I believe that art should convey a feeling of peace and happiness. Fall cards are one of my absolute favorites to design with! I made these cards in mind for a fall wedding or anniversary. keeping in mind that it could be frame worthy. The elegant stamp that was used is from Penny Black Harvest.
This card uses a flourish embossing pattern, paired with gold ribbon With a watercolor stamped image matted on dark brown cardstock
To get the watercolor look, I used Kuretake Gansia Tambi watercolors with wet-n-wet with red, yellow and green and drop the colors on the wet watercolor paper. lots of practice helps with this technique.
I really like to watercolor first then stamped on after, I feel like that's the thrill to how the stamped image comes out, using a clear acrylic block or a MISTI to position the stamp just right! (you need a good eye for that) What do you think? is it like having a leap of faith when you paint and then stamp? It's exhilarating, right?
For those that are not sure about that leap of faith...... I have a traditional way of coloring!
This watercolor panel was painted with the same colors, yellow, red, and green. I used blue for the negative painting around the stamped image. For the leaves,
To finish the card, I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder, and a piece of burlap ribbon tied in a knot to add interest and to anchor the card a bit.
My design tip for Autumn watercolor cards is to to use watercolors in a vivid and wet-n-wet painting. Practice and then practice some more, Watercolor cards are perfect for autumn cards! Can't you just see these cards going to a friend in October?
I am entering these cards into
Fusion Card Challenge
Cuttlebug mania challenge
Card Concept
A Gem of a challenge
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, love the leafy embossing and your leap of faith worked brilliantly!
ReplyDeleteI love this gorgeous watercolor look! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at The Card Concept!
ReplyDeleteYour pretty fall leaves have brought a smile to my face, as we're already shifted from autumn to winter here! A lovely card sure to warm the heart of the lucky person receiving it! Definitely frame-worthy! Thank you for sharing your creativity in the FUSION gallery; hope you'll join us in the next one, too!
ReplyDelete~carol