Hi Watercolor Fans, Happy Almost Fall! It is one of my favorite seasons here in New England. I thought I would welcome all the things that make me feel fallish and put them on a card. I added the Blessed & Grateful sentiment at the bottom which I find is pretty perfect for those Thanksgiving cards.
The Painting
To start, I inked the WC Foundations Wood Table stamp with 969. I stamped it in the middle of my watercolor paper and pulled the color out of the lines. Using my palette, I added some additional color to the pots. To add some interest, I painted in a flower on one of the pots and decorated the other pots using the fine point of my 606.
To mask the pots, I used small post it tape strips and using the stamp positioner, placed the pumpkins and apples into the pots. I added layers of yellow and orange to the pumpkins and green to the stems. I added red in layers to the apples
For the watering can flowers, I inked up the single stem from WC Flower Set 4 with 606 and 177. I stamped it multiple times before reinking it. I added water to the leaves and buds.
For the grass, I inked the small grass with green and stamped it in several places below and beside the pots. I inked the small dots with red and stamped a few above the grasses to create some wildflowers. I masked off the pumpkins and apples and stamped the small wheat with yellow and brown behind the pots underneath the table. I inked the ferns up with green and stamped them around the outside of the scene. For a last final touch, I inked a branch with brown and stamped it around the outside. I used some blue to create a simple cloudy sky.
I finished it off with my initials and date. It is so amazing to go back and look at your previous years’ work. It truly shows you how much you have grown as an artist.
The Card
I ran the painting thru my Big Shot using a double stitched rectangle die. I cut the mat from Gina K Designs Fresh Asparagus cardstock which fits the card front (4.5 x 5.5). I placed it in my MISTI, and because I am in the middle of a move, my stamp pads are packed (GRRR), however, I did have markers so I just inked it up with Black and stamped it over and over until I was happy with it. I glued them together and to the card using Connect Glue. The design on the watering can was an afterthought. I just inked it up and eyeballed where to place it.
So that’s my Blessed & Grateful card for this weekend. I am hoping to be all done with the moving business by the next watercolor weekend. I hope you all have a wonderful creative weekend and thank you for stopping by and spending some time with me. Make sure you put your pictures on Instagram and tag me (@tobin0971) so I can see what you come up with!
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