Christmas Wishes | Watercolor Weekend | Art Impressions

Hi Watercolor Fans!  It’s that time again.  We have lots of Christmas inspiration for you.  I created a Christmas Wishes scene.  It reminds me of a snowy town settling in for the night.

Step 1:  The Church

I started off by inking the church with 569 and stamping it to the left middle of the paper.  I pulled the color out of the lines.  To create the snowy roof, I dragged the color from the bottom of the roof.  Add shadows along the bottom to create the snow drifts.  I also added some Yellow to the windows.

Step 2: The Houses

To create the houses, I stamped a mask for each one.  These were great because I used them for placement as well as when I needed them as an actual mask.  I inked some with 969, some with 569 and some with a mixture of both.  I stamped the houses that would be in the foreground, masked them off and stamped the additional houses.  I pulled the color out of the lines and added some additional color and lights to some of the houses.  Add water to all of the trees.

Step 3: The Trees

I used the tree topper from the Fir Trees set to do all of the trees.  To create smaller trees, I only inked up the very top of the stamp.  I also used some scrap masking paper to make sure I protected the houses so the trees appeared to be behind the houses.  I also added some bare trees using the tiny trees from the mini foliage set.  From that same set, I used the small tree line inked with 249 and stamped it several times in the background.  This will create depth in the scene.

Step 4: The Snow and sky

I added 569 from my palette to areas below the houses to create shadows.  Add additional color where snow shadows would be.  Drag the color to create a snowy street.  For a bit of shimmer, I added Wink of Stella to the white areas.  Lastly, I signed and dated my work!

Step 5: The Card

Using my palette, I stamped the sentiment (retired from Gina K Designs) “Christmas Wishes” using Amalgam Ink.  I ran the painting through my Big Shot using the stitched rectangle die.  I attached it to my Gina K Design Christmas Pine cardstock using Connect Glue.

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