It's a beautiful truth isn't it? Peace within your soul and spirit brings beauty to your whole person, inside and out.
My daughter and I both fell in love with this pretty stamp in the new catalogue. It's rare for her to say, "Mom you need to get this one", but she did, and I did! We have Adirondack chairs like this and they are great to cozy up in and read a book, or nap like this cat is doing. I colored the scene with my Stampin' Write Markers. I did this rather than reinkers because of the fine lines and details in this stamp. Why? I find I get better precision on details with multiple colors when I used markers.
After it was cut out with the Labels Two Nestie it was just a hair too big, so I trimmed it down to the embossing lines on the cut shape, then sponged it with Soft Suede to give it a better feeling of depth without the layers.
Tip: Notice all the horizontal and vertical lines in the stamped image? You've got the vertical lines of the chair and the orchid plant mixed with the horizontal of the cat, pillow and chair seat... Well, it's perfect to play that up with the vertical and horizontal lines of the sketch and the patterns of the paper. Plus the woodgrain on the paper matches the chair. I accentuated it more with the horizontal ribbon, sentiment and brads.
Here's a closer pic of the watercoloring:
I love the earthy look of the pot :) It was fun to color! Oh, I also overstamped the orchids on the sentiment too to tie it in.
Recipe: Stamps: Peace Within; Ink: Black Stazon, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay; Paper: Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Watercolor Paper, Autumn Meadows DSP; Accessories: Big Shot, Labels 3 Nesties, SW Markers, Aquq Painter, Bermuda Bay Ribbon, Piercer, Dimensionals, Vintage Brads. Sponge.
22 comments:
Christine, this literally knocked my socks off!!! Wowsers!!!! Your watercoloring ability is nothing short of brilliant!!!
Wonderful watercoloring!!!!! it's gorgeous!
absolutely gorgeous.. love the coloring.
Gorgeous rich coloring and patterns, Christine!!! Lovely card and so beautifully done!!!
Oh my gosh, your coloring is outstanding! This is gorgeous! I love the rich colors, image, papers, all of it!
My goodness the watercoloring is just drop dead gorgeous!!! BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing this.
This is just so gorgeous! Wow...awesome job!
Christine this gorgeous!!! Love yoru fantastic coloring and awesome dp and colors!!!
I am IM'ing with a friend and had to STOP conversation to tell her to look at this card...OMGOSH! Your coloring took my breath away Christine! One of my faves for sure!!!
WOW - absolutely fabulous card!!! Love the colors, sketch and your special *Christine* touch to it!!! Your coloring is really awesome too!!! Hugs ~S~
I love the look of this card. It is amazing the colour combinations and layout are gorgeous. You sure are talented.
Leanna B
Your colors are so rich and vibrant...and great perception with the horizontal lines, way to play it all up!! Beautiful card!!
This is so pretty, what wonderful coloring and as in all your cards, it's gorgeous!
christine...this is such a breathtaking card! you can watercolor like nobody's business, lady! truly a phenomenal card!
Very pretty, Christine.....such a sweet little image...reminds me of my own little kitty.
Wow your card is absolutely gorgeous!
this is really pretty love the teal colors
Hugs
Norine
It's so beautiful Christine, I love your color choices. We have Adironrak chairs as well. Felix made them for me for our anniversary some 10 years ago. Our cat loves to sleep in them.
Christine, I seriously sighed when I saw this card. Girl, your coloring is outta this world fabulous!! And the colors you used...wish I thought in color like you do!! The colors and scene bring me right into the serenity and make me wish I were there!! *sigh*
Your coloring on this is absolutely STUNNING, Christine!! Gorgeous work, girl!!
This is beautiful, Christine! Love your coloring, choice of colors and papers. Yes, the sentiment is very true.
I love that image too, and you did a GORGEOUS job with is...just fabulous!
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