For my first card I wanted to make a Valentine card using the Ai set #5455 Birthday Buggy Set. I love vintage VW Bug cars so I painted the car using Tombow marker #312 because that would be my dream color. The balloons were each painted using Tombow marker #835, 817 and 772. It is hard to see in the photo but I also added Wink of Stella in clear for a pretty shimmer. For the red balloon I popped it up for added dimension. The heart balloons also came from set #5455. I added the mouse from set #5425 WC Peeking Animals. I wanted to add some more heart elements to the design so the heart garland was used from set #5493 Front Porch Valentine Set. It is always fun to look at your stamp sets and dies to see if an element can be used to add interesting detail and texture to your card designs. The final touch was adding some flowers from set #5475 WC Flower Set 6. The flowers were painted with Tombow #526, 817 and 177. When all of the elements were painted I then die cut some clouds and the words "I love you". To complete the card I used die set #5063 Rectangle Double Stitched to cut out my watercolor paper and then matted onto red cardstock.
I am thinking ahead to spring! It has been a cold, wet winter here in Ohio!
If you don't know me my favorite color is pink so this card was really fun for me to create. I first started by painting the bunny in multiple colors. I used shades of gray and added some rust color for added depth. The bunny is from set #4874 WC Bunnies Set. Next it was time to paint the stump from set #4871 WC Rustic Container Set. I first stamped off the stump twice after coloring the stamp with Tombow markers #969 and 569. Then I pulled out the color for shading and then I used Dr. PH Martin's to give the stump a more weathered look by brushing on the white using a "dry brush" technique meaning to not have much water on the paint brush and just lightly going over the image with the paint brush. All of the flowers came from set #5475 WC Flower Set 6 which was perfect because there is a matching left and right directional flower. I wanted to draw the eye towards the bunny in the center. For the flowers I used Tombow markers #526, 025, 772 and 177. The small grass from set #4051 Foliage Set was used to complete the setting. For the final touch I added a bee from set #5561 Birds and Bugs Set. I used the gorgeous pink gingham from the #5742 Easter paper pack.
For the inside of the card I had a piece of paper left over so I took a paper punch and punched the edge of the paper to add design.
- Thank you for taking the time to read my long posting. As usual, if anyone has any questions please ask. I am more than happy to answer any questions. I hope you all have a wonderful day!
2 comments:
All your cards are so adorable, Jami!! Beautiful work!
Beautiful cards.
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