Happy 4th of July my American peeps! Hopefully you will have time to craft this watercolor weekend which also happens to fall at the beginning of World Watercolor Month. I was so excited to use the new 2020 Exclusive set. I have attended many classes just to get the exclusive set, so I was so happy to be able to purchase this one. It’s a keeper. I used it to create this Ocean Cottage scene. Come with me and I’ll tell you all about it.
THE WATER COLORING
I started off by cutting a mask using a circle die and used the negative space to create the oval shape.
Next, I inked up the cottage from the Cottage Exclusive set in brown. I pulled the color out of the lines. To give this little cottage some color, I added some pink to my palette and painted the front and sides. I also added some layers of brown to the room, making sure to keep the areas where the shadows would be dark. I took some blue from my palette and added it to the windows of the house.
I masked off the top of the flower box and stamped in the flower bunch that comes in the set using purple and green. I stamped it multiple times and added water to soften them. I added blue and brown to my palette and added in the water and sand.
For the fireworks, I inked the long grasses from the Wagon Set in red and stamped it into the sky. I added a small amount of water. I added some red to the water and the roof of the house. Finally I added some blue to the sky. I made sure to bring my color out to the edge of the mask so it would create the oval shape. OH YEAH – I forgot to tell you I added wink of stella to the water and fireworks.
I added my signature to the bottom of the house! I am so in love with this set, I hope you got the chance to pick it up in the limited release. I go to a class every year just for the exclusive set (and to paint with Georgia).
THE CARD
I took the mask off revealing our oval shaped painting. I ran it through my Big Shot using a stitched rectangle die. Next, I cut a mat from Gina K Designs Bubblegum cardstock and adhered the painted panel to it using Gina K Designs Connect Glue. I then adhered the entire panel to a Neenah white card base.
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I hope you all join me in painting this weekend! Tag us so we can see your amazing work!
Have a happy & safe weekend! Happy Independence Day!
SUPPLIES:
Very pretty scene
So pretty!
Tricia, I don’t see this cottage on the Exclusive page of the Collector’s Guide. Wondered why not.
Oops. I wasn’t looking in the Exclusive section. Saw it. Sorry.