No act of Kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted| Honey Bee Stamps
January 29, 2018
Being kind always pays well. My parents, my HUGE Colombian family, my community and my teachers: the Nuns, taught me kindness by example. They were always kind to me and to others.
My mum was called "aunty" by my brothers' friends and mine. I remember the time in which everyone, anytime was welcome to our house for a cuppa, for a chat or for food. We literally had the doors open and you could see my brothers' friends taking a coke from the refrigerator without asking for permission and then leaving shouting hello... "mi casa es su casa", I grew surrounded by trustable and loving people.
I'm a bit nostalgic today. I have to say, I miss the extra kindness of the people in my country. I miss everyone... I miss the kiss on the cheek, the hugs, the smiles, the warmth of Colombian people.
I loved coloring these cute images from Forest Friends Stamp Set by Honey Bee Stamps.
I applied a no line coloring on Canson watercolor paper with Kuretake Gansai Clean Colour Real Brush. I love Canson as this paper has very little texture.
I stamped the images with Antique Linen Distress ink and the sentiment with Simon Says Stamp Black Ink... The hearts with Real Read ink by Stampin Up!
Coloring....
- I simply applied the first wash of colour from the markers directly on the dry watercolor paper.
- The first generation of ink was applied right at the edges of the images.
- Then using a slightly wet watercolor brush, I diluted the ink, spreading it towards the center of the image.
That's how I get darker edges and lighter areas in the center of an image.
To add vibrancy, I apply a few strokes of warm colors e.g orange, yellow, red, and then I blended them with a water brush on top of the previous wash of color.
To add shadows I apply darker inks in certain areas and I also blend them with a water brush slightly wet.
To finish this card. I also added little dots on the images using a black and a white marker ( as I always do), and I applied Red Nuvo drops on the berries in the wee basket the hedgehog has in his hand.
That's all for today! I hope you like this card and the products I used.
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