Watercolours

Here are a few cards I did with my Watercolour Wonder Crayons and Aqua Painters. I embossed on watercolour paper with black embossing powder first, then coloured. The Stampin' Up! watercolour paper can hold quite a bit of water, and I've never had it pill on me. So, even if I don't like something, I can get it quite wet and mop the colour off and start again.

An Art Exchange

Elise requested a painting day. I felt up to doing some art, so I said sure. I had thought of doing a sailboat, but realized I actually paint better alone. I decided to paint something a little bit simpler, so I didn't have to concentrate so hard on what I was doing. This also gave me the energy to answer her thousands of questions!

When Elise suggested that whatever I painted should be given to her, and the art she came up with would be given to me... I thought that sounded like a fair trade. She, however, felt cheated because she finished TWO pieces for me, while I only completed one :)

From Elise to me:

She did this piece first. I actually got to have a lot of input into the order of colours. Although, at one point, I suggested green, and she quickly nixed that. Said it just didn't go! She's the artist, so she should know!!

The second painting reminds me of something Emily Carr might have painted. I love the colours Elise used. She had fun mixing colours for this one. Her goal was to make brown by combining different paints together. She was quite happy with the results! I think this one will get a frame.

From me to Elise:

And, here is my painting that she said she will hang in her bedroom. I used watercolours, and she chose the colours I used. They don't even come close to matching her bedroom colours, but I'm getting the vibe that she wishes her room was orange. Maybe next time I redecorate her room :) I have quite a fun little girl, and I really enjoyed our artistic morning!

Card Class

A group of gals got themselves together and asked me to put a class together for them. Here's what we made....

New Faves...

Do you like watercolouring? Check out Anna Wight's blog... I love how she watercolours her images. She is an amazing artist, as well, and a photographer... I'm sure she'll become one of your faves, too!

Sassy and Sweet

Here's another one of my recent faves... I love being able to see something demonstrated, not just having to read the directions on my own. If you're like me, then you'll love the video feature on this next blog:

kwernerdesign

Then there's this blog that I go to once in awhile to see what Tamara has posted for new sketches. Sometimes you don't want to have to think about the design, you just want to get to the stamping... so this blog will come in handy for you!

Sketches by Tamara

Boatloads of Love

Fall Scrapbook Club Layout

Tonight was my second scrapbooking club night. I couldn't show the pages until both groups had finished them. We did a Fall themed double layout, and we used the Autumn Fest stamp set. To colour the leaves we used the Earth Elements Watercolour Wonder Crayons and a water spray bottle. The lettering is done with Chocolate Chip Craft ink. now all I need to do is get my kids out in the changing colours to take some pictures!

The quote on the second page is printed on Vellum paper and it says:

Winter is an etching, Spring a watercolor,
Summer an oil painting and Autumn a mosaic of them all.
- Stanley Horowitz