Welcome watercolor fans to watercolor weekend. We are so excited to be able to share some inspiration with you in such a trying time. I love all the beautiful work I have been seeing everyone create while we are at home. I know for me, crafting is therapeutic and I have definitely needed it more than once lately. The sentiment was really beautiful and I think it went perfectly with this sweet vase of flowers and it really inspired me to Live in Full Bloom!
Project Details
Step 1:
I inked the pitcher up with 569, stamped it off and inked it with 969. I wiped off a couple of areas at the top of the stamp so I didn’t have to fight the lines and the foliage looks like it is spilling out of the pitcher. I stamped it onto my watercolor paper. Using my brush and water, I pulled the color out of the lines, making sure the darkest color was around the sides to give it some depth. I added some 569 to my palette and brushed it along the sides and bottom of the pitcher. I pulled some of the color out from beneath the pitcher to ground it and create a shadow.
Step 2:
I inked up the small vine (it doesn’t matter which one as I only inked the top of the vine) with 177. I stamped it multiple times around the top, front and sides of the pitcher. I softened the lines with water (dabbing with my brush).
Step 3:
I inked a few of the flowers on the daisy bunch stamp with 685 and stamped it around the foliage. The bigger the flower, the more buds I inked. On some of them, I only inked one of the buds to create the look of unopened flowers. Next, I inked the long flower with 569 and stamped it along the top of the arrangement to give it some height. I added water to all the flowers to soften them.
Lastly, I signed and dated my work.
Card Details:
I cut the painting down using my rectangle stitched dies and my big shot. I put the piece in my MISTI, lined up my Gina K Designs sentiment, inked it with Amalgam Ink and stamped it to the right of the bouquet. Using connect glue from Gina K, I adhered the piece to a card base (cut to 4 x 5.25) of Gina K Bubblegum cardstock. I adhered that to a Neenah 110 lb card base.
I am so thankful that you stopped by to check out my project today and I hope you and yours stay healthy!
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I love to see all of your beautiful work, it really inspires and challenges me. Make sure to use the #AIWatercolor so we can see what you are creating during these difficult times.
We are all in this together. I am grateful for this wonderfully supportive group of crafters who continually inspires me to be not only a better crafter but a better person!
See you next time, Tricia
You make such pretty cards! Love this.
Tricia when will you do videos again? I really miss them.