Wow, it’s been a cold January so far. This watercolor weekend I thought I would do something a little different. I created this block style setup to do some water coloring on. I didn’t realize I had done a seasonal block look. This was such a quick project, I made a ton of them.
Step 1: The Blocks
I painted 4 blocks using my Mungyo watercolors. I just freehanded them letting them be imperfect. Let them dry completely. You can use your watercolor markers to make the blocks. I found that doing a wet in wet technique works best.
Step 2: Adding Foliage
Once the blocks are dry you can stamp onto each block. I didn’t realize until I finished that is was more of a Seasonal Block theme which was unintentional.
For the Summer Block, I started by stamping the palm trees inked with 969 and 249. I added a small amount of water to the palms and pulled a little color out of the bottom to ground the trees.
For the Autumn Block, I inked the small trees from the Church set and stamped it twice. Next I inked the small foliage with the 969 and stamped it several times, leaving some of the trees showing. I added water to soften the leaves.
For the Winter Block, I inked the pine tree from the Tree Set with 177 and stamped it into the middle of the blue/purple block. I added a small amount of water to the branches and to the ground beneath the tree.
Lastly, for the Spring Block, I dropped some clean water onto the block and let it sit for a minute. I took a paper towel and lifted some of the color to create a cool pattern. This allowed for some lighter values so my stamping would stand out. Again, I stamped the small tree from the Church set inked with 969. I added 725 to my leaves and stamped it several times around the trees. I added water to soften the leaves.
I signed and dated my work.
Step 3: The card
Using my Gina K Designs master layouts 1 dies, I cut out the painting, leaving space in the bottom for my sentiment. I ran it through my big shot along with a mat of Dark Chocolate card stock. I assembled them with my Connect Glue and added them to a Neenah white card base. I wrote in hello. with my molotow fine liner.
Here are some more examples for you!
The one below is done with Tombow 725. Use the wet in wet technique for best results.
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SUPPLIES:
Cute seasonal card as well as other 3. I like the simplicity of making the card, especially if in a hurry. Thanks for sharing idea.
I love the two-tone background on the tulip one! Great concept to do cards this way :o) K.