Happy Wednesday. I have three projects to share with you today. Two are florals and one is a pine nature inspired Christmas card.
I don’t usually work a lot with florals but I especially love creating poinsettia holiday projects with the retired Stampin’ Up! set Paint Prints. I use this style of card to create a large volume of cards to send to family and friends when I am in a pinch for time. They are striking yet fast and easy. I think the gold embossing of the flower centers and sentiment add richness that kicks the simple style of the card up a notch. Add a layer of colored cardstock and a little ribbon and pop it in in the envelope. You may not have Paint Prints but check out any of your fairly solid floral and leaf stamps and give it a try. You would be surprised at how much many different flowers can look like a poinsettia by using Christmas reds, pinks and greens. If you want a pretty watercolor effect mist your inked stamp a little before stamping your watercolor paper.
I love all things pine at Christmas time. Give me pine boughs and sprigs and I am happy creating simple nature inspired Christmas cards.
Rubbernecker has a great Pine Sprig Set in the Winter Holiday 1 Collection. The set contains a large pine sprig and a matching miniature sprig. I used both images on this fast and easy project. I love the simplicity of the pine with the pop of red added by the little Stampin’ Up! punched bird made from the designer paper.
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Paint Prints, Rubbernecker Pine Sprig Set , Denami Designs, Season’s Greetings, All Year Cheer I Ink: Distress-Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Spun Sugar Paper: Artichoke, Olive, Red, Watercolor, Graphic 45 DP Accessories: Satin, Grosgrain, Gold Embossing Powder, Versa, Mister
Oh Wow these are just beautiful, love the florals so pretty, and the last one the branches look like they are dimensional!!
Beautiful florals and I really like the pine and bird card-so pretty.
Georgia O’Keeffe sometimes worked in watercolor
Andy Wyeth works seed tempera, which is a water-based paint. I just googled Famous Watercolor Artists and got a list of 35 artists, including the three over. Besides Turner, Burchfield, Homer, Hopper and several more. Look ’em up!