Today's Adventure in Watercolor: Landscapes!!!

Hi, everyone! Today's post is all about landscapes and nature; it has proven to be my favorite out of all of them!!

Card 1: She painted a sky!!

Card one introduced the idea of a sky scene and rolling hills; the trees on the right hand side are meant to be out of focus (To indicate they are far away.). I love how the hills and the sky turned out; I can still work on my "happy little trees". LOL




Card 2: Twinkle, twinkle, little star...



Card two featured something that I really wanted to try but just couldn't figure out: Galaxy or nighttime scenes!! (Cue in a really loud WOOHOO! here. Thanks.). Not only am I thrilled with how this turned out, this became my favorite of the bunch. Can't wait to try this one again!!!



Card 3: Cue the many cactus jokes.

Card three has a happy cactus loving life in its little painted pot. I didn't think I could draw this happy fella here, but he came out pretty good (Side-note: Kristina had mentioned during the class that Mr. Cactus reminded her of a pickle. Large cacti do look like giant pickles with barbs, so she really isn't wrong here.).  Also, I had to put the sentiment as if it was a sign and it was stuck on our buddy here. Can't help it; it's a CACTUS. Things get STUCK on a CACTUS.

(Forgive me; I love a good cactus joke.)

Anywho, that was today's roundup of watercoloring fun; I'm looking forward to tomorrow's edition!

Until then...

Toodles!!












Comments

  1. Sherri ThackerJuly 19, 2018 at 3:01 PM

    I am loving all of your cards! You did fantastic!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. UnknownJuly 19, 2018 at 5:50 PM

      Thank you, Sherri! I do need to work on blending a bit more but I will get it done! :D

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mojo Monday 500...

Image
Go figure that I enter the very last time Mojo Monday occurs! That said, the sketch was a good one: So, seeing some of the designs that came in did help, but I wanted something a bit different. I love Verve Stamps and I wanted to convey a "happy trails" kind of theme without being too sappy (I am a bit of a sap, but don't ruin my rep!).  I came up with this: The paper came from Illustrated Fairh, the ribbon came from Hobby Lobby, and the sentiment is from Verve's New Mercies set.  I also figured out the two-finger bow method that Gina K. uses on her cards. Yay! As a newer card maker, this was a push in the right direction; I like being challenged and I liked this result. :) Happy crafting! ~Marie
Read more

Today's Adventure: Watercolor!

Image
Hi, everyone! Marie here with something really neat. I figured I needed to seriously up my watercoloring game, so I signed up for the Simply Watercolor class at  Online Card Classes  that is hosted by Kristina Werner; I'm glad I did because she is really good at watercolor! Anywho, today is Day 1 of the class and I have three examples of what I'm doing! Card 1: A really nifty technique that had me try plaid (and my shaky attempt doesn't look too bad); I will definitely keep trying in the near future, because I love the look of plaid! Card 1: Mad About Plaid Card 2: I really like how this turned out; the variation of color per row and column makes it eye-catching.  Card 2: Grids! Card 3: Another geometric design, but using circles as an example. I can definitely see this used for bubbles on other cards or possibly glass orbs, if the wash and shading is right. Card 3: Circles After finishing this first class, I can honestly say it was $20 well-spent. I'...
Read more

Keep Smiling! A SSS Card Kit Card Tutorial!

Image
Hi, everyone. Marie here! Today features a card that I made using most of the materials coming from the Simon Says Stamp's card kit. Overall, I'm pleased with how it turned out: The video is right here: Products used: Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow 6x6 ,  SSS 120# Cardstock in White ,  SSS Beautiful Day Stamp Set ,  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink , Copic markers in  G00 Jade Green ,  G02 Spectrum Green ,  G03 Meadow Green ,  BV000 Iridescent Mauve ,  BV00 Mauve Shadow , and  BV01 Viola ,  MISTI Stamping Tool , and the  Fiskars Paper Trimmer .  So, do enjoy (and hopefully I'll figure out a new way to film)! Until next time... Toodles!
Read more