Last September at the Stamp and Scrapbook Expo, my mother-in-law and I took a water
coloring workshop with ART Impressions. It is really awesome because you use stamps to "water color" on water color paper. They have designed lots of special stamps perfect for creating beautiful water colored scenes. But, the beauty of the technique is that you can do it with any rubber stamps (I have done it a little with clear stamps as well, but I guess they don't hold the color as well). So, in need of a masculine birthday card this week, I pulled out one of my favorite Repeat Impressions stamps and gave it a go. After I was almost completely finished and I was trying to pull some color out for the background, I pulled out too much from the trees and made a big mess!! I fixed it by adding some dot "leaves" to create more of a forest look. Live and learn! Then I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die and added a little banner sentiment.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will hop over to the House blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and then get inky and play along with us. And if you need any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon code over in my left sidebar.
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Bass Harbor Light (lg)", "Random Dots", and "Happy Hello"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle
Challenges:
Alphabet Challenge--W is for Anything you wish
Cardz TV #108--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #126--anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs--anything goes
Shopping Our Stash #414--the great outdoors
Penny's Challenge #465--anything goes
Double D--saying "hello"
Southern Girls--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #245--anything goes with a sentiment
Retro Rubber #129--anything goes (I have had this image [and the sentiment] for 4 1/2 years and the dots for 2 years)
Cardz TV #108--anything goes
Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #126--anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs--anything goes
Shopping Our Stash #414--the great outdoors
Penny's Challenge #465--anything goes
Double D--saying "hello"
Southern Girls--anything goes
Aud Sentiments #245--anything goes with a sentiment
Retro Rubber #129--anything goes (I have had this image [and the sentiment] for 4 1/2 years and the dots for 2 years)
Love the watercolor card you created - I'm not sure if I know how you did it - (will google after I finish comments). Love how you fixed your oops. Great job on Anything Goes this week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card, Heather! Your watercoloring is gorgeous! Almost appears to have been an embossed image - great job!
ReplyDeleteYour watercoloured scene is fabulous - it's hard to think it was ever a big mess! Looks fab to me! Thank you for joining in with us at Retro Rubber Challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh this is beautiful Heather! The beauty of any art is that only you, the artist, knows what you intended it to look like, so 'mistakes' are invisible. To me, this looks like you achieved exactly what you set out to, and it's gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this with us at Penny's!
ReplyDeleteLinda
This is a beauty Heather, your water coloring and the dimension you achieved is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful watercolor scene Heather! Nicely done! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Hello’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
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This card should be framed and displayed for it is just amazing. It is a handsome masculine card and artistic too. You learned the water color technique well. Thanks so much for sharing it with us at Double D "Hello" Challenge.
ReplyDeleteBarbara DT
Super colouring on a lovely scene. So glad you shared with us at Incy Wincy, CarolG
ReplyDeleteWonderful job on the water coloring on this! I've been practicing this too, but have yet to finish one that I like! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful water colour scene. LOVE this!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us over at Southern Girls and do come back and play again next challenge. Hugs, Wends xoxo SGC DT
ReplyDeleteBeautifully created scene!! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
ReplyDeleteDiane DD DT {Nellies Nest}
Lovely water color scene! Fantastic colors too! Thanks for joining the Double D, "HELLO" Challenge.
ReplyDeleteOh Heather, this is gorgeous! I recognized the ART Impressions look right away! I'm wondering....do you paint the stamp or the image after you stamped it? At any rate, yours turned out beautifully (even the blooper!).
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful scene! Wow! Thanks for joining us and good luck with with your entry!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Joy
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Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, Owner/Coordinator
love that beautiful seascape and your watercoloring takes it to the next level! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR STASH with us this fortnight!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely scene,
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Hugz Tinz
That's such a pretty scene you've created and I love that it's watercolored! Very impressive technique and a great fix for the oops!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful scene and it is so very well executed! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Shopping Our Stash!
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Chana Malkah, DT
Beautiful scene. I like the sentiment that you added too. Thank you for joining in the Anything Goes Challenge at Incy Wincy Designs.
ReplyDeleteI'm back with a different DT hat on! Thanks for joining in the Anything Goes Challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty scene you have created, I am very jealous that you got to take an ART Impressions workshop. Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber this time. Claire DT
ReplyDeleteLovely scene that is beautifully colored. We appreciate you playing along with us at Retro Rubber for anything goes.
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