Watercolor Weekend Roundup - May Flowers!

Hello, Ai Watercolor Fans! Welcome back to Watercolor Weekend, where we roundup our favorite projects for your inspiration! We have THREE fabulous watercolor designers on our team, and if you aren't already following them on social media, you're going to want to today, so don't miss out on loads of spring and summer watercolor ideas! Together, we are excited to show you some "May flowers" after quite a bit of April rain (or snow)!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

Hello Watercolor Friends,

This is my card for the Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend roundup. It's influenced heavily by Art Impression's Bonnie Krebs' recent Watercolor Wednesday on YouTube. She uses the 2018 Class Exclusive stamp set you can only get by attending one of the shows. I haven't been lucky enough to attend one yet, so I had to use stamps I already owned. I used seven stamp sets and seven markers to create it. See my list of supplies below:

Art Impressions Products: 5014 WC Window Set, 4868 WC Flower Set 2, 4867 WC Foliage Set 2, 4964 WC Branches Set, 5009 WC Mini Flower Set, 4051 WC Foliage Set 1, 4208 Furries TF, 4774 Stamp Positioner, 4773 Acrylic Blocks

Marvy LePlume II Markers: 45 Sepia, 15 Olive Green, 8 Violet, 1 Black, 72 Pine Green, 86 African Violet, 20 Magenta

Other Supplies: #4 Brush, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

My Watercolor Weekend project is a beautiful “Spring Bouquet” tag great for Mother’s Day or any gift giving occasion.

I watercolored the Art Impressions way using a vase, multiple flowers and foliage onto the tag. I then watercolored the same pink flowers and foliage and fussy cut it out. And, then watercolored just a portion of the pink flowers and fussy cut them. I layered each with foam tape onto the tag for a “Faux 3D Decoupage” look. A light wash of color onto the edge of the tag and added a ribbon to finish it off.

Art Impressions Products: WC Foliage Set 1, WC Flower Set 1, WC Flower Set 2, WC Ornate Container Set, Acrylic Block 5 Pack, Watercolor Palette, Watercolor Brush No. 4, Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 8 Violet, 9 Pink, 15 Olive Green, 43 Brilliant Yellow, 86 African Violet, 100 Sapphire

Other Products: Foam tape, Ribbon

Tricia O'Bin - Blog - Instagram - YouTube - Pinterest - Facebook

A perfect hanging spring basket is sometimes all you need to brighten your day. For this weeks watercolor weekend I created this very colorful hanging basket. It was so easy to create and can be done in just a few minutes. I used a few sets to create this project. The best part is by just changing a few colors you can get an entirely different look. This design is so versatile you can add a variety of different sentiments and use it for any occasion. I hope you will give this design a try and share it with us on Instagram (#AIWatercolor). 

Art Impressions Stamps: 4960 WC Fir Trees Set, 4903 WC Sentiments Set, 4867 WC Foliage Set 2, 4964 WC Branches Set, 4763 Southwest, 4052 WC Flower Set 1, Acrylic Block 5 Pack (Variety), Canson XL WC Paper Pad, Watercolor Palette, WC Brush NO. 6

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 86 African Violet, 45 Sepia, 72 Pine Green, 36 Manganese Blue, 20 Magenta

Other Supplies: Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Pen – Clear, Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb, Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch, Simon Says Stamp STITCHED SQUARES Wafer Dies, Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- Bubblegum Pink

Thanks, team! We're noticing a theme of pink flowers today! Fans, leave us a comment - what are your favorite aspects of these projects? What did you see that you'd like to try in your own cards? We love how Dot challenged herself to use different stamps to reinvent one of Bonnie's Watercolor Wednesdays. Popping up bundles of flowers like Tricia K. looks like a lot of fun to try! Or, simply placing your image at an angle can add a lot of interest to your card like in Tricia O's!

We hope you get a chance to play with your watercolors this weekend! Happy Stamping!