I'm still in love with watercoloring, even though I don't have a very good handle on it yet! I tried to let the background (very pale gray) run and be free but it didn't really. I'll keep practicing!
The stamp set is the CTMH retired set - Love Blooms. The sentiment is Verve. I used Derwent Inktense pencils and did the gray color by blending two colors of the CTMH watercolor paint set to create the right tone. I just didn't get it "flowing" like I needed (more water??).
The sentiment was stamped in the new Charcoal color.
Our Crabapple tree is in bloom
And our baby Zestar Apple tree!
So fun!
1 comment:
Beautiful card, Sharli. I'm not an expert at watercolor at all, but I have learned to get the colors to flow you need to get the paper wet, then add the color with a wet brush. If you did that but didn't achieve the look you wanted, you would need maybe a little more water on the paper. Also, I assume you are using watercolor paper or maybe Bristol smooth? If you have a scrap paper, maybe practice a bit on that to see how it moves first. Hope that helps. The card is lovely and wonderful as a sympathy card. Your trees look wonderful and happy! :)
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