It is Watercolour !!

A fun card from me this month for the CAS Watercolour challenge - Rainbow.  I've been procrastinating for weeks over my 'rainbow'.. a scene, flowers, a background - lots of inspiration for the design team and then "!" an idea to use my crazy birds... and one just wanted to go for a bold change (I have seen some wild hair colours lately), and as her friend say "It is watercolour" so will wash out - just like when you get ink all over your fingers, it'll wash off, eventually.  On my stamped images I used Distress Inks to watercolour and added a brush and puddles and my sentiment.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your weekend

 

Water coloured Owl

I love this old rubber stamp Owl, so I knew I'd have to give him a go for the CAS Watercolour April challenge - Bird.  Stamped my image in brown Versafine and used Distress Oxides to watercolour the bird and then Distress Ink for the background, also a touch of white gel pen for the eyes and black marker.  Foam mounted on a white card and no sentiment to mess him up... I'm really happy with the result.  Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day

 

Merry....

This afternoon I have a last minute card for the CAS Watercolour November challenge - Holiday theme.  I created the background panel by smooching Distress Oxides with lots of water and then after it was dry spritzed it with Perfect Pearls to give it a lovely shimmer.  Then I used DOX to stamp the holly image and a second time on scrap... then I fussy cut one section of  holly leaves and added some bright red 'berries' and used foam tape to mount them.  Then I die cut my sentiment twice in red and white to give the red a shadow. To finish I added a green layer and used a cream card. Thanks for taking a peek

Thinking About You

Ok - something a little different from me today...I stamped this camellia image in Antique Linen Distress Ink thinking to do some no-line colouring and then I decided to see if I could make a creamy white flower by just adding some shading in the same ink, then coloured the leaves. It's a lot different to the bright colours I have been using lately, and I don't mind how it turned out. To finish I stamped on my sentiment and lastly I framed the panel in mid green and used a light green card.
 I am posting to Watercooler Wednesday WWC135 challenge - Anything Goes Feminine challenge. And also to Day 9 of The Daily Marker 30 Colouring Challenge.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

Salty Scene

ow ow ow ... first time playing with watercolours and salt - what fun.  Well I won't show you the ones that didn't turn out - different card definitely gives different results.  This was just a card scrap and I just used up some of my Brushos  leftovers and sea salt on the bottom and table salt on the top and wellah I have a scene.... thought the green at the top looked like a tree so I painted in a truck and branches and a few leaves and the green blobs on the bottom could be 'salt' bushes. I just added a bird.  Thank you CAS Watercolour August challenge for suggesting we try 'SALT' - I'm sure having fun.  ps. Can we reuse the salt rocks we brush off maybe they'll leave some colour behind?  Thanks for taking a peek

  

At the going down of the sun.....

..... we will remember them

As it was ANZAC day yesterday, I decided to try my hand again at a little artwork.

I stamped my poppy image in the foreground and then watercoloured a sunset scene behind of a poppy field.  I am enjoying trying to combine my love of stamping with watercolouring.

I am posting my artwork to ARTastic April challenge - 'Pops of Red'   Thanks for taking a peek

CRITERIA - Pops of red

Birthday Wishes

Another of my card creations using photographic paper and Distress Inks - swiped onto my plastic sheet in stripes, lightly spritzed with water and press on the card.  Then I used two different stamps with purple inks to create a silhouette garden.  Mounted my front panel on white to frame it and light purple as a background.  To finish I added a floral die cut and stamped sentiment.  I am posting to Watercooler Wednesday WWC115 - CAS Spring and Happy Little Stampers April challenge - Anything Goes with Dies.  Thanks for taking a peek

 

Just for You

Today I have enjoyed making a card with my new Inspired by Stamping poppy stamp with some helpful hints from Joanna's new video tutorial.  The image was inked and stamped with antique linen distress ink and then water coloured with distress markers.  Finished with a IBS sentiment and the edge of the panel distressed by running the ink pad along the edge and attaching to the base card with foam tape.  I am posting my card to Stamplorations August month challenge using the theme - Stamps and Watercolour.  Thanks for taking a peek

Soak Up the Sun

This afternoon I've been skyping with my stamping buddy Vikki and thought I might play with my new set of stamps from Inspired by Stamping - Tropical Paradise.  Well we do live in the sub tropics with palm trees and blue skies and lots of sun... although it's been a bit hot and humid of late.

I watercoloured the background with distress inks -  lots of water and diluted colours and fashioned a sky, sea and sand scene. Then stamped on my yacht and the palm trees. Finished off with a fitting sentiment from IBS Inspiring Sentiments set.

Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Happy Birthday

I'm hooked!!!  on watercolouring.  I've checked out and watched a few blogs and You-tube videos...and I'm learning all the time..

I read where you can stamp an image in a light colour and then paint over...so that's what I've tried this morning using Inspired by Stamping stamps. I used my Distress Ink pads and a waterbrush to paint in the flower using the lightest colour and then adding outline and depth. I swam some light blue around the image and stamped the sentiment to finish the card. I'm posting my card to Addicted to Stamps and More #117 - Make your Mark, and also to Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes.

Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Challenge #117 - Make your Mark

To Cheer You

SOS #160: Can't Put It Down (or Away)

Well I've decided I'm on a roll and why not post another card to the Shopping Our Stash #160 challenge.

Having decided my Adirondack Inks could be reused I had a go on water colour card with very dried up Ancient Page Inks...got some soft colour from sage, bordeaux and cobalt, no yellow so used my mustard seed Distress Ink...very lightly sprayed with water. Then I group stamped and masked some outline flower stamps and stems - I discovered with nothing to lose to try to rejuvenate the pads by spraying with my 'stamp cleaner' solution...that works too.... wow having fun today, move over distress inks these don't bleed as much. Finished the card with a blue embossed sentiment. Thanks for taking a peek Robyn

Just a Note

Hi and happy hump day...this week I've been trying out this watercolour technique I saw Heather Telford using (I love her work) and just took a deep breath and had a go...this is way out of my dreams but I'm really happy with my first two efforts so I can't wait to play a bit more.  I scrounged through my stamp drawers and came up with this sunflower stamp and a daisy I'd made years ago from foam and then found that great leaf stamp I'd forgotten I had...that set is staying out in plain sight now.  I edged the orange flower with black PaperMate and because the paper was so wet it bled. For the second card I just used a fine paint brush and distress ink to outline the flowers.  My first card fits with the colour palette at Inspired by Stamping IBSIC#81 and I've used their lovely script sentiments on both cards.  Thanks for taking a peek Robyn