Good Wednesday morning! I have the privilege of being the guest designer for the Color Throwdown for the month of May. I was so excited to be invited and look forward to each of the challenges. This week the colors are actually some of my favorite. I love green and turquoise together. Back in the late 60’s and early 70’s when I was in college these were popular colors for dorm room decor.
I created a frame using the Memory Box Twirling Vine die, I used the die as a template to draw the outline of the frame on watercolor paper and cut it out to be layered under the frame. I sponged clouds in the sky using a hand cut cloud template and sponged green on the ground area. I stamped the bench image with the white cat by Art Impressions on watercolor paper, highlighted the bench with a Pumice Stone Distress Marker and washed lightly with a wet brush and cut out to pop up on the scene. I stamped the cat portion of the image a second time and paper pieced it over the original.
I mounted the watercolor layer on the base of the card. I cut tiny thin strips of mounting tape, attached to the back of the frame and mounted it over the watercolor scene layer. I attached the bench to the scene layer and then punched lots of foliage using the Martha Stewart branch punch and created a garden around the base of the bench. I punched lots of 1/4”flowers and 1/8” circles and created tiny flowers for the garden by forming with my stylus and mat. I attached both the foliage and flowers using Glossy Accents.
I cut the Leafy Branch out of Kiwi Kiss and then colored the branches with Vintage Photo Distress Marker. I added branch in the top corner of the scene to create another element of interest and another bit of dimension. I love the kitty cat sleeping on the bench in the shade of the tree. I would love to be sitting in that garden right now.
I hope you are having a great week. Thanks for stopping by and I want to let you know how much I appreciate all of your wonder comments.
Be sure and hope on over to the Color Throwdown blog to see all of the other wonderful projects the team has created.
Stamps: Art Impressions Watercolor Series 7 Set 2
Paper: Taken With Teal, Barely Banana, Kiwi Kiss, Watercolor
Ink: Tumbled Glass, Pumice Stone and Vintage Photo Distress Marker,
Accessories: Memory Box Twirling Vine and Leafy Branch, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Fiskars 1/4” Flower Punch and 1/8” Circle Hole Punch, Stylus, Mat, Glossy Accents, Mounting Tape, Ink Blending Tool, Hand Cut Cloud Template, Brush
Wow- your card is gorgeous! You have lots of patience to do all that detailed work and my neck and fingers would give out.
Beautiful card! Thank you so much for all your ideas and inspiration, you are certainly making me look at all my dies in a different way! xx
Wow, Kittie! Just wow! I am STILL in awe of your ability to create these life-like scenes and your impeccable attention to details! I love this so much, my friend! And I’m SO GLAD you’re joining us this month!
Very beautiful. And I just bought that frame. Love it. Like all the shades of green. Edna
Love this cute scene!
Gorgeous scene, love the framing!
Such a gorgeous scene, Kittie! Your details blow me away! I’m so excited that you are joining us this month:)
Hi Kitty, so glad you’re joining us this month! Your card is gorgeous! The amount of detail that you’ve put into it is incredible and I love the sweet cat curled up on the bench!
Love these colors too and that vine frame die! You have created my ultimate happy place with your garden bench! Have a wonderful day!
First off, thank you soooo much for the tutorial on the MS around the page punch. It works so much better now. I really appreciate your visual tutorial, and thoughtfulness for these who are visual learners.
Now for this lovely, lovely card. It is gorgeous and lots of fine detail and inspiration. you always inspire me to grow and try new things, and this would be new. May you have a good day, and a blessed one………hugs and blessings.
This scene is so pretty! I love how airy and flowery it all is! The dimension makes it jump off the page! So nice to have you with us this month Kittie…this is gorgeous!
I love your work, when we talk about flowers, you’re the master. Thank you for your beautiful desings.
Your card is so gorgeous. It is always exciting to
see what your creative mind comes up with.
FABULOUS, Kittie!!!!! Your scene is gorgeous with all the tiny flowers, tree branch, frame, and the sweet little cat on the bench!!! I am so glad you are joining us this month!!!!
SPLENDIDE!!!
Le chat dort tranquillement sur le banc.
Avec un beau décor autour de lui.
C’est un vrai régal pour les yeux.
Toutes mes visites sur votre blog sont un enchantement!!!
Merci.
Chantal
Yes, Broni said it well when she called you the Queen of Scene! 🙂 This is GORGEOUS! Love that bench…the sponged clouds…the tiny flowers…the die cut frame! The blue and green shades remind me of two new SU colors that are showing up in blog land.
What an exquisite scene! So glad you’re joining us this month at the Color Throwdown!