Floral Thank You | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

Welcome watercolor fans to this weekend’s watercolor weekend here on the Art Impressions Blog.  We are so thankful you stopped by to see all the inspiration that we have in store for you.  This weekend I chose to get out my Floral Invites set and have a bit of fun.  I created this Floral Thank You card with the frame and two of the side sprays.  I love creating cards with this set, and you don’t have to use it for invites, you can use it for everything!

The Painting

I started off by inking the stamp up with the colors I wanted to use (so green for the leaves, pink and purple for the flowers and brown for the berries.  To begin, I pulled the color out of the lines, starting with the leaves and berries and then the flowers.  I added some yellow, brown, pink and green to my palette and added them to the painting with my brush to deepen the colors.  I added a bit of yellow to the leaves to give them some interest.

Before I added the second spray to the right-hand side, I positioned my paper and frame in my MISTI so I could estimate where the second spray should go.  I inked it up as I did with the first spray, stamped it down and did the same thing I did on the other side.

I masked off the sprays with some post-it tape, then inked my frame while it was still in my MISTI with my 569.  I stamped it down and using my #1 paintbrush softened the line ever so slightly.  Lastly, I placed my Thank You into my MISTI, inked it up with 569 and stamped it in the center of the frame.  I softened the lines with a small amount of water.  For a little bling, I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers.  To finish up, I signed and dated my work.

The Card

I cut my painting and background paper out with my rectangle stitched dies (I know shocking 😊).  I attached them using Connect Glue.  The background paper is another piece of the watercolor smooshing technique I used on one of my previous cards.  I also added a bit more color so it really matched the pink that I used in my flowers.

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That’s all folks, a quick and easy Thank you card or switch it out for any sentiment you need.  I hope you are inspired to give this project a try.  Make sure to tag us on Instagram and use the #AIWatercolor so we can see your work!  I hope you have a crafty day and we will see you in June!

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