It doesn't require a lot of fancy tools and accessories to make beautiful and easy handmade cards.
Today's simple birthday card uses images from Happy Watercolor (w-133188/c-133191) featured in the 2014 Occasions Catalog. Everything you'll need is in this wonderful set, including a few greetings, although for this card I pulled the birthday greeting from Wetlands (w-126695/c-126697).
The bold image appears to be a watercolor wash painted across the lined floral image, but it's really just stamped in different colors of ink. A simple way to achieve a watercolor look without even using a brush… or water! I love the look, and with this stamp set you can effortlessly create handmade cards that LOOK like you watercolored them.
You can click on the photo for a closer look.