It's TeaPotter Swap again...Jeannie (Luv2grdn) has brought us the challenge of combining watercoloring and doodling! She gleefully calls it 'Dipsy Doodling'. Sabrina (Cook22) has brought us a marvelous video highlighting the technique!
I am also entering this card in the Inspiration Challenge this week. Stef (SmilynStef) asked us to be inspired by a cake maker who happens to create AMAZING art with flour, sugar, eggs! My card is a tribute to her many cakes. I must have flowers.
I must admit the dipsy doodle was just a 'bit outside my comfort zone'! I did have the video playing as I followed her instructions (I even taped my WC paper to a glass mat). Of course I expected I would turn out something close to the gorgeous panel! NOT! But I will try this again, definitely. However back to wondering how I was going to turn this into a card for the swap...there was a small bit of loose flowers on the panel that I thought, oh these are pretty GOOD, I know what I'll do...I'll put them on the artists' canvas...like she's painting them. It' will be a small scale dipsy doodle. Now that's my story!
This Stamp Francisco woman artist is a fantastically detailed image. I dabbed her brush in the hot pink and added liquid pearl drop on her palette for the dabs of paint. I fussy cut the panel and discovered 'my' flowers were so exuberant they were escaping the bounds of the canvas! This revealed my sentiment...follow your HE{art}. I masked the follow stamp for just the words I wanted and used the Making Memories type written letters for the art.
As I was deciding on the layout of the card, I thought...well, we should ALL follow our heart and that is why I stamped the Altenew little hearts along the right side of the card. A few fuchsia staples and here is my dipsy doodle!
Thank you for all our creative challenge hostess! It's those nudges that lead to adventures in our art.
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2019 GMT Views: 1604
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Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65153
Sat, Aug 31, 2019 @ 10:03 AM
What a creative card using the watercoloring and doodling and inspiration cake as inspiration! Your image lent itself perfectly to the dipsy doodling! We're next to each other in the gallery today!
------------------------------ Julia Aston Proud member of SCS Fan Club and Dirty Dozen Alumni, former DT member on Color Challenge My Blog
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50578
Sat, Aug 31, 2019 @ 10:08 AM
This lady artist is just beyond...everything! She is perfect for your dipsy doodling and has just the right size canvas for a beginning doodler or are you a dipsy? Very creative card ....the heart is lovely. And that Van Gogh cake...WOW!
Registered: May 12, 2016 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 8485
Sat, Aug 31, 2019 @ 10:49 AM
Susan, I am in awe of your creative scene and marvel at your vision for the challenge! Wonderfully done, and would never believe this is our of your comfort zone!
Thanks so much for playing!!
------------------------------ ~Jeannie~Be the reason someone smiles today!
Registered: May 25, 2006 Location: So. Oregon Posts: 121895
Sat, Aug 31, 2019 @ 11:14 AM
You know what's funny about this? ( I read it as follow your heart) and then when I read what you wrote I had to go back and look at it being really saying follow your art...
this is cool I like how you framed your small doodled art
Registered: June 29, 2010 Location: Recently moved to the seaside, with views over to the Isle of Wight Posts: 13727
Sat, Aug 31, 2019 @ 11:48 AM
As ever I am in awe of your wonderfully creative thought process when you accept a challenge. I love your artist and her fabulous canvas. Brilliant job Susan x