Watercolor Weekend Roundup 3-2-2022

 Hello Ai fans!

It's a Watercolor Weekend at Art Impressions and our Watercolor Design Team did NOT disappoint!

This week Tricia kicks things off.  She created a stunning floral Spring card.
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Welcome back watercolor fans!  I don’t know about you but I am so excited for the spring.  I have a new puppy and she has inspired some cute watercolor cards.  Her name is Lily, she is a rescue from Arkansas and the light of our family.  I did this Spring Lilies card inspired by her, Spring, and Easter.  This project uses just one stamp set.

To start off, I inked the lilies stamp from the Lily Border Set with 969, stamped it off on a piece of watercolor paper, and stamped it towards the left side of my paper.  I pulled some color out of the lines, making sure to keep the darkest areas really dark. 

Using my palette, I added layers of 925 to the flowers.  To build the color make sure you are layering on top of paint that is fully dry with small amounts of water.  In order to get some really dark shadows, I added some 606 to the centers of the lilies.  Purple is opposite orange on the color wheel, that means when you glaze them they turn brownish.  This gives the illusion of darker color. 

Once the flowers were done, I added 177 to the leaves and buds, again layering the color in the darkest areas.  Once it was dry, I added some 526 to the background between the leaves and flowers. Lastly, I signed and dated!

You could add just about any sentiment to this piece, I added a handwritten spring saying.  I hope you try this painting.  See you next time!



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Next up we have Dot's adorable Easter shaker card.

Hello,

I love this row of bunnies stamp and wanted this to look like they were lined up on the bench and excited for the egg hunt! The row of bunnies is from the stamp set 5116 - Basket of Blessings which is one of my favorite Easter stamp sets.

To make this card, stamp the bunnies inked in Tombow N79 which is the most perfect color for animals. Cover them with post it tape then using a stamp positioner, stamp the bench inked in 565 and 969 on the right side, then stamp it again after you clean off the edge you don't need to make it long enough for all the bunnies to fit. Color the bench in with 407 mixed with 177 which really makes the bunnies look white. Stamp the bunny from the 5425 Peeking Animals set. Use 772 for the ears and cheeks of all of the bunnies. Use a fine tip black pen to darken the eyes, noses and whiskers. Stamp the rocks from the 5055 Sitting Places inked in 565 and 969 under the bench so the bunny has something to stand on. Stamp the bush from the 4051 Foliage Set 1 inked in 173 and 177. The purple flowers are from the set 5007 inked in 636. Use the larger grass from set 4051 inked in both 173 and 177. Stamp the pink and yellow flowers from the 5009 Mini Flower Set inked in 177, 725 and 026. Use 526 for the sky. The sentiment is from the same set as the row of bunnies and it's cut out with the 5132 Tag Stitched Dies set. Cut the entire thing out with the 5063 Double Stitched Dies Set and use a Waffle Flower Shaker Cover which fits an A2 card size.

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Last, but not least is Karen with her sweet, lavender Easter Bunny card.

 Hello Ai Watercolor fans!

With the month of April upon us, I had to paint something pretty & spring-like, so I've pulled out nine different stamp sets to put my scene together:

I began by colouring the boots from 5194 - WC Shoe Set in #N55 Tombow Dual Brush Marker, leaving the top edge uncoloured.  Using my stamp positioner, I added the bunny from 5425 - WC Peeking Animals, the pail from WC Containers and the sitting bunny from 4874 - WC Bunnies Set, all in #N55.  I painted in colour on all of them, adding #533 and #565 to the boots, N55 to the bunnies, and #N55/451 to the pail.  For the bouquet, I used the pinecone from 5472 - WC Christmas Wreath Set, adding #993 to the center, and #725 around it, to create the roses (be sure to not colour the entire pinecone!).  As a filler flower, I used the tiny blooms from 4868 - WC Flower Set 2 stamped in #606, and the tiny leaves in 4867 - WC Foliage Set 2 in #177 as the greenery.  After masking the boots & bunny, I stamped the two grasses from 5007 - WC Foliage Set 3 in #177, and used it as a wash on the ground.  The two carnation stems in 5475 - WC Flower Set 6 were coloured with #993/126, and added to the pail and on the ground.  To finish, I added some #526 to the sky, and die cut my scene with 5063 - Stitched Rectangle Die.

Thank you to our fabulous Watercolor Design Team for all of this fabulous Spring inspiration! All are so different and yet, each, so beautiful!
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Have a great weekend and, Happy Stamping!