Little Pink Panda by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Wow, if you haven't done this yet, check out the newest release at Art Impressions.  Bonnie created the most adorable little panda baby set.   I couldn't wait to play with this set and the timing is perfect for the current challenge here on the blog called "Un-Bear-Ably-Cute".  Your project just needs to include a bear.  

I used the #6017 Baby Panda set and the #5360 WC Rocking Chair stamp/die set to create my scene.  The pattern papers are from the #5741 Valentines PP.  

I began by stamping all of the images onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with my copic markers, listed below.  I die cut a rocking chair from brown cardstock and inked the edges.  I then stamped the back of the chair onto pattern paper and paper pieced it onto the brown cardstock chair above the arm.  I die cut the seat of the chair from a coordinating piece of pattern paper and pieced it onto the seat of the chair to look like a cushion.  I positioned the panda onto the cushion and the presents hugging tight to the chair to hide any piecing imperfections.  😏  I popped all of the images up with foam tape.  The heart frame die cut panel is from my stash and the flooring is a piece of peel and stick wallpaper from the dollar tree.  The sentiment was stamped onto a scalloped die cut from the #5344  Envelope GCH.  

                                     I hope you enjoyed my card for today.  Thank for you joining me.  

                                                            Have a great day and keep creating!

Copics used:  C00, C0, C3, C5, C7

Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

YR12, YR14, YR16

B00, B12, B14

G40, G43, R20, R22, R24

Woodland Fairies by Karen Day

 

Hello Ai Watercolour fans!

I have two cards today, both featuring the recently released 5915 - Woodland Fairies Set.

I really love this sweet little sitting fairy, so I stamped her onto my Bristol Smooth Cardstock using Tombow #N57, then covered her with a mask and stamped the stump from 4871 - WC Rustic Container Set in #979/565, to have her perched upon it.  I added several of the rocks from 5055 - WC Sitting Places Set on either side of the stump, again using #N57, and added one of the squirrels from 5599 - Mini Mice & Squirrel Set in front of them.  Using my stamp positioner, I added the berries from 5795 - Berries Set in #603/565/177 tucked on either side, as well as the poppies and leaves from 5824 - Poppy Set in #743/177/126.  I touched them with a damp brush, and painted in the corresponding colours to darken them up.  The squirrel was painted with a mix of #947/969 and shaded with #565.  To add depth to the rocks, I added shaded areas using #N57/565/969.  The grass was hand drawn in, and the two shades of green were used as a wash to suggest a grassy floor.  

For the fairy, her skin tone is #850, her hair is shades of #993/969, and her dress is done with layers of #743.  #493 was painted into her wings, and as the sky.  On the tree stump are layers of #969/947/992, keeping the darkest areas in the crevices, and the lighter areas are where the sun would hit.  As a final touch - look closely, and you'll see that I painted some sparkles around her using the Bleed-proof white paint to suggest a little magic!  I die cut the image with 5065 - Oval Double Stitched Dies, and mounted it onto some dotted paper from 5873 - Mini Birthday PP.  The sentiment is from the Woodland Fairies Set.

My second card is featuring two sleepy fairies!  

I began by stamping the sitting fairy onto my Bristol Smooth Cardstock using #N57, and then stamped her on scrap paper which I cut out to create a mask.  With the mask in place, I used my stamp positioner to add the chair from 5360 - WC Rocking Chair Set in #N57, then added the fairy on the floor beside it.  I wanted to add a little extra colour to my scene, so stamped a pot from 4869 - WC Small Container Set using #N57, and painted it in with tones of #947.  Using the tall flowers and circle flowers from 4868 - WC Flower Set 2, I added them to the pot in #743/603/565/177 and the small green was done with #126.

The fairies' skin tones were painted with #850, hair is #879 and #993/947.  Their outfits are #743/603/565.  A pale shade of #493 was added to their wings, and a darker shade was used to paint in the chair.  #565 was added to the chair to create all the shadowy areas, and as the background.  A wash of #N57 was sporadically painted on the floor around and under the images.  The image was cut out using 5061 - Square Double Stitched Dies, and mounted on some dotted paper from 5873 - Mini Birthday PP.  I added a few irridescent blue gems for some sparkle.

Happy painting everyone!