Dreaming Always of You–Watercolor!

 

Happy Thursday, friends!

 

 

Just popping in quickly to share a card that I created in anticipation of next week’s Online Card Class: Watercolor for Card Makers.  Being the over achiever that I am, I am determined to master this watercolor thing before class starts.   Unfortunately, I fear that it’s going to take more than just an afternoon of playing around to master this stuff.  It’s tough!  But I had fun playing today, and will continue to work on it until I’m happy with it!

 

This image is from a Studio Calico card kit that I purchased from my online friend, Gayatri [it’s called “Here, There, Everywhere,” but I believe it is no longer available].  I think it’s such a cute little doodled village/cityscape that just makes my heart happy.  Julie Ebersol shared a video a while back showing sort of an artsy fartsy water color splashed look on a Claudine Hellmuth image.  I felt like this image was similar in that it has that doodled look.  I stamped the image in black Archival ink onto watercolor paper, and then gave it a clean water wash just over the top of the stamped image.  Then I mixed up some dreamy water colors [Kuretake Gansai Tambi water colors, that I believe Mama Elephant will be carrying very, very soon!  THEY ARE AMAZEBALLS!] onto my palette and dripped them onto the wet image.  They blended and pooled in such a cool way!

 

This reminds me of the sweet colorful villages located in the Cinque Terre, Italy.  I visited there several years ago, and fell in love.  I will never forget what an amazing time I had there, and hope to visit again some time.  *sigh*

 

That’s it for me today, friends!  I’ll be back tomorrow to share my sample for the next Avery Elle AEI♥U Challenge!  Until then, have a good one!

 

 

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Japanese Watercolors Studio Artist Brushes Collapsible Water Cup *Simon Says Clear Stamps *TALK BUBBLES 2 sss101210 Black and White Washi Little B NEW Archival Ink Pad, Jet Black Watercolor Paper, 10 pk Black Licorice Card Stock *Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember?äó HOLIDAY SHAPES Hearts Stars Craft Die S131 Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Clear Accents, Glossy Fiskars ProCision 12 Inch Rotary Bypass Trimmer Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Mini Sizzix Big Shot Machine, Powder Blue & Teal Sizzix Accessory, Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies Sizzix, Cutting Pad, Standard *Martha Stewart MEDIUM FOOTED STAMP MOUNT 40-24029 New 2011 *Martha Stewart SMALL FOOTED STAMP MOUNT 40-24028 New 2011

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