Hey guys, welcome to watercolor weekend. I am so excited to showcase one of the new releases, the Rocker and Plant Stand set. I created this cute Rocking Chair Valentine.
I started out by inking up the Rocking chair stamp with 969. Then I added a little 569 to the chair only and stamped it off. After stamping it onto the watercolor paper, I added a heart into the rocking chair with a pencil. I pulled the color out of the lines and added some additional color onto the bird, chair and pot. Using 569, I added some shadows below the chair and pot.
Next, I added the flowers. To make a really full looking planter on the chair, I inked only the heads of the tulips (with pink and purple) and added them several places around the pot. I then inked just the greens and stamped them around the blooms. It looked like a frightful mess, don’t fret, pull the color out of the lines, add additional color and it will look amazing. Keep going!
Lastly, I inked the fur bough up and added a little tree next to the chair. Sign and Date. This was the easiest painting. I just love all the new releases and I know you will too.
For the card, I put the finished piece into my MISTI. I used the “Happy Valentine’s Day” sentiment to stamp the greeting with black ink. I cut it out using Gina K Designs Master Layouts 7 which has this really cool slimline card die. I used the lattice die (and Janet’s excellent tips for extending it) to create a border at the top and bottom. I then placed it on a 4×7 card base.
I hope you have as much fun as I did with the new Valentine’s journal. I can’t wait to see your creations.
I hope you have a crafty day!
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