In My Garden

The SCS Sunday Featured Stamper challenge featured Julie, justwritedesigns as our inspiration artist.  Julie’s Picket Fence card was the perfect inspiration piece for me to create an old-fashioned sunflower garden with rustic garden tools and picket fence. I pulled out my Kittie Kits In My Garden set to create this project. I could have used the rack, hoe, shovel and many other images in the set but thought that would make it a little too busy.

I stamped the fence sections across the watercolor paper, masked and stamped the birdhouse and sunflowers.  I stamped the watering can, soil bag and wheelbarrow on scrap paper, painted and cut out.  I painted all the images on the main layer and sponged in the sky area using a hand cut scalloped cloud template and Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool. I sponged in the small grass area with a Color Box stylus and foam tip and used the little grass image from the Kittie Kits Outdoor Master to create the textured grass. I used a small dry brush wiped directly on the ink pad and then lightly brushed in the space between fence sections. *By using a dry brush wiped directly on the ink pad and brushing in small areas I can match the sponged on color in the lower grass area. Sponging matches sponging in appearance on the paper and wet painting matches wet painting.  I hope that makes sense. I added the simple ribbon to the main image and layered with Prism Mystic Dark blue paper on a piece of Old Olive. I popped up the wheelbarrow and can to the scene to add dimension. I will never tire of creating outdoor scenes and my favorite is using rustic images.  This was lots of fun for me.

Stamps:  Rubbernecker Kittie Kits – In My Garden, Outdoor Master

Paper:  Fabriano Artistico Watercolor-Hot Press, Old Olive, Prism Mystic Dark

Ink:  SU More Mustard, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue Adirondack Lemonade, Butterscotch, Sunshine Yellow, Lettuce, Pitch Black, Vintage Photo, Brilliance Black Graphite

Accessories:  May Arts Ribbon (coming soon to Rubbernecker) Brushes, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Color Box Stylus, Glue Dots, Craft Knife, Dimensionals,