For today’s card, it’s all about the watercolor (thank you Paper Players) .
I have to say watercolor doesn’t come natural to me – I tend to overthink things. But, you know, every now and then you just have to go for it!
I thought, what better stamp set for watercoloring than the Wetlands stamp set!
So I started with some Marina Mist as my base color. Before beginning my watercolor, I stamped some tall grass on the bottom of the Marina Mist. I then layered Whisper White with Crumb Cake with some Watercolor Paper (which was later adhered with dimensionals).
Next, I moved on to watercoloring. I first taped down the watercolor paper with some Washi Tape to create a border that wouldn’t get painted. (Washi Tape works great to do this because it cleanly can be removed without ruining the paper underneath.)
Now on to the watercoloring – I used an aquapainter and colors Sahara Sand to create the beach, Island Indigo for the water, and the faint Pool Party for the sky. I stamped the birds in Archival Basic Black (which is oil based so not bothered by all the water).
Finally, I added the birthday sentiment which is included in the Wetlands Stamp Set in Archival Basic Black.
Enjoy!
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Wow Jaimie! You need to watercolor more often!! This is stunning, perfect colors and great design. 🙂
Perfectly beautiful, Jaime!! Love it all! 🙂
Absolutely awesome😀
Jaimie your watercoloured wetland scene is just lovely – I like the grass stamped on the card base too. Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week!
Jaimie, this is so serene and beautiful! You did an amazing job with your watercoloring! So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! XX
One of my favorite images. Great use of the watercolor challenge to make a beautiful card. Glad you joined us at the Paper Players this week.