AUG08VSNK ~ Sat Aug 23 4pm CT ~ "The Art of Eric Carle" CHAT THREAD

[kandicejo]

Title: The Art of Eric Carle
Hostess: Kandi/kandicejo
Keyword: AUG08VSNK
Time: 4pm CT


The Art of Eric Carle

Eric Carle is a well known writer and illustrator of beautiful children’s picturebooks. Perhaps his most well known book is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". His illustrations are collage style created from tissue paper he paints with various tools. Each piece of tissue is colored with tones of a single color using stripes, swirls, and splotches. He then cuts shapes out of various colors to create his images. His collages are vibrant and whimsical and I love them! To learn more about Eric Carle, you can visit his website and see examples of his illustrations at www.eric-carle.com.


My challenge to you is to use a watercoloring technique on your card. There many ways to watercolor on your cards, please use your favorite method. If you are new to watercoloring or want to try a new method, here are some tutorials:

Watercolor Crayons
Watercolor Pencils
Watercolor with Reinkers


**Bonus Challenge – Incorporate collage style on your card**


Thanks for playing my challenge and have fun! I can’t wait to see what you create.

Check out the gallery for this challenge HERE


The fine print:
***ALL VSN CREATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED BY 10:00 PM Central ON SUNDAY, August 24th***
**You have 45 minutes to complete the challenge.

Uploading Instructions:

*Please remember to put in the correct keyword when uploading your image. If you are using additional keywords, you must separate them with a comma. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos.
*It is also highly recommended that you post a link to your creation in the chat thread just in case the gallery is being testy.

Samples: kandicejo; flutterbees; peggysue

[MariLynn]

Kandi, thanks for a wonderful challenge. Thanks for hostessing!!

[nutsymuhl]

Great challenge, Kandi! Is it ok to use the Watercoloring Spritz method? (I stink at regular watercoloring...lol)

Edited to add * I see from Karen's sample that she did what I was thinking of, so I'm off to play.

[flutterbees13]

Looking good Kandi, and this is just such an awesome challenge!!!

[kthaman]

Here is my watercolor card: Finding Beauty

[kandicejo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutsymuhl

Great challenge, Kandi! Is it ok to use the Watercoloring Spritz method? (I stink at regular watercoloring...lol)

That's fine!

[eliotstamps]

Kim! So nice to see you here and stamping! How's your poor foot?

[eliotstamps]

Also, Kandi, awesome challenge! I am jealous of those of you who are good at watercoloring; I am definitely not!

[naturecoastcrafter]

Woohoo, Kandicejo! Great, great challenge. I'm working on it as we speak!

[mrslaird]

Yay, Kandi! Feeding the baby, at the moment, but I'm going to work on it soon!

[nutsymuhl]

Quote:

Originally Posted by eliotstamps

Kim! So nice to see you here and stamping! How's your poor foot?

Very sore, but finally out of the cast. Its not healed, but its healing....very slowly. Thanks for asking, Michelle. You know nothing would keep me away from VSN, though. :mrgreen:

[roxy64]

AUG08VSNK by roxy64 at Splitcoaststampers

Featureing the patterns more than the watercoloring.

[casep]

I love Eric Carle's work! I had so much fun creating these flowers the same way he does! Great challenge, Kandi!
Here's my card:
Island Carle by casep at Splitcoaststampers

[sarahzoe]

Kandi, this is such a fun challenge. I enjoyed your link and learning more about Carle. Here's mine, not in his style but water colored just the same.
AUG08VSNK Watercolor Sunflowers by sarahzoe at Splitcoaststampers

[nutsymuhl]

Super quick, super easy..just the way I like to stamp.

Watercolor Fake (KSM) by nutsymuhl at Splitcoaststampers

[jacqueline]

Cool challenge Kandi. I did my watercolored flowers just as the artist did. I watched the tutorial and mimicked his artistry.

[Ctinyjoy]

Here is my card for "The Art of Eric Carle" challenge. I won't tell you how many attempts it took to stamp this image:rolleyes:

[kandicejo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ctinyjoy

Here is my card for "The Art of Eric Carle" challenge. I won't tell you how many attempts it took to stamp this image:rolleyes:

lol! well it was worth it! very pretty

[kandicejo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacqueline

Cool challenge Kandi. I did my watercolored flowers just as the artist did. I watched the tutorial and mimicked his artistry.

it's just gorgeous jacq!

[eliotstamps]

Here's my watercolored watering can!
Great challenge, Kandi
Flower can by eliotstamps at Splitcoaststampers

[Ophthalmologist]

I love watercoloring, so this was MY challenge!! Thank you!
Nevertheless, I had a hard time taking a photo of this card - it doesn't show the glitter and the subtle colors... Sorry, dh (my photograph guru) is still lying in the hospital with his kidney transplantation :( , I'm sure he would have known how to "catch" it, but so you have to imagine what you can't see on the photo!
I hope you like it though!

When the Wind Stops

[ambouth]

OMGoodness, I am NEVER going to catch up! LOL! I always seem to be one challenge behind! Here is my card:

AUG08VSNK Wonderful Watercolour by ambouth at Splitcoaststampers

TFL!

[bensarmom]

Colored Flower Thanks if my card for this challenge.

[naturecoastcrafter]

I love to watercolor and every time I practice, I'm getting better, so thanks, Kandi. Great challenge.
Here's my card: Gallery at Splitcoaststampers

[cmc2stamp]

Here is my watercolored card:

Bloomin Watercolor

[klmckamy]

I was just reading an Eric Carle book to my 2 year old nephews a few weeks ago! My DD and DS are both teenagers, so I had nearly forgotten the style of his artwork!


Thanks for the challenge! Here is my card:

Watercolor Flower by klmckamy at Splitcoaststampers

[lazylizard]

Here's mine:

Watercolor tulip

[resqbarbie]

I watercolor so often so I kept this one to play in real time...little did I know my kids would want to EAT dinner!

Tilda across the miles

[bksjones]

Here's my watercolored submission--no collages though so no extra points for me!

Bookish Gnome

[scrown8301]

Thanks for the fun challenge! I love watercoloring! Preggo watercolor by scrown8301 at Splitcoaststampers

[lacyquilter]

Here's my card: howdy.

[debbycasper]

This was difficult for me to do in only 45 minutes!! Hope you like it!

AUG08VSNK Grateful by debbycasper at Splitcoaststampers

[jdmommy]

Travel Collage..NY to Paris by jdmommy at Splitcoaststampers

thanks KandiceJo for a great challenge!!

[LuvLee]

Thanks for a new technique for me to try!!! And I loved it!! I watercolored with re-inkers and my aquapainter!!

Hedgie Happiness

[alfenner]

Delight in Life

[stampinthyme]

Here is my card, thanks for the great challenge;)

watered friend by stampinthyme by stampinthyme at Splitcoaststampers

[Chef Mama]

Here is MY version of the 3 Pigs. It's for both B & K
3 Little Pigs by Chef Mama at Splitcoaststampers

[mrslaird]

Here's my card, Kandi. Thanks for the fantabulous challenge!
VSN Eric Carle tree by mrslaird at Splitcoaststampers

[stampwithkristine]

Here's mine:
Watercolor flowers by stampwithkristine at Splitcoaststampers

[Maggie's Mummy]

Here's mine:

Watercoloured Roses

TFL

I love using my blender pens as it's the way I do my watercolouring!!!!!

Cav