Walrus

(If you are looking for the Repeat Impressions sketch challenge, scroll down) 

It's Hambo Hoedown Time!

For this week's challenge, we are to watercolor a Hambo image  So, I broke out my very neglected Peerless Watercolors to give it a try.

I printed the Hambo digital stamp of "Walrus" onto Northwoods parchment paper.  I then watercolored the image with my Peerless Watercolors.  I added some "Oyster" Twinkling H20s onto ice the walrus is sitting on.

The hilarious sentiment is from the Walrus digital stamp. I cut the around the sentiment with a Nestabilities die and then placed it onto the image panel. 

The large card panel is made from patterned paper from My Mind's Eye.  It is framed with kraft, along with the image.  A corner rounder punch was used to round the corners.  A button tied with hemp was added to complete the details of this card.

I hope you can join in on all of the fun with us at the Hoedown this week. All of the challenge details can be found right here on the Hoedown Blog.  Remember you must use Hambo images to play along...but that's easy to do (there are some freebies here if you don't have any). If you play along this week, you will be sent next week's Hoedown image for free.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog!  

Shaking It Up

You may recall that I am making some cards for Terry Medaris Art Stamps...the only catch is *NOT* to use Prismacolor pencils, which I typically do for Terry's images.

Now, mind you...I am not a watercolorist, but I was curious what would happen if I gave it a try.

I stamped the image "Shake It Up" with Stazon Jet Black ink onto Strathmore watercolor paper. I colored the image with my very neglected, intimidating Peerless watercolors and an Aqua Brush.

Patterned paper from My Mind's Eye, an unknown source (the striped paper) and black cardstock form the layers of this card. A circle clip, along with a ribbon, was attached to the card.

My thoughts...watercoloring is tough. It is going to take much more practice to get it right. But, I do really like the bright, vibrant colors of my Peerless watercolor palette.