Thinking of You

There was a wonderful video recently posted on Splitcoast Stampers by superb artist Dina Kowal.  She used a die to deboss a bare tree image into watercolor paper . . . 

  . . . she then turned it over in order to expose the raised side and colored it with a white crayon in order to provide a resist.  After wetting the paper and sprinkling with blue, green, and yellow die powders, the result was a lovely watercolored look with a randomly white-edged tree sharing the focal point.

I had less luck.  So my version used molding paste to fill in the back of the tree so that it stayed dimensional.  Then I turned it over and used masking fluid to fill in the tree.  Then came some misting with water, followed by the die powders.  After they dried, I rubbed off the masking fluid.  I added white edging here and there to the tree with my Uni Posca white paint pen.

Dina’s version is simpler and far more beautiful, but as long as I don’t look at hers, I’m reasonably happy with mine!

Cardstock:   Bazzill Kachina, Strathmore #90 Watercolor paper      

Stamps:        Stampin’ Up Thinking of You, Purple Daisy Sand

Inks:               Distress Peacock Feathers, Vintage Photo

Colorants:    Ken Oliver Color Bursts Pthalo Green, Ultramarine Blue,

                        Yellow Ochre

Emb Powder:   Vippies Transcendence

Dies:              Memory Box Tall Birch, Stitched Rectangle Trimmings,

                        Impression Obsession Birdhouse Set, Tim Holtz

                        Tattered Banners               

Doo Dads:    Uni Posca paint pen White