Blue Jay Watercolor Card

Spring gorgeousness is everywhere in my town. The trees either are or have bloomed, the birds are back and singing, and everything is green again. I even spotted the blue jays that like to come play in my yard, which reminded me that I have a card that I made for Ranger Ink for CHA this year, that would be perfect to show you at this time of year.

This card is made from Ranger's Watercolor Paper, and Dina Wakley's stamps and Heavy Bodied Paint...but guess what!!!...I used the paint to watercolor.

I stamped the bird and flower where I wanted it on my card, and then again on another piece of Watercolor paper all in Jet Black Archival.

I squirted a little bit of the paint on my craft sheet, and watered it down well, so I could loosely paint in the images with a transparent look, just like watercolor paint. It works WONDERFULLY this way, so don't be afraid to try this paint in this way. I added lots of different colors to the background in the same way...very watery and loose. Once everything was dry, I cut out the extra images and layered them on the card with foam tape. I finished up with the sentiment and some details on the bird with a Fude Ball Pen. Then I added some depth to the eye of the bird and center of the flowers with Glossy Accents, and added this onto a black cardstock card. So easy to do.

 

 

That's it for this month...it flew by fast. I'll be back in May! Thanks for all the comments and support. Cyber Hugs!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Watercolor Paper 8.5x11	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Dina Wakley Media Cling Mount Stamps: Scribbly Birds on Branches	Dina Wakley Media Cling Mount Stamps: Scribbly Flowers	Dina Wakley Media Brushes Four Pack
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - Magenta 2 OZ TUBE	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - Lapis 2 OZ TUBE	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - Lime 2 OZ TUBE MDP41108	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - Sky 2 OZ TUBE
DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - Lemon 2 OZ TUBE	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - White 2 OZ TUBE	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - Umber 2 OZ TUBE	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - BLACK - 2 OZ TUBE	DINA WAKLEY HEAVY BODY PAINT - STERLING - 2 OZ TUBE
Ranger Fude Ball Pen in Black	Eanger surfaces Black cardstock	Ranger Adhesive Sheets	Ranger Adhesive Foam in White	Ranger Glossy Accents

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Upcoming Classes!

Hello crafty peeps!!! A huge thank you for all the birthday messages, emails, texts, and calls!!! My cup runneth over!!! You all know how to make a girl feel special!!! Today's post is all about my upcoming classes at The Crafty Scrapper in May. If you are in the area I'd love for you to join in.

Class #1 is the Industrial Punk Create Art Assemblage Panel filled with TONS of Tim Holtz's Idea-ology and Ranger goodness, as well as one of Eileen Hull's new Sizzix flower dies and Twist and Style Tool.

 

Class #2 is the Worth The Effort To Bloom Mixed Media Canvas, a 16x20 inch canvas filled with most of Dina Wakley's Media line of heavy bodied paints from Ranger, as well as stencils, and even some Wendy Vecchi goodies.

Class #3 is the Dylusions Artsy Clipboard Organizer, and is filled with lots of Dyan Reaveley paints and stamps, all from Ranger, and some Tim Idea-ology too.

 

I'll be teaching the apron class that I taught at The Collins Show, at the store this summer too, so stay tuned. Thanks so much for looking, and of course...
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!