I wanted to play along with the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge and I also wanted to pay tribute to Bridget Finlay who is "retiring" her hostess position for the Featured Stamper challenge. I'm such a fan of her vivid colors and non-stop, stunning creativity! I chose Bridget's card HERE (Hope is the Thing by bfinlay at Splitcoaststampers) to CASE, but my watercoloring/stenciling background didn't turn out as crisp and defined as hers. I've tried this technique before while taking the series of online watercolor classes and apparently am missing some key point - lol! Oh well, it is what it is!
I used Tim Holtz' watercolor cardstock and adhered it to a clipboard with washi tape. I then applied a wash of water over the entire BG. Using some distress inks on acrylic blocks, I picked up colors with a wet brush and randomly applied the color. I then placed a large dots stencil over the panel and placed a couple of heavy objects on top and waited several hours until it dried.
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 GMT Views: 765
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Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Wed, Sep 24, 2014 @ 10:35 AM
Eeeeek! I spotted this in the gallery and thought, wow, I just have to check out what looks like a fab watercolur creation, then saw what it was for, Wanda - just so gorgeous and vibrant in colour and everything works together so beautifully, the die-cuts, the feathers (one of my favorite sets!) and the enamel dots. Sheer perfection! Thanks so much for your very kind words, Wanda, sending you big hugs! xx
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Thu, Sep 25, 2014 @ 7:48 PM
Beautiful.
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