Hello, and Welcome, to Watercolor Weekend! Technically, it is Spring, but the weather
says otherwise. It’s coming, but the tug-of-war continues, we call these the
yo-yo months, it is enough to drive one batty when you just want warmth and
sun! (Yes, yes, I know…..I will be complaining of it being too warm soon
enough! LOL!) I can not tell you how
happy it makes me to create colorful creations right now, I may enjoy a good
snowman, but I do love when things start coming back to life!
Daffodils are
usually one of our first flowers to show up here, there is something about that
pop of bright sunny yellow after months of gray days. The irony of them getting covered in snow is
not lost on me. The 6106 Spring Keepsake
Set was a big hit for the frog alone, he is cute isn’t he! I started out with a
piece of watercolor paper and stamped in the frog with Distress Ink Pumice
Stone after stamping off once. I created
a mask and covered him, and then using a stamp positioner I stamped in the pot
like I did the frog. I then masked the
pot and stamped in the flowers.
Starting with the frog, I used 126 as the base color, adding in 177
especially around the edges and shadowed areas.
N15 for the pupils, with a touch of 565 along the edges of the white.
This really helps the eyes to pop! For the tulips I used 725 and shaded with
676 for more dimension. The daffodils I
started with 025 and then used 026 for some depth, with 947 for shading. I added a couple of dots of 969 right in the
centers. The stems and leaves I used 126
as the base and contoured with 177. For
some of the areas farther back I also used a bit of 249. I added some 969 inside the pot, darkening
the back edge for dimension. For the pot
itself I used 636, darkening the sides and leaving a highlight in the middle
which helps make the pot look rounded. I
also added a stripe with the same color.
The sky I used 526, and put a light wash of 969 for the ground. Using my favorite grass from 5826 WC Large
Tree Set 2, I masked off the frog again to place the grass behind him and on
the other side of the pot using 177 with two small spots of 969 towards the
bottom and then used a damp brush to soften.
Bleed Proof White was used for the little flowers. I added a bit more 969 for the shadows at the
base of the pot and frog. 5064 Circle
Double Stitched Die, 2nd from the largest, was used to cut the image
out. I then matted this with silver cardstock using dies from my stash, and
then backed this with a dark purple solid cardstock, cut out from the 2nd
largest 6045 Scalloped Circle Dies. I
matted my card base with paper from the 6010 Basic Pink Paper Pack. Before attaching my image, I stamped in the
sentiment in the bottom corner with Versafine Clair in Nocturne. I then added my image to finish off the
card. I still can’t get over how cute
this frog is!! Ah, Spring, I am waiting
for you!
For my 2
nd card I used 6177 Garden Friends from
the new Story Tile Series. There are currently 3 other sets in this line, and
boy are they good ones! I made a card using the 6179 Cottage Charm, and kept
that one pretty simple, you haven’t seen this one yet, but it is coming. I did,
however, learn a valuable lesson making that card. Not thinking, I traced my
openings using the die on my watercolor paper with the cut side up. I figured out
pretty fast my mistake when I cut out the template. (Opps!) This time I made a
template for tracing with heavy cardstock that I now keep with the die and use
that instead. The beautiful thing about
these sets is that you can mix and match to create different versions. 6158
Story Tile Template Die can be used with any number of sets as well. I am so looking forward to what Art
Impressions has in store for this series! With the foliage and flower sets
there are so many things you can do to change the look of this set, your only
limitations are your imagination.
Bonnie, however, made some beautiful samples that are on the stamp cards
to get you started. After cutting down
my watercolor paper to 4 ¼ x 5 ½, I used my cut out template to trace the
openings with a pencil. I then used the stamp positioner to stamp my images
where I wanted those, using Distress Ink Pumice Stone, and stamping off once.
Here are the other sets I used throughout this project.
5126 Foliage 4 –
small vine
4051 Foliage Set 1 –
small grass, large foliage
5826 Large Tree Set 2
– grass
5418 Bible Foliage
Set 2 – dots
5009 Mini Flower – 4
flowers
5074 Bible Flower Set – daisy
bunch
Tombow colors used: 565, 969, 312, 947, 025, 026, 177, 676,
555, 526, 126, 249, N15. Also Bleed Proof White.
I used paper from 5835 Mini Paper Pack for the Story Tile
Template and adhered it to my watercolor paper after erasing the pencil lines. Mounting
this on my card base. (This time in the right orientation!!) Thank you for
joining me, I hope you enjoyed my cards, until next time! Create….Share….Inspire!
