Watercolor Cosmos Background with Bibi Cameron
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 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
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Dreamer of Dreams: Mixed Media with Shari Carroll
Welcome everyone and happy Saturday! I hope you’re having a crafty weekend! I’ve created a simple mixed medium project starting with a wood Prima plate, a photos and beautiful colored flowers. This is one of those simple to do projects but it looks like it took hours.
I am so fortunate to have my little Melody in my life, but also her mom Jasmine who takes the most amazing photos. I’m always inspired to use them in my projects. This photo is one of recent favorites where Melody is looking down while wearing light colored sunglasses. I had it printed in black and white and then surround it with colors of Spring.
I used a Copic marker to color in just the flowers of her headband. The Prima flowers come in a mixture of colors so it was easy to find a coordinating pink.
I love creating small clusters of items to balance my designs. This Prima Ephemera bird and Quote Chip work together with the few flowers to create that balance.
If you know me, you know that I love texture. I’ve used a StencilGirl swirl stencil with white paste on the book text to obscure it a bit and add a raised area.
I think this will make an excellent Mothers Day gift for Jasmine. Don’t you?
I’ve filmed a video of the whole process which you can view below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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