CAS Watercolor for April

Hi, and welcome to another watercolor attempt by yours truly. Linking in at the last minute, sorry to say, to the April CAS Watercolor, and this month's theme is Birds. Thought of several ways I could try to watercolor something, using a die with a wash of color; but finally decide to use a stamp gifted by a very sweet friend (thank you!) and try the Zigs again.

 

 

 

 

Stamplorations clear stamp

 

Versamark inking using the Misti - inked twice, to get a good image

 

- embossed with Brutus Monroe Gilded Gold

 

- Watercolored with Zig markers.

 

- gold mat was just white c/s that was inked with Versamark, embossed with the Gilded Gold.

 

- dry embossed an edging frame with a S/Binder rectangle.

 

To get the darker shading in places where I wanted it, I used an under layer of Lilac, then various red Zig markers. At first I thought I'd ruined the image with the purple as it showed very magenta, nothing like a Cardinal color. A few layers of red covered it, and did what I'd hoped to accomplish. As I look at the photo, I wonder if perhaps a light blue background would have been a better choice?

 

The eye was embossed solidly, which looked odd, so used a drop of Nuvo to make it look like an 'eye'.

 

Off to link up with the April CAS Watercolor Challenge, scrambling at the last minute.

Thanks for joining me today. The rain seems to have stopped, the sun is trying to come out, so Blessings and Hugs.