Yup, you guessed it, it’s Watercolor Weekend again and I have created this sweet little Holiday puppy sitting on a snowy bench. I originally started off with a sleeping puppy but then I thought it looked like a cold little puppy on a bench which didn’t seem very cheerful.
Onto the card details
I started out stamping the puppy (which I used a stamp positioner to get him straight) with Sepia. I pulled the color out of the lines. I added some color to my palette and filled him in. I darkened in his ears, eyes and nose with the fine tip of the marker. I decided to draw in a color and cuffs to make him look like he was wearing a sweater. I added some white gel pen dots to jazz it up. I created a mask and used it to protect him.
Using my stamp positioner, I stamped the bench over the masked puppy. I didn’t ink up the area where the snow is on the bench. I pulled the color out of the lines and added some squiggly lines with my Sepia and darkened some areas. I drew in a wavy line for the lights and added some English Red, African Violet, Brilliant Yellow and Pine Green circles to make them look like lights.
I inked up the tree trunk with Sepia and the small top of the Fir tree and stamped it to the right of the bench. I added the light to the left leaving off where the wreath would be. I added Brilliant Yellow to the lamp and on a few areas on the snow. I added some masking fluid where the wreath would be to be able to add some ornaments. I then used the positioner to stamp the wreath in Pine Green. I added African Violet and English Red ornaments to the wreath.
Using the fine tip of my African Violet I drew in some the snow and pulled the color above the line to leave the snow white but it creates a shadow. I used African Violet to create the sky.
I cut the picture out with the stitched rectangle die and mounted it on a piece of Gina K Designs Cranberry Tart cardstock. I added the Season’s Greetings sentiment which is also from Gina K.
I hope you get a little holiday inspiration and I hope you will join me, Dot and Tricia over at the Art Impressions Blog for Watercolor Weekend. Upload your projects on Instagram and tag us, we would love to see your projects.
More holiday inspiration – https://www.tobinartstudio.com/watercolor-tutorial-christmas-window/
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Love love love this, it is an awesome card. You could use it for the winter season or for Christmas. You did a great job!!
This is just too cute!!! I love the puppy’s sweater!
This is just adorable Tricia you are one talented woman!