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Cuttin' it loose... with watercolors... :)
Fell in love with these floral stamps the instant I saw them, but hadn't had a chance to play with them until now--they gave me the perfect opportunity to do some "loose" watercoloring. I used watercolor pencils on this particular card, but you could use any watercolor mediums you like.
As I mention in the video, for the most intense concentration of color, I often apply color to dry watercolor paper, and then for looser washes of color, I do "wet-on-wet", laying down some clean water first, and then tapping my loaded paint brush to the water and letting the water do the work.
Too much water? Blot with paper towel.
Too much color? Add some water and blot with paper towel to wick it up.
Need more color intensity? Layer on MORE color by allowing the first layer to dry and then paint over the top.
I'm never very careful when I watercolor; I slop and push the color around, leave white space here and there. Whatever makes my eye happy. I don't worry about staying inside the lines or trying to color petals individually all that much--I like relaxing... :)
If the colors drift into each other a little bit, that just adds to the whole effect; as long as I don't end up with mud, it's all good!
My motto: LOOSEN UP! ;)
I die cut "hello" 3x from black card stock, which was layered on two (clean/unused) dryer sheets (each folded in half to yield 4 layers thick of dryer sheet). I use unscented dryer sheets, because the scented ones are often times too powerful. The beauty of using the dryer sheets is that everything sticks to it, and you can eject the die very quickly/easily without a pokey tool. Nothing gets lost; you just peel up what you want to use from the dryer sheet. *fist pump*
You can watch the video in HD on YouTube, and thank you for taking a moment to give it a thumbs' up--much appreciated!
Happy Mundane--I'm trying to get in all the summer I can because once the leaves start turning, sunny days will be too few and far between around here! *chuckle*
Designer Note: I used Derwent watercolor pencils I've had for years; Faber-Castell and Prima Marketing watercolor pencils are comparable quality and listed below.
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