I'm eager to see what everyone else does with this week's colors. This challenge was a hard one for me! Vicki's colors this week are Pacific Point, Marina Mist and Crisp Cantaloupe. This combo doesn't say "flowers" to me, so I came up with this card (substituting Cameo Coral for Crisp Cantaloupe). Dessert option this week was embossing. No dessert for me this week!
I decided I wanted to try my hand at watercoloring, and am going to enter this card in the January challenge at Happy Little Stampers. My first attempts used a technique that Loll Thompson has on her blog. I'm sure it works wonderfully with the right combination of colors, but it didn't work for me with these colors.
My next attempt was very similar to this card, but the focal image was totally out of balance. This led me to remember to design my card on a piece of grid paper, and not fly by the seat of my pants!
I stamped the tree on the grid paper, vertical, but otherwise random placement. Then with a pencil, I sketched where I thought the elements should go around it: The land below the tree, the water line, the sky and the setting sun. Once I had them sketched in place, I drew boundary lines and measured, cut my watercolor paper to size, and duplicated the pencil sketch with my AquaPainter and reinkers.
I'm pretty happy with the result. But, if I were really an artist, I would have figured out how to have the reflection of the setting sun on the water. Suggestions on that, please!
Thanks for stopping by and please join us for this week's Color Challenge!
Registered: September 9, 2011 Location: Queensland, Australia (Beautiful one day, Perfect the Next) Posts: 148
Wed, Jan 21, 2015 @ 4:26 PM
Your watercoloured scene is brilliant. They are very hard to do and you look like an expert at this. Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers xx
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Mon, Jan 26, 2015 @ 2:43 PM
This is really a striking card, Barb. After reading your description, I know why...you planned it out. Your planning sure paid off. It is just lovely. The white on the water and flying birds are such nice details. Great use of the challenge colors.
Registered: May 18, 2005 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 35783
Fri, Feb 06, 2015 @ 2:28 AM
lovely and serene, I can feel the gentle breeze and smell the salt air as I gaze at this beauty! Oh, wait, I am in Connecticut and I think it is 5* outside, the wonder of art to transform and transfix! Thanks for the mini vacay! Stamp on Barbara!!! Hugs, NR!!!!