Good Thursday morning. Welcome to the Impression Obsession design team blog hop. Our challenge today was to create a project with a gift theme. I love the images in the Gift of Love set and love the old-fashioned potted tree and brown paper wrapped packages.
For my project I used Gift of Love, Cover a Card Gingham, Circle Shaker Frames, Mini Rectangle Tags 2 and Twig Wreath
I stamped the image on watercolor paper using pumice stone distress ink. I lightly painted the image with a brush and reinkers mixed with water. When painting an image stamped with water based ink you can keep the integrity of the image by not allowing your brush to get too wet. This technique allows you to create the softer appearance of a watercolor.
I used a tiny brush to paint the fine lines of the pine needles. To paint the boxes and pot I started by lightly painting the inside of images with plain water being careful not to get to close to blur the lines. I lightly added dotas of reinker to the lined areas of the image and with my brush used the water alread on the paper to move the ink around to create shading. I sponged yellow ink around the scene to highlight the image and then went over some of the lines with a pumice stone marker to add back definition. Here’s a closer view.
I framed the image and attached to the card base. I added pine branches and a multi loop gingham bow to carry on the country Christmas theme. The Gift of Love tag was the finishing touch.
Why don’t you come along and play with us. To enter the challenge go to the Impression Obsession blog (all the details are there!). A random challenge card will be selected to showcase on the IO blog AND you can to enter to win a $25 gift certificate to IO just by playing!
Thanks for coming by today. I hope you will go check out what the other IO teams members created for the challenge.
Stamps: Impression Obsession Gift of Love, Cover a Card Gingham Paper: Red, Olive, White Ink: Distress Ink Pumice Stone, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Forest Moss, Fired Brick, Barn Door, Scattered Straw, Rusy Hinge, Black Soot Accessories: Impression Obsession Circle Shaker Frames, Mini Rectangle Tags 2, Twig Wreath, Mega Mount, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Brush, Score Pal, Gingham, Distress Markers, Mounting Tape, Glossy Accents, ATG, Big Shot,
What a gorgeous card, I love the country feel to it and the image you used.
Love the vintage feel of your image and how you colored it. It doesn’t looked stamped at all !
This is a really beautiful card.
This came out beautiful. I love the effect!!
Wow Kittie! That is beautiful and the effect is stunning! I can’t believe that you painted all those teeny tiny little pine branches with a little paint brush! You did a gorgeous job!
Een heel lieve kaart ! Helemaal mijn ding !
Groetjes van Marleen
Well girly this is just lovely, the water coloring I love. Even plain and simple you make it look so lovely.
This is a beautiful card. Love the watercolor.
Such a beautiful card, I love watercolor and it looks perfect with that wonderful gingham background.
Just lovely, as always!
Gorgeous soft water coloring Kittie! The gingham behind the image is fantastic!
I love the soft, dreamy effect that you achieved using this technique of painting. Lovely card Kittie!