Hellllooo Friends! How are you today? I am thrilled to be heading to Junkie Fest with the Stamp Junkies this weekend to teach. Super excited! I will do my best to keep up with the 30 day coloring challenge and I really hope I get to see some of you guys.
Brown is a color that can transform your coloring but, it’s scary to add it. Check out the video below to see how Gathered Twigs takes my watercoloring up a notch. These Spring Peonys are from Honey Bee stamps not only are they beautiful but, great for watercolor because the petals are nice and open.
What do you think about the Gathered Twigs? Do you think it transformed my blooms?
Ack I don’t have a photo before I started painting the brown but, you can get the idea in this photo. Two of the peony’s have been painted with gathered twigs. The bright blue flower is how they all looked before I painted the distress ink. My initial watercoloring was done with Tombow markers. I also added brown to the yellow leaves.
Once everything was dry I stamped the sentiment and wrapped vellum around the card base. LOVE these sentiments from Honey Bee and the size of the font is perfect for larger size cards.
Peony’s don’t have a red center but, it’s fun to color them.
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I love those flowers and the red centers!
Thank you, Dot! I’m glad you like my non-traditional flowers 🙂
This is beautiful! That brown really does make a positive difference. And I like the red centers too – it is art and they are flowers, so anything goes!
I’m happy that you like them! Yes, in art, anything goes 🙂
WOW, I totally would have never thought to use brown on a flower. Scary? Hell YEAH! LOL
Teresa, once upon a time, I would not have either! But I continue to learn from uber-talented colorists…I love the tones the browns add 🙂
I love this addition of the distress ink–amazing difference. I will have to be brave and try this, I’ve been coloring but have been in Birthday card making and sending off, I take the photos but haven’t had time to post. Thanks for hosting this cool event and teaching. Enjoy MN–my homeland, which I left over 30 years ago.
Hi, Sheri! I hope you have time to post your recent creations…and perhaps add some brown to whatever you might be working on. Thanks for the well-wishes for my MN trip 🙂
I love the flowers with the brown and yes, it has transformed your blooms.
I also love the bright blue colour you had before you added brown. I see nothing more of that colour after adding the brown, I am a bright colour girl (LOL). I think that’s a bit of a shame. But I will give it a try to add brown to my water colour.
Thank you for your post, have a great teaching weekend, see you tomorrow.
Happy colouring.
Hi Henriette! I remember when blue and brown were a popular color combo back in the early 2000s; I thought it odd, but came to love it and I still do. Funny how getting out of our comfort zone can lead to new likes…or disasters LOL 🙂
This is beyond BEAUTIFUL! Love how you add depth and shading. I am in love with these colors and as always your coloring, Kathy! Thank you for sharing!
Your kindness makes me smile, Alex! Thank you so much 🙂
Wow!!! Gorgeous!!!
That is kind of you, Maureen! Thank you very much 🙂
BEAUTIFUL WORK, Kathy!!!! 😉 I think the brown ADDED TO your flowers & gave them SUCH DEPTH!!! 😉 A BEAUTIFUL END RESULT!!!!
P.S. I didn’t get an e-mail from you yesterday, so wondering if there is a bug in the system?
I am grateful for your sweet comment, Becky! Thank you for the smile 🙂
Not sure about the email…please let me know if it continues to be an issue.
Absolutely stunning. I love this so much. Thank you for always being so inspiring.
You brightened my day, Katrina! You make my heart smile 🙂
Okay I’ll admit it’s a bit scary especially if your terrified of messing up an almost finished piece LOL
Buffy, so true! But blue and brown work so well together; I do love the tones brown adds to any creation 🙂
Stunning!!! It is amazing what the brown added to the flowers!
You are so sweet, Candy! I appreciate your kind comment 🙂
This is gorgeous. the addition of brown gives so much depth. Enjoy Junkie Fest!!!
Gab, I am grateful for your kind words! Thank you for your fun wishes for Junkie Fest 🙂
The flowers are so beautiful & I was surprised at how different they look with the addition of brown. It really brings them to life! Thank you for all the great coloring tips!
What a lovely compliment, Patt! That really means a lot to me 🙂
You are so correct Kathy! The gathered twigs added so much to your beautiful coloring!
Xoxo Olga
I’m glad you agree, Olga! I am grateful for your sweet comments each post 🙂
wow this card is stunning !!!
Dee, you are very sweet! I am thrilled that you like my blue/brown flowers 🙂
Wow Kathy, it is incredible how it changes! Im alway amazed when you do your nooks and cranies… i always think wow, thats beautiful, but then you add then and its like WOW, THATS BEAUTIFUL!!
Awww, you are the sweetest, Nicole! You totally made my day 🙂
OMG, Kathy!!! Your flowers are unbelievably beautiful!!!
Monika, that is so kind of you to say! Thanks for the smile 🙂
Wonderful card!
Fiki, I am tickled that you like my blue/brown flowers! Thanks for being such a loyal bloggie friend 🙂
This one blew me away !
That is so sweet of you, Tracy! What a lovely compliment 🙂
Wow, your coloring is so pretty! I love this card & that vellum on the front of the card. Someone is going to be very happy when they get this card! Maybe it’s me? LOL
Gail, I am grateful for your kind compliment! You make me smile 🙂
Oh WOW!!! It’s a bit scary, but the result is amazing. :o)
Milka, it’s true, adding brown scared me at first too, and now it a secret weapon for depth of color 🙂
Your shading looks absolutely amazing!!! I so need to be more brave when it comes to using colors for shadows! Thanks for inspiring me to always try something new when coloring. <3
WOW! All I can say is what a difference adding that brown to your colouring made! So beautiful. I don’t know if I would have the confidence to do what you do to your work. Sometimes I get so little time set aside to colour that I don’t think that I would have risked adding brown to any watercolouring. Of course, now I’m going to have to try it.
What gorgeous blooms! I think I need to put Junkie Fest on my bucket list. 🙂
I just love that blue color!
Definitely nothing to do with your fabulous coloring but not really a fan of the brown. However, love the absolutely beautiful flowers and use of the vellum for the sentiment.