HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am so excited to show you my first watercolor card of 2021. I hope you had a safe and happy holiday. Today I am featuring my Snow Globe Farmhouse. This painting is special to me as it is a friend of mine’s farmhouse. I was lacking inspiration and his home was all it took. The stamp set that has the Snow Globe stamp (it is actually a frame stamp from Gina K Designs) is retired…sorry!
Painting Details
To create the Snow Globe, I placed the stamp in my MISTI and inked just the circle with my 569. In hindsight, I wish I had cleaned the lines off of the edges before I stamped it, learn from my mistake. There is also a base included in the set. I lined it up in my MISTI and inked it with my 969 and stamped it below the globe. I pulled the color out of the lines of the base and lightly around the snow globe.
Next, I inked the farmhouse from the New WC Barn Set in 969 and 569 to get a grey color. I stamped it off on watercolor paper so I could get a light image. Then, I wiped off the right side of the barn as my friend’s house didn’t have that side. I painted in the additional building behind the farmhouse. Using my palette, I added some green to the roof and pulled the color out of the lines. To make it look more like my friend’s home, I added some additional windows.
In the background, I painted in some mountains using 569. I think this is my favorite color for snow. I added some additional shadows underneath the house
For the trees I used the small trees from the New WC Lg Tree set and the small pine and branches from the New WC Mini Foliage set. I stamped them in 969, 569 and 249. Next, I added a small amount of water and then added a small shadow. I painted in a birdhouse in the front yard.
Using the wet-on-wet technique, I added darker color along the edges of the globe and let it bleed down. I made sure to leave a few white spaces to make it look like glare spots. I kept adding water and color until I was happy. Once it was dry, I added some Dr PH Martins white paint to resemble snow and to add a few more glare spots. Lastly, I signed and dated (2021…wow).
Card Details
I cut the piece out using my Big Shot machine and a rectangle stitched die. I glued it to a base made from Gina K Designs Edible Eggplant card stock with Connect Glue and added it to a card base.
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I am so thankful that you chose to spend some time with us this weekend. I hope you will keep posting all of your inspiring creations and I look forward to seeing them every day. Be safe and keep creating!
SUPPLIES:
This is beautiful. My goal is to do more with all my AI stamps this year as I haven’t had the courage to try some of the watercolor techniques. I have the other barn stamp which looks like the barn I grew up with. Thanks for sharing.
I love all AI watercolor and regular stamps. My favorites are the wreath sets or the landscape sets. They are so peaceful to do and admire the work.