Art Impressions Blog: Spring Gnome Wreath and Bunny Garden

Hello, Watercolor Weekend friends! Can you tell by my cards that I am ready for spring weather? I love living in Ohio and enjoying the snow, but it has been very cold, and the snow has lingered long enough! For my first card, I created a sleeping gnome nestled in a spring wreath, with a cute bird helping to decorate it.

These are the stamp sets I used: 5785 - Gnomes, 5475 - WC Flower Set, 4868 WC Flower Set 2, 4964—WC Branches, 5476—WC Foliage Set 5, 4052—Flower Set, 5274—Easter Bunnies (bluebird)

First, I stamped the wreath and used a stamp positioner to add the sleeping gnome using Tombow markers 565 and 969. I stamped off twice. Next, I incorporated the foliage and flowers. Finally, I stamped the bird and painted a bow. I die-cut the finished artwork using the 5065-Stitched Oval dies. The floral paper is from the adorable 5939-Fairy Garden paper pack. For the purple lace, I used the new 5972-Bible Journaling Decorative Dies. The sentiment comes from the 5867-Mini Easter Sentiment set. I added Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleed Proof White and some embellishments.

The Tombow markers I used are the following: N75, 837, 025, 606, 177, 817, 565, 910, 946, 977, and 969

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This bunny is from set 4886-Easter Blessings by Kendra Krebs.

I stamped the bunny in the garden using Archival Ink shadow grey. This was an easy stamped image to watercolor, as no extra stamps were needed. I only used a few Tombow markers, which are the following: 177, 772, 606, 969, 401, and 025. I painted everything once, painting lightly and allowing the ink to dry before painting in the shading. I used 5725-Nested Square Dies to cut out my image. Next, I used the lovely 6012-Basic Yellow paper pack to die-cut a floral background. I then cut some flowers with dies from my stash to complete the garden.