Simple but sweet
I was recently browsing the internet and came across a very nice card by Leslie Watkins that was watercolored using Stampin Up stamped images as the outline for the water-colour. I am no artist, but it inspired me to break out my Water Painters and see what I could do using my ink pads as the source of ink to color with instead of water color paint.
I produced this card
To make the card I first stamped the leaf and blueberry images from the Berry Blessings Stamp Set onto the paper using Momento Black ink that had been first stamped on scrap paper twice to lighten the impression. I then produced my "paint palette" by stamping my chosen ink colours unto acrylic block. I choose Granny Apple Green and Just Jade for the Leaves. Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point and Balmy Blue was used for the Blueberries. To fill in the color just dip your Water Painter into the ink and fill in the stamped images while being conscious of where the darker shaded ares should be. The great thing about a Water Painter is there is virtually nothing to clean up. You just release a small amount of water from the chamber by squeezing the barrel and swiping the brush on paper towel to clean it between colors, This is also the way to control the amount of water that is dispensed while painting. Let dry. Then to finish the card I added some ribbon and mounted the card on grey cardstock chosen from my package of neutrals and added a greeting from the same stamp set. I also completed the inside of the card and the envelope using the same process.
If you would like to try this technique these are the products that I used.
Have fun painting and thanks for visiting me today!
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