Watercolor Flowers ATCs

Hello friends! I hope you are well and had a good weekend. It is starting to get chilly here, especially at night. 

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Our theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is 'Not a card'. Lots of options here! Don't miss the project by our September guest designer Kerry B.

I made two Artist Trading Cards, which although the word 'card' is in the title, aren't really the type of cards we are talking about here (greeting cards). ATCs are 2.5 x 3.5 in and a really fun size to work with. I did no-line watercoloring using a stamp set by Simon Says Stamp. I used lighter colors than normally when coloring, aiming for an airy and almost see-through look.

Cut two ATCs from watercolor paper and stamp flowers from Simon Says Stamp Wild & Free Flowers with Lost Shadow Distress Ink.

I watercolored the images with Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints. Start by deciding which colors to use and then mix with water on a palette. The aim is to make quite light colors. Start coloring the outlines and then pull the paint into the petals. You might need to rinse the brush to avoid getting too much pigment in the center of the petals. Do the same for the leaves.

Use a more concentrated version of the same colors and darken som of the areas, still keeping most of the flowers very lightly colored. I couldn't help but to add some texture and splattered a little green paint along the bottom of the cards. Round the corners with a Corner Chomper. 

Stamp sentiments with grey ink. Add a few highlights with a white gel pen.

I finished the cards with a few pearls. The purple flower might be my favorite. 

Some of the Lost Shadow stamped lines will still show and add details and movement to the flowers. They look like pencil marks, which I like.

The sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery.

Next, the pink flowers, which have more greenery and also some flower buds. 

I added just a few dots with the white gel pen, as you can see here. I often add more.

The sentiment comes from Simon Says Stamp Create stamp set. I filled in the 'w' a little with a grey marker since it didn't show well.

Don't worry about getting the coloring perfect. The flowers are meant to have a loose and imperfect look.

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Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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