It's Tickle a Teapotter Week and Jeannie is our guest hostess. Jeannie has a fabulous challenge for us called "Dipsy Doodle."
Actually, this challenge made me break out in a cold sweat and get shaky all over. Honestly! So, I finally sat myself down with a stern reminder this is paint and paper dearie and not life and death. Ha!
I adore the look of water coloring, but have not mastered this technique at all. And when it comes to drawing, I draw fabulous images in my head. What comes out on paper looks like something a 1-year-old did (sigh).
I just took some paint out and did as Jeannie instructed and dipped my brush in water and just let the paint do it's thing. I was just testing out colors and not really trying to figure out an image. Mostly, I was pleased I did not have mud so I stopped before I could ruin this piece. After it dried, I could see a large rose or ranuculus in the paint so I took out my micron pen and doodled in the lines to the flowers, bud and leaves the best I could. Even though I have a long ways to go with this process, I am actually semi-pleased I was able to use this piece for a card.
Thank you Jeannie for this "Shiver Me Timbers" challenge. Now that I have done this, I think I may be braver about trying it again- maybe! Thanks for looking today! ~Karen.
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 GMT Views: 1350
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131736
Wed, Aug 28, 2019 @ 11:09 AM
Grinning, I can't draw for peanuts either - so I would never even have dreamt of attempting something as instantly recognisable as a rose. This reminds me of the old-fashioned very dense moss roses with a wonderful scent which grew up our back wall. They were my favourites for smelling, but not for picking because they were incredibly prickly. What a perfect sentiment to put with your roses, and what an elegant, clean design.
P.S. It took me a couple of hours NOT to get mud, a lot of drying time in between colours, allied with judicious use of a hairdryer.
Registered: May 12, 2016 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 8485
Wed, Aug 28, 2019 @ 3:08 PM
Be still my heart! Karen, your doodled roses are incredibly gorgeous!! No stamps needed when you are talented to create these handmade beauties!!! Glad you got the Shivers!!! Lol!
Outstanding creation my friend!! Thanks so much for playing!
------------------------------ ~Jeannie~Be the reason someone smiles today!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Wed, Aug 28, 2019 @ 3:14 PM
Ditto what Jeannie said. Karen you should be thrilled to bits and doing a happy dance - this is absolutely wonderful. I was so surprised to read you were out if your comfort zone. Promise me you will do more of this fun technique.
------------------------------ Susie
Please don't take your organs to heaven - heaven knows we need them here.
Registered: February 22, 2007 Location: L’etoile du Nord Posts: 6388
Wed, Aug 28, 2019 @ 7:30 PM
Wow, Karen, you've outdone yourself with this one! Your doodled roses are fabulous! I'm so glad that you got over your fright at this challenge, and came up with this gorgeous creation!
------------------------------ -----Liz "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)
Registered: January 20, 2016 Location: Freetown, Massachusetts Posts: 31441
Thu, Aug 29, 2019 @ 3:55 AM
Spectacular, Karen! Wow! I sincerely looked at this and though you had stamped the flowers as a guide to paint and draw them. You did awesome! I love this CAS design too and the great sentiment!