It’s time for another colour challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches, where I am guest designing this month. The colours this week are pink, peach and blue, and I used them for some no-line watercolouring.
I started by stamping the flower from Uniko’s Pure Floral: Cosmos stamp set with Simon Says Stamp Barely Beige ink. I then started on the painting. I used my Gansai Tambi paints and a little water brush to paint the flowers. I aimed to use both the peach and the pink in the petals of the flower, then used the blue for the stems.
I spent a lot of time working on painting this image. I worked in layers, building up and adjusting the colour as I went, and allowing layers to dry back a bit in between. It started getting too dark, so I went back in with white to lighten it up again.
I let the colour dry back completely, then started adding detail using some coloured pencils. I used peach, pink and white pencils. I used them to add some more shape and definition to the petals, and of course the white helped lighten up the colour even more!
With the colouring completed I moved on to adding the sentiment. This stamp is from the same Uniko stamp set. I put the painted piece into my MISTI, lined up the sentiment, then stamped it in place using MFT Black Licorice Hybrid Ink.
This was actually my second attempt at making this card. If you follow my Instagram you may have seen my first try at colouring the flowers. Whilst I was really happy with that colouring it didn’t seem quite right for the challenge colours. It had got a little too dark. So I set that aside and started over, making this card instead. It still got a little darker than I would have liked, but it’ll do!
Love,
Lady Joyful
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Challenges included:
CAS Colours & Sketches – Colour Palette
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends – Anything Goes
HLS Watercolour Challenge – Anything GoesSeize The Birthday – Anything Birthday
Stamping Sensations – Anything With Flowers
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Check out what the rest of the DT made:
Charlotte – Guest Designer (that’s me!)
It’s lovely to see you enjoying your Uniko Pure Florals Cosmos stamp and I simply love your no line colouring. You are inspiring me no end with your CAS creativity with this stamp! Wonderful use of the challenge colours and a delight to have you GD with us at CC&S. Hugs Bev x
PS – You can enter the Uniko 6th Birthday Link up as many times as you like! Hugs x
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Thank you Bev 😊 And great about the birthday link up – I’ll get on with joining in then 😁
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I think it’s lovely even if it’s the second or fifth attempt! Thanks for being in our gallery over at Seize the Birthday!
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Thank you 😊
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This is just lovely.
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Beautifully coloured blooms and elegant CAS design, many thanks for joining in with our ‘Flowers’ theme at Stamping Sensations challenge.
B x
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Thank you 😊
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Beautifully soft and delicate.
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Wow those flowers are so fine and delicate you have done an amazing job of painting them!
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Beautiful card! Your flowers are amazing – great use of the challenge colors!
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Thanks!
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Beautifully clean and simple and the flowers are very pretty too. Thank you for sharing this with us at Stamping Sensations and good luck. Sandra x
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Thank you Sandra 🙂
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Very pretty flowers and beautifully coloured. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
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Thank you 🙂
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Thanxx For Sharing With Us At Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends Beautiful Creation ..
Sherry Lynn
Dt @ Lpocf
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Thank you 😊
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This is lovely – very unique! Thank you for joining our challenge at Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends!
Tracyx
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Thanks!
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How beautiful card for the springtime, Charlotte! It is a great inspiration for our CAS challenge of colours! It’s really awesome to have you as GD at CC&S!
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Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful colors and love the design! Thanks so much for joining us this month at Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge!
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So beautifully coloured and CAS. I LOVE it! Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers xx
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Thank you!
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