Art Impressions New Watercolor Release & Home Sweet Home Challenge

I am so excited to be a part of the Art Impressions watercolor line new release party!  The new watercolor stamps are so much fun.  You are going to want to get them all, just like I did.  I am a “NEED IT ALL” kinda girl.  So prepare to be amazed by my teammates inspirational projects.  I created a watercolor cabin heart card.

I used some of the new stamps and some classic stamps (that I use in most of my projects) for this project.  First, I inked my Large Cabin set from the New Release with 969 and 569.  I stamped it in the middle of my watercolor paper (the Canson watercolor paper that I use is 9×12 so I cut it 4.5 x 6 so I get 4 pieces).  Using my damp brush (dip and pinch off the excess water) I pulled the color out of the lines by running my brush along the side of the stamped line.  I added some additional color from my palette being careful not to paint the areas where the flower boxes are, so you leave room for the flowers.

I added some blue to my windows from my palette.  I also added some 569 from my palette to the shutters and to darken some of the shadows.  I added some 969 to the roof in layers leaving the top of the roof white.

To give the illusion of foliage behind the cabin, I masked off the bottom left of the cabin.  I inked the bush from the original foliage set with 249 and stamped it several times to the left of the cabin using second generation stamping on the bushes in the back.  I also added some bushes to the front and right side of the house and blended some into the foreground.

Next, I masked off the tops of my flower boxes and stamped the small grass using 249 into each of the flower boxes.  I added some 569 from my palette and brushed some color along the bottom and left of the flower box to give it some dimension.  I pulled the color out of the grass (up and out).  I added water to this before I stamped my flowers so that my colors wouldn’t mix (or I’d get brown – green + pink).  I inked up the mini dots from the Mini Flowers set (I reach for this one a lot) with pink.  I stamped it around the grasses and a little on the flower box.  I added water to soften them.

To finish it off, I added yellow from my palette watered down so that it is light.  I brushed it into the background behind the cabin.  Finally, I signed and dated my work.

I know it can seem daunting but once you start you will LOVE it!  Make sure you tag your projects with #AIWatercolor so we can see what you create!

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