Hello,
and welcome back for Watercolor Weekend!
Hello, my Ai watercolor friends and
fans. Easter is on its way, and I have two Easter projects to share with you!
First up is a custom Easter Bunnies Storybook Frame. My second, is a square
Easter card using the new Story Tile in a slightly different way.
Easter Bunnies Storybook Frame:
I love the concept of the Storybook
Frame. Peering in at the tiny 3D scene fascinates me and the completed project
makes a nice little gift to display! I’ve noticed that many of the images
included in the Art Impressions Matchbook sets also work well with this frame.
To
create this adorable Easter scene, I used the images from 6014 – Matchbook
Easter Bunnies set. I stamped each image with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto
Canson XL Mix Media paper.
I used the 6121 – Storybook Template die to die-cut the box,
inserts and front and back mats. The patterned papers used are from 5742 –
Easter Journal Paper Pack. For the purple background, I cut a piece of patterned
paper to fit the interior of the box.
Once I had each image painted, I placed each die-cut behind
the oval insert piece to determine it’s placement and trimmed away any parts I
didn’t want to show through the opening. For the background, I trimmed away the
side pieces of the image and popped up the image with foam squares. The shelf
image was glued directly to the background. For the layer that goes just above
the background piece, I doubled up on the corner foam squares to raise it above
the background piece. For the rest of the inserts, I only used one layer of
foam squares.
Colors
and supplies used to paint the images:
- Tombow Dual Brush Pens: 177, 195, 817, 725, 606, 443, 947, 977, 969, N52, 912, 565, 555, and 055.
- Tombow TwinTone Pens used for details: Aqua (74), Fuchsia (80), Orange (28), Chrome Yellow (04), and Lime Green (50)
- Winsor & Newton Ink, Silver - for the paint cans
- Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White
To
decorate the back of the frame, I die-cut a piece of Canson XL Mix Media paper
using the insert die and stamped onto the oval. The sentiment is from 5733 –
Easter Sentiments Set. The cluster of eggs from 5738 – Easter Egg House Set was
inked in N52. Colors used to decorate the eggs include 817, 443, and 606. Details
were added using Dr. Ph. Martin’s, and Aqua, Fuchsia, and Lime Green TwinTone
markers. For the grass, I used the small grass from 4051 – WC Foliage Set inked
in 195, and 555 for the sky.
For
a final decorative touch, I attached a purple bow to the front of the frame.
Easter Story Tile Card:
I think we can all agree, the newly
released 6158 – Story Tile Template Die is just fabulous! There are four new
stamp sets specifically designed to go with this die, but many other Art
Impressions stamps work well too!
For this card, I changed things up a bit
and only used a portion of the Story Tile Template to create a square card. To
further “think outside the box”, I attached one of the images on top of the
frame rather than inside the box!
Colors and supplies used for this card:
- 6158 – Story Tile Template Die, removed two sections with scissors
- 6008 – Bunny Hugs Set, inked in Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink
- 6036 – Easter Bunny Paper Pack
- 5733 – Easter Sentiments Set, sentiment stamped onto vellum, inked with Versafine Onyx Black ink, and heat embossed with Ranger Super Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder
- Tombow Dual Brush Pens: 173, 177, 403, 703, 993, 977, 565
- Micron Pen (005)-Black to define eyes
- Tombow TwinTone Pen: Orange (28) for flower centers
- Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White
- Foam squares to pop up the template square onto the card front
Thank you for joining me today for Watercolor Weekend! I hope you have enjoyed learning more about how these darling Easter projects were created. For those of you celebrating Easter - may this season of renewal bring you an abundance of peace and overwhelming love. Until next time, Happy Painting!
