Happy Roses | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

Happy Roses

Hi watercolor fans!  I hope you are all staying safe in these trying times.  I have been using my home time to create some watercolor paintings.  This is my Happy Roses project.  I love this new exclusive set that Art Impressions created for scrapbook.com.

Project Details

I inked the roses in the rose bouquet with 847 and the leaves with 249.  I stamped it down on my watercolor paper.  Using my #1 paintbrush, I pulled the color out of the lines.  Layering color slowly using my palette, I added additional color to the roses and leaves.  For some bling, I added Wink of Stella to the rose buds.

I added some 443 to my palette and added lots of water to create a light wash.  I painted it along the outside of the bouquet.  To build the color slowly,  I added more color, keeping it darker in the center.  I allowed some of the color from the roses and leaves to bleed into the background, because I love that look.

Lastly, I signed and dated my work.

Card Details

Using my MISTI, I lined up the “wishing you a whole bunch of happy!” sentiment from the Daisy stamp set, inked it with Gina K Designs amalgam ink and stamped it in the upper right hand corner.  Next, I cut my piece out with the Stitched Rectangle die using my Big Shot machine.

I cut a mat (4 x 5.25) from Gina K Designs card stock (Cranberry Tart which is no longer available …sorry) and adhered the painting to the mat and the mat to the card base using Gina K Designs Connect Glue.

And that’s it!  Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my project.  I hope you got some inspiration from the entire design team over on the Art Impressions Blog.

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Stay safe out there people!  Until next time…

Tricia

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One thought on “Happy Roses | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions”

  1. Beautiful card! I always wondered if the tiny white dots on your paintings were Wink of Stella – so now I know that it’s a bit of shimmer. I love that we both chose the same sentiment!

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