My first watercolor landscape

One of the things I love about card making is that you get to do little works of art.  There isn't a lot of pressure like when you're doing a large piece.  That said, I was a little nervous about the landscape.  I think it turned out fine, though, don't you?  I haven't adhered it to a card yet, but here it is:

The frame is a little wonky, but that's ok.  It is my first try, after all!  Hey, did you notice that I hand wrote my greeting?

Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

Supplies used:

Canson 140 lb watercolor paper
Gansai Tambi watercolors
black Micron pen

Another birthday card

Using another technique learned from Kristina Werner's class at Online Card Classes. 

It's kind of simple, I hope my niece will like it. 

I may add some embellishments to it later, but I haven't decided what yet.

The class is a lot of fun, except yesterday was about lettering and typography.  I hate my handwriting, so I kind of cheated a bit and used a stamp on the card (the "you're").

See you again real soon!

Supplies used:

Canson 140 lb watercolor paper
Sakura Koi watercolors (set of 24)
Stampin' Up Watermelon Wonder card stock

Birthday Bubbles

So these two card fronts are homework for the Simply Watercolor card class.  The horizontal one I like the bubbles better, but I hate my handwriting.  The vertical one I got a little overzealous with the paint on the big bubble, and I used a stamp instead of writing the greeting.  Who says we can't cheat a little?

Here they are:

I do like that they have so many colors. 

Day two is about making little critters, but I'm a day behind.  I'm going to do my day three homework first, then go back to day two if I have time. 

Anyhoo.  Thanks for looking!

Supplies used:

Canson 140 lb watercolor paper
Sakura Koi watercolors (set of 24)
Memento black ink
Black Micron pen

Online Card Classes Simply Watercolor

I've signed up for another class, and this time, I'll be an active participant rather than taking the class independently.  I love OCC, and have learned a lot of techniques there.  Below, an illustration of WHY I NEED the Simply Watercolor class...

I love the way it turned out, but it's not what I meant it to be.  I was experimenting, trying out the no-line watercolor technique.  It was a hot mess and did NOT look like a flower... so I restamped the outline over top in black.  Ta daa!  Lol... it's not a card yet, but it soon will be.

Thanks for looking, and wish me luck during the class!


Materials used:
Distress inks- Antique Linen (to stamp), Abandoned Coral, Spiced Marmalade and Ripe Persimmon
Ranger Archival ink in black
Altenew Gardenia Build-A-Flower stamp
Tim Holtz Distress watercolor paper


Edited to add:

Here's the finished card!

Additional Supplies:

Stampin' Up! card stock: Basic Black, Peekaboo Peach
Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set


Thanks for looking again!