You are amazing! by Sylvie @Kaliscards

You are amazing! by Sylvie @Kaliscards

Hello Crafty friends!

Today I have this this watercolored Penelope's Garden. I've said it before, I'm in love with this XXL stamp. The flowers are just so beautiful and easy to color. I had already done a watercolored version with Karin markers. This time I wanted to try with chalky and muted colors, using Distress oxides. I really love this vintage look!

 

The idea of the watercoloring in this card is to have a loose style, very imperfect, leaving some unpainted areas on the edges of each petal and leaf, and creating visible layers of colors. 

So, good news! If you are a beginner in watercoloring like I am, this is probably the easiest way to watercolor. My tip is to use very little water. Your brush needs to be wet, not soaked. And don't try to blend or soften colors with a clean brush. Instead, try to use less color and start from the base of the petals towards the edge. By the time you get to the edge, your brush should have very little color left and you shouldn't need to blend it with a clean brush.

To give some intensity to the colors, I have opted for 3 tones, starting with a light color. With the light tone, you can color almost the entire petal (except the edge!), then with the middle tone, you can color half the petal and with the darker tone, just had a little color at the base.

Enough of the basics, let's get started!!!

First, I stamped my image with a hybrid ink, in my case the Extreme black ink from My Favority Things, on watercolor cardstock. Either let it dry before starting watercoloring, or use a heat gun to speed up the process.

 

To bring color to my background, I started by coloring in a very random way the edges and partially the flowers, with Distress oxide Speckled egg. I came back on the same spots multiple times to create layers and add more intensity. Again, it's not a problem to color over the flowers as well, unless you choose a dark color for your background.

I then colored the flowers, using first Distress oxide Saltwater taffy, then Abandoned coral and finally Barn door.

For the leaves, I used Bundled sage, Rustic wilderness and Uncharted mariner.
For the buds, I used Antique linen, Mustard seed and Crackling campfire.
I applied Black soot on the anthers and Ground espresso on the stems and leaf veins.

To finish the coloring, I added a few splatters, starting with some Rustic wilderness and Uncharted mariner on the edges of the card mainly. I then added Distress ink Picket fence splatters all over the image. And to finish, I added Altenew Metallic gold watercolor splatters.

To protect the card and intensify the colors a little, I applied Distress glaze all over the image.

For the sentiment, I used the Pinkfresh Fancy script words hot foil plates which I ran through my hot foil machine and die cutting machine with the Spellbinders matte gold glimmer foil. I then used the coordinating dies to die cut the sentiment and adhered it to my front panel with liquid glue.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful crafty day!

Reading next

Happy Rakhi - DIY cash envelopes by Ishani
Thinking of You Butterfly Mini Slimline by Brenda

65 comments

Grubber

Grubber

Yes it is possible to retrieve your stolen bitcoins. I never believed in bitcoin recovery because I was made to understand that it is not possible. But sometime in February I fell for a binary options scam which promised a higher return and I lost close to $75,000. I read an article on (reddit) as regards to a recovery expert and genius so I reached out to (liamprycewizardhomerecovery@gmail.com ), and to my surprise I got all bitcoins recovered within 42hours frame. I don’t know if I’m allowed to share the links on here but you can contact him if you are finding it very difficult to withdraw your funds at, (liamprycewizardhomerecovery@gmail.com or whats app:(+351 937 861 589)
…… All Thanks To Them

Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani

Have been getting scammed multiple times. I was so confused about these scammers, I had to do what everyone in my situation would do, I made a research all by myself, I got to reach out to { Wzardgarryspeedhack } on Telegram through the help of my lawyer, since I was recommended by my lawyer I had to give him my trust. The most interesting part is that I got all my funds recovered back to my wallet. So for the reason that you have no control over your wallet or you need your bitcoin restored after been invested with a wrong broker, do contact Wzardgarry Recovery right away so that the transaction can be traced and your bitcoin can be recoverd in short time. Wzardgarry recovery is the reliable hacking group out here for a successful job like this.
Contact: rightwaylawrecoveryservice@gmail.com
Telegram: @wzardgarryspeedhack
Regards,
Dannette Romero.

Margaret William

Margaret William

I’ve been reluctant in purchasing this blank atm card I heard about online because everything seems too good to be true, but I was convinced & shocked when my friend at my place of work got the card from Professional Web Hackers & we both confirmed it really works, without delay I gave it a go. Ever since then I’ve been withdrawing $5000 daily from the card & the money has been in my own account.( professionalwizardrecovery@programmer.net) So glad I gave it a try at last and this card has really changed my life financially without getting caught, its real & truly works though its illegal but made me rich!! If you need this card from Professional Web Hackers then, Email: professionalwizardrecovery@gmail.com OR What’sApp: +44 7442 684963

You can also contact them for the service below

Western Union Transfer Bank Transfer PayPal / Skrill Transfer Crypto Mining CashApp Transfer Bitcoin Loans Recover Stolen/Missing Crypto/Funds/Assets

Email: professionalwizardrecovery@programmer.net

Whats-App: +44 7442 684963

Website: https://t.me/professionalwizardcryptohackers

Margaret William

Margaret William

I’ve been reluctant in purchasing this blank atm card I heard about online because everything seems too good to be true, but I was convinced & shocked when my friend at my place of work got the card from Professional Web Hackers & we both confirmed it really works, without delay I gave it a go. Ever since then I’ve been withdrawing $5000 daily from the card & the money has been in my own account.( professionalwizardrecovery@programmer.net) So glad I gave it a try at last and this card has really changed my life financially without getting caught, its real & truly works though its illegal but made me rich!! If you need this card from Professional Web Hackers then, Email: professionalwizardrecovery@gmail.com OR What’sApp: +44 7442 684963

You can also contact them for the service below

Western Union Transfer Bank Transfer PayPal / Skrill Transfer Crypto Mining CashApp Transfer Bitcoin Loans Recover Stolen/Missing Crypto/Funds/Assets

Email: professionalwizardrecovery@programmer.net

Whats-App: +44 7442 684963

Website: https://t.me/professionalwizardcryptohackers

Caspian Orson

Caspian Orson

Have been getting scammed multiple times. I was so confused about these scammers, I had to do what everyone in my situation would do, I made a research all by myself, I got to reach out to { Wzardgarryspeedhack } on Telegram through the help of my lawyer, since I was recommended by my lawyer I had to give him my trust. The most interesting part is that I got all my funds recovered back to my wallet. So for the reason that you have no control over your wallet or you need your bitcoin restored after been invested with a wrong broker, do contact Wzardgarry Recovery right away so that the transaction can be traced and your bitcoin can be recoverd in short time. Wzardgarry recovery is the reliable hacking group out here for a successful job like this.
Contact: rightwaylawrecoveryservice@gmail.com
Telegram: @wzardgarryspeedhack
Regards,
Dannette Romero.

Leave a comment

This site is protected by hCaptcha and the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.