Watercolour with Distress Ink

Welcome to 2019 and the first challenge of the year at Frilly and Funkie.  I am the hostess for this one and am calling it Inspired By.  Here is how I describe it:

I don't have access to quality craft classes locally so I spend time online to learn new things. For this challenge I want you to create a vintage or shabby chic project inspired by or using a technique or tutorial that you have found online. You must provide a link to the site that is inspiring your creation and please do not make a direct copy of anything you found.

I usually colour images with pencil crayons but wanted to do something different this time.  I have been watching a number of technique tutorials and decided to try water colouring on the stamp with distress inks.  I used a YouTube tutorial that I found HERE as my inspiration and this is my first attempt so be gentle.

1.  Put the stamp of your choice on a stamp platform along with a piece of water colour card stock and leave both in place during the initial colouring.  I have the platform that Linda used to sell but will link to the Tim Holtz platform she is carrying now.  I also used a Wendy Vecchi flower stamp that I had and will link others that are in the shop and should work for this technique.
2.  Use a variety of Distress ink pads (Wild Honey, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint) to colour the stamp starting with the stem and leaves of the flower, stamp and then clean the stamp before you move on to the next colour.  The mini stamp pads would be easier to use but I don't have them so I used some make-up sponges to add the colour.  In the above photo I accidentally got some of the flower colour on the top of the leaf so I tried a second time but didn't take a photo.

3.  Once you are happy with the colour on the card stock, remove the card stock from the stamp platform and finish water colouring.
4.  Use a water brush to move some of the colour on your stamped image.
5.  Pat more colour onto an acrylic block and use the water brush to enhance some of the colour or to add shading or highlights.

To assemble the card:

1.  Cut different panels of patterned paper from Graphic 45's Garden Goddess and Gilded Lily paper pads.  I love that I can use different collections and find the same colours - great to mix and match and avoid wasting the little off cuts/scraps.
2.  Distress the edges of each panel and ink with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
3.  Add a strip of venise lace to the edge of one panel.
4.  Punch one edge of the smallest panel or cut with decorative scissors.
5.  Layer all the panels and the stamped image panel.

6.  Dye some seam binding with Peeled Paint DI and form into a loopy bow.
7.  Make some paper beads with scraps of the Graphic 45 paper, coat with Vintage Collage Medium and when dry fashion into stick pins with pearls.  I followed a tutorial that I found HERE to make the paper beads and need more practice with this too.
8.  Make a sentiment on the computer, punch or cut it into a tiny tag, add a brad and adhere to the bow.
9.  Punch a tiny butterfly out of a scrap of copper card stock and add to the image panel.

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Peeled Paint TIM20233	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Worn Lipstick TIM21513	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Wild Honey TIM27201	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Shabby Shutters TIM21490	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Tea Dye TIM19510	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo TIM19527
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform by Tonic Studios	Tim Holtz Travel Stamp Platform - 1711e by Tonic Studios	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamp Set - Friendship & Art	Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Stamp Set - Birthday Art	Wendy Vecchi Mix	Graphic 45 - Garden Goddess - 12x12" Patterns & Solids Pad
Rayon Seam Binding	Venise Lace Trim- 5/8 inch	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams IBT40965	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 3/8" x 27 Yards	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/8" x 27 Yards	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/4" x 27 Yards
Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Black Kushgrip Snip w/Non-Stick Blade & Cap 7"-Small T817	Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Paper Distresser 370E	Ranger Dina Wakley Media Ultra Thick Gel Medium 4oz	Tim Holtz Water Brush, Detailer Brush Tip TIP33080

Flower Page

I saw that the August challenge over at A Vintage Journey was called Watercolour and thought that I might enter it and try my hand at some watercolouring since it isn't something I have ever done.  I came up with this page for my art journal.

I am currently using a Canson Mixed Media journal and don't find that the pages stand up well to lots of wet media so I glued two pages together with Mod Podge.  I put the glue on using an old rewards card, joined the pages, spritzed the back and front with a fine mist of water and then put them between two pieces of waxed paper under a heavy book to dry and that kept the page fairly flat.

Once it was dry I added some texture with a stencil (Teresa Collins) and some Molding Paste (Golden).  Once the paste was dry I covered the page with a coat of White Gesso (Liquitex).

I painted the page with a coat of Blush Fresco Finish (Paper Artsy) followed by a coat of Candy Floss Resco Finish that I wiped back in spots with a baby wipe.

I added some stamping with Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger) and a script stamp called Haunted (Recollections).  Then I added stenciling with a Harlequin Stencil (Tim Holtz) and Watering Can Archival Ink (Wendy Vecchi for Ranger).

Next came some spray colour.  I used Twisted Citron and Worn Lipstick Distress Spray Stain (Tim Holtz) and some watered down Zesty Zing Fresco Finish (Paper Artsy).

I added a few circles and lines using White Gesso (Liquitex) and a cap from a spray bottle and an old rewards card.

I stamped one of the flowers and stem with leaves from a set called Flower Garden (Tim Holtz) using Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger).  The stamping was done on Watercolour Card (Canson).

I coloured the image using watercolour pencils (Artist's Loft since that was all I had.  It was fun so a trip to the art supply store is in the works so I can buy something better and get practicing.

I tore around the image and inked the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Ink (Tim Holtz).  The sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC and was computer generated.  The edges were torn and inked in the same manner as the flower image.

My Granddaughter taught me a bit more about using watercolours today.  These were techniques she learned at one of her art camps this summer.  I am impressed with her abilities and her love of art - she is just 11 (going on 20 but that is another story - lol).