Friday, May 27, 2016

Watercoloring a large image

Hello everyone :)

Today I'd like to share this card using a HUGE image:


I'm happy to share this card as a



When I picked this stamp (Penny Black 40-429 Fab Friend) I knew it was totally different from the style that I usually tend to use but I think leaving your comfort zones in the best way to learn, grown and stretch your creativity. So I picked this super large image with two precious ladies :)
I thought it would be perfect for watercoloring, SO I pulled out my Schmincke watercolors (I really need practice!) and took my time to color. It was like meditation and I enjoyed it a lot!


I didn't wat to add a stamped sentiment that would interfere with the image, so I pulled out my hello die (Penny Black 51-104 Hello), cut it from the colored panel and carefull adhered it with some foam tape, to make it show up.

Everything else is pretty obvious :)

The card felt kind of unbalanced at first. I was colored nicely, has some sequins, an interesting layout, but it just felt incomplete. I then adhered that small panner from some patterned paper in a matching color and this little pice of paper really had a big impact. It pulled everything together and balanced the card. Sometimes it's worth to just add a super small element!

Hope you like the card - I think it turned out pretty cool, even if this is not my go-to-style :)

Thanks for stopping by



5 comments:

  1. Wonderful card, love love the colours you chose. They work perfectly with this stamp and the inset die cut wow

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  2. Guten Morgen,
    das ist einer der schönsten Karten, die ich seit langem gesehen habe. Die Farben sind sommerfrisch, deine kleinen Ideen darin ganz wundervoll.Wunderbar!!
    GlG Elisabeth

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  3. Das sieht SUPER aus, Christine !!! Tolle Farben - richtig schön sommerlich.

    Imke ~ My Crafty Place

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  4. Wow... your coloring on this looks amazing! Beautiful card and a great finishing tip! Also, congrats on your recent win at Inkspirational!
    - Shauna

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  5. Ich kann mich Elisabeth nur anschließen! Diese Karte ist unglaublich! Colorieren ist echt ne Kunst. Hammer! Bin ganz verliebt :-)
    Liebe Grüße, Nadine

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