the inspiration! I love your blog, and read all of your posts.
Hi Sherry. I am one of those who loves to receive your email but I have never visited your website until today. I am always amazed at your creativity and layers of detail in all of your projects. Your work is very inspiring.
I’m a lurker too! I check your blog every day and wish I had all your stamps! Great card ideas so thank you for letting us lurk!
Hi Sherry,
I just stumbled across your blog today. What a gorgeous card! I haven’t used that set in awhile, but seeing yours has me itching to get it out again! Thanks for sharing such a lovely idea.
Yup…that’s me…the shy one…bwahaahaahaahaa!!!! Love your card, missy…glad you had a wonderful 4th!!!!
Hi Sherry,
I am another one of the shy ones that reads your blog daily and I have done for the past 2 years or so and never left a comment. I love the colours and techniques you use and have learnt a few things from reading your blog. By reading your blog, I get a sneak peak at the some of the Stampin Up stamps that we may see coming in our next catalogue (I’m in Australia and we don’t get the same catalogue’s – we normally get them the following year) and can put them on my wish list for when they become available here. The stamp you have used in this card only came in our catalogue issued in April this year and I keep looking at it. I think the time has come to buy this stamp and give the watercolouring effect a go that you have used. I might not comment, but I do enjoy your blog and will try in future to leave a little comment every so often.
Oh, Sherry. This is really gorgeous! I love these colors and I’m really loving that lattice die.