I had another stamp set that inspired me to watercolor a card for today’s World Watercolor Month painting – Splashes of Color! The simplicity of the images, the sunny concept, the nice bold lines….I knew this would be just perfect!

See the rest of my info about this month on the page HERE)

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Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.

I put Glossy Accents onto the images before painting the background, which made it really easy too paint around them:

The finished card has a piece of wood-painted scrap of watercolor trimmed to be the windowsill and window frame; I also painted a strip for the curtain (you can also just use patterned paper too!)

I hope you’re joining in on the World Watercolor Month fun! My video over at Ellen Hutson’s blog also shows off some fun watercolor….Paris in the rain!

• Sunnyville, Paper Smooches Stamps —- coordinating Dies
• Ranger Accents, Glossy Accents
• Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
• Be Creative Tape, 5mm (1/4″)
• EK 5 Inch Scissors with Sheath
• Ampersand Hardbord, Flat 8×10
• Silver Brush Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes:
  Short Round 8
  Short Round 12
  Arches Cold Press Paper
• My Daniel Smith Watercolor palette colors :
  Nickel Azo
  New Gamboge
  Aussie Red Gold
  Yellow Ochre
  Burnt Sienna
  Burnt Umber
  Quinacridone Rose
  Cobalt Teal Blue
  Cobalt Blue
  Payne’s Blue Gray
  

I’ve covered negative painting/coloring a bunch of times – it’s a technique where you color things AROUND the subject, darkening them layer by layer to push items in the background further back and leaving the foreground lighter. It’s complex, and challenging to get white things to be white; in the painting I also do some positive painting on the flower petals.

I’m calling this also “relaxing” – the prompt for World Watercolor Month today! See more of my daily little speedpaintings HERE, and all of my WWCM info HERE.

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Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.

The butterfly is likely smaller than he should be…I wanted to use the flowers from one of my pics from Puerto Rico, and add a butterfly – and probably didn’t think it through all that well, but it’s still pretty!

And for those who will inevitably ask, I did add it to Society6 for ya! (This link is to the framed photos page, just scroll down to find options for unframed, bags, pillows, et al). Lest you worry that I’m hawking products….I get excited if my Society6 payment is over $6 in any given month, so I offer these more as a service to those wanting a piece of my art rather than to make much moolah at all. LOL!

Copic Negative Coloring

Did you know you can do negative coloring with Copics too? On Social Media later today I have a speed video of how I did this card with a butterfly background stamp. Super easy – scribble light colors over all of it, and do the negative coloring in between with darker greens and bluegreens!

I popped one hand-cut butterfly, added Glossy Accents to it, and also popped a circle-punch with the sentiment – and a little bit of glossy dots around it!

Watercolor Supplies:

• Silver Brush Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes:
• Short Round 8
• Short Round 12
• Arches Cold Press Paper
• My Daniel Smith Watercolor palette colors

Card Supplies:

• Butterfly Wings, Poppystamps
• Lawn Fawn Ink Pad, Jet Black
• Copic Markers
• Neenah Cardstock

Sometimes I make a card and think…..ain’t no one out there who will ever try this. My fine art pieces I don’t expect anyone to attempt, but…when it’s a card I usually try to keep it doable! But this one…well you’ll have to let me know!

Note: Supplies are linked in the supply list at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links may be used  – that means if you make a purchase using my links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support of my work on this blog!  Read more.

Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.

If I were to paint this as a standalone without the stamp I’d approach it differently – I’ll try to do that sometime.

But I’m hoping that something in this little nutty project helped you learn something about loosening up – even if it’s “I will NEVER do what she just did!” heehee!

Lots of hummingbird stamps are available – and will work with this technique:

Hummingbird, Impression Obsession Clear Stamps

Avery Elle Clear Stamps, Hummingbird

Folk Hummingbird, Pinkfresh Studio Clear Stamps

Pretty Pink Posh Clear Stamps, Hummingbird Thanks

Impression Obsession Clear Stamps, Humming Birds by Pink Ink

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Flora & Fauna 2 (Retiring)

• Hummingbird, Impression Obsession Clear Stamps
• Avery Elle, Hummingbird
• Folk Hummingbird, Pinkfresh Studio Clear Stamps
• Pretty Pink Posh, Hummingbird Thanks
• Impression Obsession, Humming Birds by Pink Ink
• WPlus9 Design Studio, Flora & Fauna 2
• DANIEL SMITH Watercolor Dot Chart, Sandy Allnock Palette
• Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pads:
• Picked Raspberry
• Peeled Paint
• Peacock Feathers
• My Sweet Petunia Mini MISTI
• My Sweet Petunia MISTI
• Silver Brush Black Velvet Watercolor Brushes, Short Round 8
• Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12