Greetings and welcome to another Friday Stamp Off
We look forward to sharing our latest Stampin' Up! creations.
This week, we are doing a technique challenge.
Watercolor Wash backgrounds are something that
I AM challenged by. I get frustrated because my
samples never look like those that I see other
artists producing.
Let's just say that this challenge was kind of an experiment.
I made several watercolor wash backgrounds, including
this one using Granny Apple Green ink,
and then wondered if I could use the Stampin' Blends
over top. In this example, I stamped
the Country Home stamp set (on page 43
of the Holiday Mini) with Memento ink, after the
watercolor paper wash background had dried.
I colored the image with Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green
and Crumb Cake Blends. The Blends worked fairly well,
perhaps because there was a layer of ink already
laid down. I will add that the Stampin' Blends dried
to a more muted tone. The milk can had some
Blackberry Bliss highlights, which are no longer visible.
The advantage of this technique is that you can color
as much or as little of the image as you want, since
the watercolor wash background shows through,
as evidenced by the leaves on the milk can.
I thank you for stopping by, and urge you to continue on
with our challenge, to see what Buffy and Susan have done
with their Watercolor Wash backgrounds!
I made several watercolor wash backgrounds, including
this one using Granny Apple Green ink,
and then wondered if I could use the Stampin' Blends
over top. In this example, I stamped
the Country Home stamp set (on page 43
of the Holiday Mini) with Memento ink, after the
watercolor paper wash background had dried.
I colored the image with Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green
and Crumb Cake Blends. The Blends worked fairly well,
perhaps because there was a layer of ink already
laid down. I will add that the Stampin' Blends dried
to a more muted tone. The milk can had some
Blackberry Bliss highlights, which are no longer visible.
The advantage of this technique is that you can color
as much or as little of the image as you want, since
the watercolor wash background shows through,
as evidenced by the leaves on the milk can.
I thank you for stopping by, and urge you to continue on
with our challenge, to see what Buffy and Susan have done
with their Watercolor Wash backgrounds!
2 comments:
You did a great job with this challenge. I never thought of using Blends over the watercolor wash ink. That is a great idea!
I don't know what you're talking about, Crazy Lady. This is a BEAUTIFUL wash. I love how the Granny Apple Green takes backstage to the image. And what a GREAT idea about using Blends over the wash. So clever. I'm going to try that today.
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