Happy September, everyone! Summer is drawing to a close and it is
almost fall! It feels like summer was just starting.
For my September project, I am using
my favorite puppy that I haven’t used in quite a while. He’s
sitting in a flower garden enjoying the beautiful end-of-summer day.
To begin my project, I inked the
puppy in Pumice Stone Distress Ink, stamped off once onto watercolor
paper, and then stamped in the middle of my watercolor paper. I then
inked the rocks in Pumice stone, stamped off on watercolor paper, and
stamped the rocks to the left. Next, I added a grass line using #15
olive green to set up my scene. I painted the puppy first, using
mainly #54 burnt umber and shading with #45 sepia. I left areas of
his face lighter and once he was dry, I used my Micron to color his
eyes and nose – leaving a highlight on each. I then painted the
rocks, starting with #40 brownish grey to add shadows toward the
lower portion of the rocks. I then added shading with #21 dark grey,
#45 sepia and #15 olive green. Rocks are multiple shades of color,
so a variety of colors helps. Using the fine tip on my #40 brownish
grey, I added some accents where the rocks meet to add darker
shading.
I put the sky in next using #75 sky
blue, keeping it lighter where I had flowers planned. I find it
easier than trying to work around the flowers once they are stamped.
Once the sky was in place, I stamped grass in repeat along my grass
line next to the puppy and rocks, mainly using the teeny tiny grass
from Foliage Set 1 and also stamped the grass stamp from WC Tree Set
2 a couple times to the right of the puppy. I masked off the rocks
and used a positioner to place the tall flowers from Foliage Set 7 to
the left of the rocks. I inked the foliage with #15 olive green and
the flower buds with #79 grape and then added a little #8 violet at
the base for shading. Once the flower was stamped, I carefully
dabbed at the flower buds with my paintbrush. I also carefully
touched my brush to the leaves of the foliage, but avoided the stems.
I stamped the tall blue flowers from
Foliage Set 7 on the right side of my project – also using a stamp
positioner for placement. I inked the foliage in #15 olive green and
the flowers in #29 Prussian Blue. I then carefully touched my brush
to each flower bud and leaf. I then stamped the flower bunch from
Foliage Set 7, inking the foliage with #15 olive green and the
flowers with #96 auburgine. I used the stamp positioner for
placement and again, touched my brush to each flower and a few of the
leaves.
I then used the small dot flower
from the WC Mini Flower Set and inked it in #43 brilliant yellow. I
stamped it in repeat above the grass line on the left and right edge
of my project. There was a small gap between the grass line and the
puppy, so I used the fine tip on my #15 olive green and added a few
blades of grass. I then used my fine tip on my #8 violet and added a
few dots to the top of the grass stems for random wildflowers.
I then added a wash of #15 olive
green for the foreground, making sure to have light and dark areas,
especially under the dog to create a shadow. It needed a little
more, so then I used #45 sepia to also add a wash of brown, leaving
light and dark areas. I felt that something was needed above the
rocks, so I added a small butterfly from My Joy Set. I stamped it in
Pumice Stone and used #8 violet, #79 grape and #3 blue to paint the
wings. Once it was dry, I used my Micron to add the body and very
small antennae. I also used Dr PH Martin’s Bleed Proof White to
add some dots to the grass and the yellow dot flowers. I cut a
simple frame from black cardstock to mount my project and then used
single sheet of background paper to cover my card front.
I still use Marvy Le Plume markers
for my projects. Most of these can be converted to Tombow
colors, but choose colors that work for you. These just happen to be
some of my go-to colors for any project I work on. (Here is the link
for the Tombow conversion chart:
https://www.artimpressions.com/shop/art-impressions-most-loved-color-conversion-chart/)
Happy Stamping! As always, I hope
you will give this project a try! Don’t forget to
enter the
Monthly Challenge for a chance to win a free stamp set of your
choice!
Accessories:
Pumice Stone Distress Ink
#1 Connoisseur Brush
#4 Connoisseur Brush
Marvy Markers
What a sweet and beautiful card from Debbie.
Now let's see who our August winners were.
#10 came up first so Kathy R. wins a free stamp set from Art Impressions.
Please contact Leah at
Feedback@artimpressions.com
#1 Bev Sizemore and #8 Patty S. have won a freebie from me.
Please email me with your full name and address at Renee@artimpressions.com
and I'll send you photos of the freebies I currently have available.
Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you Debbie for you hard work and inspiration!
What will you guys create for September?
We can't wait to see.
Here are the rules...
✻ Please make a new card or handmade crafty creation using either stamps, dies and or designer paper from Art Impressions. You can make any item you wish; this is not limited to cards! (unless specified)✻ Limit two submissions per person.
✻Lucky Random Winner will receive a free
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✻ Good luck and happy stamping!
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