Welcome back watercolor fans! I don’t know about you but I am so excited for the spring. I have a new puppy and she has inspired some cute watercolor cards. Her name is Lily, she is a rescue from Arkansas and the light of our family. I did this Spring Lilies card inspired by her, Spring, and Easter. This project uses just one stamp set.
To start off, I inked the lilies stamp from the Lily Border Set with 969, stamped it off on a piece of watercolor paper, and stamped it towards the left side of my paper. I pulled some color out of the lines, making sure to keep the darkest areas really dark.
Using my palette, I added layers of 925 to the flowers. To build the color make sure you are layering on top of paint that is fully dry with small amounts of water. In order to get some really dark shadows, I added some 606 to the centers of the lilies. Purple is opposite orange on the color wheel, that means when you glaze them they turn brownish. This gives the illusion of darker color.
Once the flowers were done, I added 177 to the leaves and buds, again layering the color in the darkest areas. Once it was dry, I added some 526 to the background between the leaves and flowers. Lastly, I signed and dated!
I used the Gina K Designs Master Layout 1 dies to cut the mat from Gina K Designs Tangerine Twist card stock.
You could add just about any sentiment to this piece, I added a handwritten spring saying. I hope you try this painting. See you next time!
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