Simon Says Stamps – No line watercolour of spring birds
Hi guys, today I am sharing a card that took me a while to make, but I am in love with the results. After watching a lot of Debby Hughes videos, I wanted to try no line water coloring. I tried a while ago, but never really like the results, but when I received these birds, I thought it would fun to try with this stamp set.
For no line colouring, I used distress ink antique linen and I stamped the birds and the branches from SSS Spring birds stamp set on Canson XL watercolour paper. I die cut, with the same paper the bitty birdhouse from SSS.
For the watercolour, I chose to use distress inks. For inspiration, I looked at images because I absolutely wanted those two birds on my card. I used a micron pen for the eyes and the legs of the birds.
For the cardinal:
- Barn door – Distress ink
- Aged Mahogany – Distress ink
- Black Soot – Distress ink
- Polychromos pencils to add more shadows.
For the goldfinch (I changed the stamp a bit so it fits the bird that I wanted):
- Mustard Seed – Distress ink
- Black Soot – Distress ink
- Polychromos pencils for the shadows.
For the branches:
- Walnut stain – Distress ink
- Peeled Paint – Distress ink
- Rustic Wilderness – Distress ink
- Polychromos pencils
For the background, I used distress spray strain Speckled Egg (my favorite colour) and distress oxide spray weathered wood on Canson Xl watercolour paper. I used rectangle infinity die from Hero Arts to cut my panel. My card base is a Taylored Expressions sea salt cardstock.
I finished the card using a sentiment from lime citron and I used Studio Katia shimmer pearls to add some “bling”.
Supplies
- Simon Says Stamps - Spring Birds
- Simon Says Stamps - Bitty Birdhouse die
- Canson XL watercolour paper
- Distress Ink - Antique linen
- Art Impressions - Watercolor Palette
- Polychromos 60 colouring pencils
- Distress Sprays
- Hero Arts - Nesting Rectangles infinity die
- Taylored Expression - Premium Cardstock Sea Salt
- Lime Citron - Feuille de mots et matrice
- Studio Katia - Vintage Shimmer Pearls
Hope you guys like it! Thank you for visiting me!
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