I wanted a branch with an ornament. I put a wash of Old Olive green in the top right hand corner blended softly to the center and left hand side to suggested more tree.
Once that was completely dry I drew my line for the branch with a pencil. I worked with Always Artichoke, Old Olive and More Mustard. It was really hard to be loose and let the needles go willy nilly but it worked.
Then, when the branch was dry I drew the ornament by hand with a pencil. I filled the ornament with Tempting Turquoise and Night of Navy. Card is Marina Mist. I added another layer of wash on the right hand side to suggest light from the left.
I did the hanger with a very thin brush and Payne's Gray also lining the outside of the ornament.
I ended up with a harder high light spot on the left hand side which works better. The darker side on the right hand side does not seem to be as dark as I intended. Watercolor is sometimes hard to judge as it dries lighter.
I have used the color of the ornament to add spatter to the layer.
The card stock used for these ornaments is the back side of the Foil Joy cards I did last month. It was a textured linen card stock. I think it worked with the watercolor pretty well.
On this card I used Rich Razzleberry pinky purple for the ornament.
The pieces of card stock were trimmed to 3.75 x 5 inches before I started painting. They warped a little so needed to be steamed and pressed to flatten.
The ornament layer was adhered to the card front with 3D foam tape in the corners and a bit in the center.
I did add my signature on the original art after I photographed them for blogging.
Seasonal inserts and white envelopes have been added to the mix and they are sitting in the box for December 1st.
The color is Stampin Up Watercolor Wonder crayons and coordinating SU card stock.
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