Artistically Asian

Here we are at day four of this little series and I loved the challenge.   Although the original card was one of my favorites, this one sure does bring a smile to my face.  I have really enjoyed playing with these left over kits.  I might even make a habit of making some every so often just to play with like this.

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The photo may look like part of the card is missing, but it is actually kind of a z-fold.  I had to modify it some to cover some damaged areas of cardstock.  Not all of the kits come back home from workshop is good working order.  That is okay, no mistakes, only opportunities.

The stamping kind of looks 3-D instead of a shadow.  I should have stamped the second time closer, but I was distracted I guess.  No mistakes though, right?  On I went.  I tried to soften the green image some and connect the two by brushing the area with an aqua brush to push the color around.  It worked for me.  The best part of this is the lovely stamp in the right lower corner.  I believe it is a phrase that talks about having faith in God.  So beautiful, the concept and the stamp.  I would love to be able to write like that.

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I put the layers together, raised the floral sentiment area up some, and wrapped it in some beautiful from the recent Sale-a-bration catalog.  I hope you got some of that, I have absolutely loved it.  A second floral stamp was placed on the inside to tie it together.  I really do love inside stamping.  I like being able to use more of the stamps in a set and having access to the inside is like another canvas to work with.  Good stuff.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Artistically Asian

New stamps, new stamps, new stamps!  I love having new stamps!  This particular one caught my eye right away on my first browse through this seasons catalog.  I could easily get lost exploring the possibilities, there are so many.

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But, I am totally in the mood for water coloring, so what else would I turn to just now?  I thought some of the new in-colors combined with gold would compliment the Asian feel of the stamp set.  And, I absolutely agree with myself.  Good thing too…

Flirty flamingo is the card base and the main color I painted with.  These colors go so very well together.  I used a lot of water and kept the color light building the intensity but not overdoing it.  Experimenting with this kind of painting is really something you just need to sit down and do it.  I have learned some things that work better for me, and of course there are tons of very talented people online that generously share their techniques to learn from.

I did stamp over the floral image again with both flirty flamingo and gold encore ink.  I wasn’t looking for a particular effect, just more of the image itself.  Then I hit it pretty hard with the gold wink of stella brush pen.  I accented the image quite a bit then followed along some of the water mark lines.  They ended up giving me a bit of a mound for the plant to rest on and maybe an interesting mountain or two in the background?  That wasn’t the intention, but I keep seeing that when I look at it.  Judge for yourself.

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Have a creative day!

Moana