Poppies in a field
Posted: May 27, 2013 Filed under: Field of Poppies, Penny Black, Watercolour 22 Comments
Considering how much I like poppy images it is surprising that it took me a while to play with this stamp. I used one of my favourite watercolour techniques to create this little scene and paired it with one of my favourite sentiment stamps.
For this look, I paint water onto my watercolour paper first. I ink the stamp with markers and stamp it onto the wet paper. The ink bleeds immediately and some times the images are barely recognisable. After the paper has dried a little I stamp the image again and start blending the ink with a brush or aqua painter. At this point I add extra colour to petals and stems if necessary with markers or watercolour pencils. Before the paper has dried I add the blue sky with a paint brush and maybe a little sponging.
I didn’t have the exact colour of pink cardstock to mat the image panel so I just sponged the edge in the same Memento Rosebud ink that I had used for the petals.
Thanks for visiting and leaving me such l0vely comments. I loved all the border ideas submitted for my last One Layer Wednesday Challenge but have not managed to finish commenting yet. I’ll get there; thanks for your patience.
Supplies:
Stamps: Field of Poppies, Thanks, thanks (PB)
Inks & Markers: Memento Summer Sky, Bamboo Leaves, Cantaloupe, Rose bud, Potter’s Clay (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Fabriano 100% cotton hot pressed watercolour paper, Faber Castell water colour pencils.
Heather Telford 
Love the way the color floats above the area it is intended for, sort of mystical.
Beautiful!
Your art is so lovely. Thanks for sharing your techniques. I’m so happy to see your creations every day.
Wow, Heather, a beauty. I had to go look at the stamp itself — love how you took the defined image and turned it into this ethereal watercolour.
What a great dreamy, artsy feel to this card!
I keep trying to get the results that you get-I need more practice. Love this one as much as the others-you are such an inspiration. Thanks once again.
Lovely work of art Heather!!!
Simply stunning. Love the watercolor look!
My watercolor efforts NEVER look like this! So soft & lovely, and smart idea on coloring your mat to match a color of your image. TFS
That is just stunning Heather! What a fabulous effect. I will have to try it!
Oh my goodness! This is so beautiful! I’ve got to try it now. I just hope I have a similar stamp image.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day.
Debbie
This is REALLY pretty! Thanks for sharing. I am so going to try this!!!
I love poppies, too, ever since I saw them growing wild on a trip to Italy. I was drawn to this card immediately, as I am to most of yours. Thanks for the how-to and the way you matched the underlying mat with the ink you used. I’m a regular follower of your blog and love your style. This card is gorgeous!
Poppies have always been one of your favourite flowers since a little girl walked about the garden pointing out “pop-pees”. There is also something of Monet (another favourite, I think) in the images of poppies you create. Well done. Another lovely card.
Perfect in pink! Love your “loose” style of water-coloring on this card. 🙂
Such a beautiful piece of art. Etherial – not sure of the spelling, but has such a light feel to it. Thanks for sharing the ‘how’ of it.
This is beautiful! Love your watercolour effect 🙂
Your card is a delight to look at. I deeply admire your mastery of this technique. You cannot imagine how awed I am with the colours and how you’ve laid them on paper. A feast for the eyes.
I too love poppies and this stamp is beautiful! Another item on the wishlist!!!! A beautiful card, so light and summery with rich but subtle colour. Superb! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Marvelous work, marvelous poppies
lovely greet
Marja
Gorgeous!
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