Print, Watercolour, and then Watercolour some more

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I love Derwent Inktense pencils and have for a very long time. They never disappoint with their beautiful bright colours and the ability to continue to add color, that dries permanent, over the top, making little ‘tweaks as much as you like.

I took the card I made the other day and added additional depth of colour over the top, and wow I love the vibrancy!

I made another quick video just to show how easy it was to add color using these amazing pencils. The video is nothing flash, has no voice over or written words and is at 4x speed, but hopefully it may be useful for some. This flower can be found on my Etsy and Payhip Stores.

Thanks for stopping by.

Smiles,

Annabelle

Print and Watercolour

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Looking for a quick easy project after playing with my colouring books, I moved to one of my Printable Cards and created this very quick project using watercolours.

I tend to indulge a little each year for my birthday, and this year was no exception. I purchased just a few things from Jane Davenports site, including these watercolours.

This card took no time at all to whip up – after I worked out how to print with pigment ink! There I was all set up to video and paint and my first attempt did not go well, with the water bleeding the lines. Oooops.

That’s it for now. If you’d like to check out this image visit my Etsy page HERE.

Smiles,

Annabelle

Learning Curve

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Well I knew colouring books would be different, and there is certainly a learning curve that I fully expected. How the talented create such beautiful pages is amazing, and when I went back to give it another go I found it challenging once again.

I chose this image from Johanna Bamford’s ‘Rooms of Wonder’ and set to work. This time I wanted to fill the background as well, but how to do that on paper that is not really designed for it? Not easy, at least for me.

I started at the top and worked my way down, then down, and down some more. As I went I worked on the background adding gesso and Inktense pencils as I went. The main images are worked with Polychromos and my favourite white pencil -Luminance from Caron D’Ache.

Oh well, onward and upward. Time to find something a little quicker and within my skill set 😂.

Enjoy your time creating.

Smiles,

Annabelle

Enjoy the Colouring Journey

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I have always loved to colour but it usually had to have a purpose, and usually in the form of a greeting card. Now I admit I have spent many years watching others use adult colouring books and wondered why. I watched and thought that’s a waste of valuable time. But I always watched in awe of their talent.

Late last year I purchased this book. Found that once again time was against me so it went on to my shelf, but then like many things craft related I found a new obsession with colouring books and purchasing them! So my answer to ‘What would you like for Christmas?’ came in the form of a new book.

I also found these Color Cubes by Sarah Renae Clark and decided to give them a go. It was more about how much I love colour and especially love physical cards, and maybe the fact I love collecting things.

It was fun colouring this page, and hopefully I will have some more time over the next few weeks of holidays.

Smiles,

Andrea

Memory’s

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A very dear friend lost her Mum a few weeks ago. You want to give something, say something, do something at times like these, but they all seem not enough.

We shared visits and many phone calls and in between those I made this card. Not your normal sympathy card. The four flowers represent her Mum and the three daughters she had.

I used my Sennelier watercolours, Black Velvet Silver 4 brush and Artistico Fabriano paper, along with a Fine Lin 0.1 pen.

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Freehand Watercolour

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Watercolour once again, simply because I love it so much!


These bright fresh colours just fell on to the paper, but again I found it difficult to simply let it happen without some sort of guide, but I guess only practice will help!

Hope your day is special!


Smiles

A Little Knitting Relief

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I have always loved to knit but simply haven’t in a very long time. When I found this beautiful hand dyed yarn over at The Australian Wool Store I just had to break my knitting drought, that coupled with the fact that our eldest sons best friend and his wife are having their first child.

I kept it simple and found this pattern on Etsy – another Australian home business (I’ll have to look up her name) – and I was set. A week and a half in and I am almost half way!

I’m back at work now after the Christmas break but I hope to stay on track and complete this by the end of February…I do have a tendency to get sidetracked…

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Adding Colour

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Happy Australia Day! How lucky we are to live in this beautiful country.

What a wonderful thing watercolour paints are. The way they blend and mix to create never even thought of combinations…they have always been a favourite.

Really when you’re playing with watercolours, no matter how they come – pencils, crayons or pans, they make it very easy to create and oh so much fun.

Before I start with any watercolour I tape my watercolour paper onto my work surface which at the moment is a bamboo chopping board – making it easy to move around.


This image was created backwards to what I usually do. Normally I lay down an outline very lightly in pencil so I can see where it’s going, but with this the colour came first. The background then the flowers followed by a finaliser for definition. It was fun and scary all at once.


I had a lot of fun creating this little watercolour, time for the next!


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Blue Vase

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I have nearly completed a video to go with this very simple water colour card. I love watercolours because they are so very forgiving! I am constantly eyeing off new ones when I don’t really need them, and planning how I can squeeze them into my budget.

The card came together very quickly! After printing my images on Derwent Watercolour paper I trimmed to desired size – border marked on card – then started colouring.

Smiles for now

Big, Bold Colour

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I love bright colours! Not so much in my clothes but definitely when I create. They’re just so much fun!
This collection of three designs was created using my very much loved Derwent Inktense Pencils. I have had these pencils for a very long time and love the ability to blend like normal watercolours but also go back and add colour without disturbing what I had already laid down.

I created these images in part using the Printable Stamp set Doodle Delicious – bottom image. I selected the stems, leaves and circle flower heads then added in my own detail to complete. It gave a base to work with as well as leaving me free to add my own style.

Enjoy your day,


Smiles