Hello and Welcome to
Watercolor Weekend! I am so loving these
new releases, they just keep getting better and better!
I love gnomes! Isn’t this just the cutest thing ever! The Storybook Series are such a beautiful
piece that can be made as a special gift for someone. Using 6223 Whimsical Storybook Set, I started
off by stamping my images on watercolor paper with Distress Ink Pumice Stone,
and stamped off once for each one. I
picked my paper from the 6083 Bible Journaling Season 1 Cover Paper Pack so I
could coordinate the colors with my images.
I love this vine paper with its different shades of greens and
purples! After I had my images stamped I
then took the die that cuts out the inside back piece and traced it around the
little house for a guide. I colored each piece in the following colors.
Wheelbarrow:
Blackberries –
M108 Marvy Black Cherry, M15, leaves – 126, 177
Wheelbarrow – mix
of 565 and 969, 969, 947, N15
Ground – 177
Strawberries –
856, 947, 565, leaves – 177, 249, Bleed Proof White
Mushrooms:
Mushrooms – Tops –
M108, 837, 969, bottoms – 992, 969
Mailbox – Post –
947, 969, Box – 312, 026, Flag – 026, 856, Black Micron for the numbers
Ground – 177
Gnome:
Hat – M108, 565
Shirt – 126
Pants – 565
Shoes – N15
Skin – 850, 910,
912,
Beard – 565
Fairy:
Black Micron and
pencil for the facial feature
Hair – 992, 026,
947
Skin – 850, 910,
912, 772
Dress – 177
Wings – 526 and
Wink of Stella
Stump:
992, 969, 947
Flower- 565, 055,
025, 177
House:
Chimney – mix of
565 and 969, 947, 249
Roof and trim –
947, 969
Windows – pencil
and 565
Door- 312, door
knob – 026, 947
Ground – 177
Path – 969
Sky – 526
Shadows – 565
I die cut the images
with the included dies once done. The
house also has a die which I chose not to use. When I stamped out my images, I
also created a mask for the house. After
putting the mask in place I then used 2 branches from 4964 Branches set in 969 to
place 2 trees and some vines in front. I
used the tree foliage from 5372 WC Mini Foliage in 126 and 177. The vine from 5126 WC Foliage Set 4 in 126,
177. The grass from 5826 WC Large Tree
Set 2 in 177, 969. I softened all of these with a damp brush and after it dried
I added in some Bleed Proof White for some flowers. I then took the 6121
Storybook Template and cut it out of the paper from 6083. I used a solid purple cardstock to cut out
the 3 pieces that stage the cutout images, and also cut out my back piece with
the house. I assembled the inserts first
and then attached them together with foam dots, along with the back piece. I then folded along the crease lines in the box
and centered my assembled piece behind the oval in the box. It wasn’t until after I put this together
that I realized that I should have taken pictures of this process, my apologies
for that. Once I had the inserts attached
I then glued the box together. I used
one of the oval cutouts to cut out the hanger.
I creased and glued the two sides together and then glued it to the back
side of the box. Finished it off with
some ribbon, a dot of bling, and the gnome on the front. Don’t forget that you are not limited to
this alone, get creative with the stamps and use them alone by leaving off the
attaching guidelines. Use nested dies to
create a scene on a card. You could even
create a 3D shaker piece.
For my 2
nd
card I used two of the newest releases in the Countryside Series, 6249 Country
Chapel and 6254 FG Thankful Border. Each
one was stamped on watercolor paper with Distress Ink in Pumice Stone, after
stamping off once. I started with the
Thankful Border, and then with a stamp positioner I placed in the barn from the
Country Chapel Set, leaving off a bit of the edges on the sides. I colored each
piece in the following colors.
Barn - walls – mix of 565 and 969, and 969
Windows – 565, 969
Hayloft – 969, mix
of 565 and 969
Roof – N52, 947
Scarecrow – Brown
Micron, 990, 992 – nose – 098, 993 – cheeks – 772
“Hay” – 076, 055
Shirt – 098, 993,
905 – button – 905, 947 – belt – 969
Pants – 879 –
patch – 026
Hat – 027 – patch
– 993 – Band – 228
Scarf – 905
Shoe – 947
Mushrooms – 990,
992, 856, 837, and Bleed Proof White
Pumpkins – 993,
933, 885 – stems – 098, 249
Tree – 969 – leaves-
025/933, 993/837, 025/126, and 947
Fence – mix of 565
and 969, 969
Basket – 992, 969
Bucket – mix of
565 and 969 – apples – 126, 856, and 969
Leaves – 025/933,
993/837, 025/126
I then used 4868
Flower Set 2 for the mums in 933, adding right over this with 885 in spots, and
249 for the stems. After adding water I
went back in with 885 in just the flowers in spots and stamped again before
adding some Bleed Proof White. I used
the grass from 4051 Foliage Set 1 in 228, softening with a damp brush. From the same set I used the vine to add a
few more leaves into the tree with 993 and 885.
I used a branch from 4964 Branches Set in two spots in 969. 5010 WC Tree Set 1 was used for the pine
trees in 249 after masking off the edge of the barn with post-it tape. I also added some Bleed Proof White into the
grasses for some wildflowers. I then cut
out my image with the largest die from 6045 Scalloped Circles Die and then
chose two pieces of paper from 5973 Fall S2 Paper Pack. I matted my card base with one, and used a
border die from my stash to cut a header for the card. I then mounted my image with foam tape
finishing off my card. Thank you for
joining me and I really hope you enjoyed my projects! Until next time! Create….Share….Inspire!
