Hi all! I've got something a little different for you today. I'm guessing that at first glance you wouldn't think that I used a stencil to create this card, but that's exactly what I did.
I used the Cosmo stencil from Simon Says Stamp's new Love You release that just went live today.
I purchased some watercolor gouache paints quite a while ago, but hadn't had a chance to use them yet. When I saw this stencil, I wanted to paint it, and thought gouache would be the perfect medium to use.
I started by lightly inking the stencil on some watercolor paper using Altenew Silver Stone ink.
I did this in segments, painting the background areas first, and then going in with three different shades of color for the flowers. For the flowers, there was no real plan/pattern, I just tried to skip around a bit with my colors to keep things varied. I started with the maroon color, painting random portions of the petals of all the flowers, followed that up with the red, and then the black.
The centers were painted with a very dark gray. For the centers, I just dipped the end of my paintbrush into the paint and then onto the center of my flowers.
I really enjoyed working with the gouache. I found it very easy to work with and very forgiving, and I like the more mattte/opaque look. I also like how quickly the paint dries. The painting isn't perfect, but I think it was good for a first outing. Definitely looking forward to working with these again.
I finished the card off with a simple sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Healing Hugs set which was embossed on a a strip of black cardstock, matted with cardstock, and popped up with foam tape.
That's all I have to share today, but be sure to head over to Simon Says Stamp to check out the rest of the release.
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