Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Please give a warm welcome to first time guest on our blog,
Bibi Cameron! You may have seen some of her gorgeous work on our blog hops! I became an instant fan when I saw the beautiful ways she brought our
Picture Book French Bulldog to life. (I am biased as I am a proud French Bulldog Momma.) :D You can see this amazing inspiration by clicking
HERE. Now onto the amazing inspiration, she made today! Read on and enjoy… it’s a stunner!
Hola from Scotland! its Bibi Cameron here and I’m thrilled to have the chance to share with you my passion for cardmaking and watercolors! Yay! Since I saw Cosmos Background Stamp I knew it had to be mine!! it was love at first sight as I could imagine myself lost trying to find many ways to add colors to the gorgeous image.So this was my first try, completely inspired by the design of a shampoo bottle with beautiful purple and pink flowers on it.
So all this started with uncertainty… I didn’t know what the outcome might be so I grabbed my Tim Holtz Platform and I stamped the Cosmos image several times on different cardstock colors (even on Vellum). However, the one stamped on watercolor paper caught my attention after seeing how pretty the stamped image looked when I tried to stamp with a contaminated Versafine clear ink pad… It did look clear but also a bit grey… gorgeous!
I also used my 36 color set Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. Incredibly affordable and versatile. I like to dilute these paints with water, mixing and blending them with other colors to get new shades.
To apply them I used a rounded Silver Velvet brush # 4, and a super fine brush to add details ( lines – dots) as well…
So I started by applying a very light wash of color (loads of water and very little pigment) on dry watercolor paper. Sometimes I allow the paint to dry before applying another wash of color, Other times I apply a new wash of color when the paint is still wet … Or I also use the brush with a little paint (almost dry) on dry paper to create texture and lines.
To add shadows I just apply a hint of brown or black paint here and there. I also try to apply lighter colors at the edge of the petals and go darker at the center.
I do not pay attention to where the shadows should go and I don’t mind if I get hard lines or cauliflowers. I kind of like a quirky watercolor composition, expontaneous, unprofessional, imperfect but very fun.. every time is something different and unpredictable. I love that!
So I put Spanish guitar music on and I enjoyed applying many washes of color to get a highly pigmented tone.Last but not least I added details…. the sentiment, a couple of sequins and using markers I added black and white dots over the flowers.
Have you tried watercolors yet? I would really encourage you to give it a try. I hope you like my card and a big thanks to Simon Says Stamp Team for having me today.
Happy crafting
x
Bibi
SUPPLIES:
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Simon Says Cling Rubber Stamp COSMOS…
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Simon Says Stamp PRAYING FOR YOU…
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RESERVE Tim Holtz Tonic Craft TRAVEL…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Strathmore WATERCOLOR PAPER PAD 9×12…
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Tonic HARVEST GOLD Mirror Card Gloss…
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Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 COLOR SET
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Uni POSCA EXTRA FINE WHITE Paint…
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Uni POSCA MEDIUM POINT WHITE Paint…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 4…
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Silver BLACK VELVET Round Brush Set…
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Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad…
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Brutus Monroe WHITE SQUARE CARD BASES…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Neat and Tangled WILD ORCHID Sequin Mix
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Tonic Studios 6 x 12 INCH GUILLOTINE…
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Thanks for reading, and thanks to Bibi for being our guest!
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Bibi did an excellent creation for this great background stamp. The coloring of the flowers and the black accents look perfect.
Totally awesome, Bibi! I love this stamp & your colorful rendition is perfect! Love the pink & purple & the gold sentiment!
Wow!!! This is really Beautiful!!!
Beautiful work!
Congrats on your first time as a guestie here, Bibi! You did an amazing job! I love your beautiful card!
Beautiful card!!
Beautiful flowers, wonderful watercoloring!!
Gorgeous!
Oh my goodness… what an amazing job you did. Just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Anything floral is sure to catch my attention and your card is jam paced with gorgeous flowers. Your colors are lovely and great sentiment. Thanks for sharing.
Such beautiful tones upon tones. Exquisite!
lovely card … beautiful color pop
it’s a very bright and surely uplifting card.
Bibi, beautiful card. I would love to see a video of your process since my technique has not been as successful.
Love Bibi’s watercoloring!! So so pretty! Love the colors she chose.
What a stunning card and beautiful watercoloring!
Gorgeous colors and a beautiful piece.
What a lovely card! The cosmos look so pretty :)
Amazing! Love the look of watercolor and cosmos!
Your watercolouring is so beautiful – love the colours you’ve used!
Totally awesome! Looks like it is completely freehand painted, no stamping. I don’t think I could pull that off at all! I could do that die cut! I think that may be a must have soon. Next time I need a video!
What a perfect card. The spring colors are perfect and I love to play with water paints
This is one of my favorite backgrounds that Simon has done and I love how you watercolored it! It’s beautiful!! Love it!! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous card! Thanks for the inspiration.
WOW, Bibi’s work is so beautiful. You can almost feel the prayers coming through those gorgeous flowers.
This card is so pretty. I need to get practicing with my watercolors. I already follow by email.
Just gorgeous – the colours are so so pretty and vivid
wow so pretty! I love that you got the inspiration from a shampoo bottle!
Spectacular watercoloring Bibi! You really made those Cosmos come to life and pop off the page. Beautiful card!
Such a beautiful card!!!
This is beautiful!!
A job well done! This card is just gorgeous. The watercoloring on all of the flowers of this background stamp are amazing.
Pretty floral background.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Beautiful effect!
Beautiful card!!
Gorgeous! Love the colours and shading.
Beautiful! I want this stamp!
Gorgeous!
What a pretty card!
So gorgeous! Beautiful image, colors and watercoloring.
WOW, this card is gorgeous!!
Wow! Fabulous card!
Beautiful watercoloring! The pinks and purples are so vibrant, and the golden yellow centers really pop the flowers out! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous card!
Wow!! That’s a gorgeous card!! Looks like a patterned paper! Fantastic work!
WOW! These flowers are beautiful. What amazing coloring. Swoon.
Beautiful card. Love your gorgeous water coloring ♥
a masterpiece. i love everything about this card design so much that i’m going to have to order that stamp. she should be a permanent member of your design team.
gorgeous water coloring!! You have magic fingers!
Gorgeous inking!
Love these colors.
Carla from Utah
Stunning! I love the colors Bibi chose. They are so bright and cheerful!