Inspiration Hop Inspired by Penny Black

 

It is time to celebrate with Penny Black stamps via our hop over at Scrap'n Stamp. The design team is being inspired by using Penny Black stamps in their posts today.
There is a $50.00 Gift Certificate for those who participate in the hop. Simply leave your comment on each of the designers' posts to receive your chance to win.
For my card I am using Penny Black Candlesticks on Fabriano Hot Press watercolour paper and a Gina K Design card base in Soft Stone.
In my mini Misti I stamped the image using Antique Linen distress ink. I wanted to start with this colour as I am watercolouring, but towards the end I went around the candle holders and candles using Daniel Smith Neutral Tint.

First I painted the background using a mixture of Raw Sienna and Magenta varying the intensity of colour as I went.
To watercolour I am using Daniel Smith colours in Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue, Lemon Yellow and Payne's Gray. I am also using colours from the 66 colours Daniel Smith's Dot card. And, I am using a bit of shimmer from the Gansai watercolours. 

When I want the shimmer I mix the Gansai with the Daneil Smith colour. I do wish it would show up better in the pictures.
For the leaves I used a colour from my palette colours called Diopside Genuine, adding in sparingly Jadite Genuine.

For the berries I used a mixture of Gansai gem colours in pink and purple, and added in highlights with a white gel pen.
To paint the candles I mixed Daniel Smith Raw Sienna with the KingArt glitter marker Magenta to get that beautiful colour along with shimmer.

As I mentioned above, I finished by goind around the candlesticks and candles with the Daniel Smith Neutral Tint. I finished with crystal gems.

I do hope you have enjoyed this card and its whimsical look, and I thank you for your visit. Following is the hop list, and following that are Affiliate links for the products I used for this card, at no extra cost to you. Up next on the hop is Karen


15 comments

  1. Your painting is lovely, and your color palette too! Penny Black has such a wide variety of stamps, and I love the sentiments. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. I really like the watercolour painting! Something I have to really play with. It is beautiful!

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  3. Jayne Haumschild4 November 2022 at 19:05

    Beautiful painting. The colors are great.

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  4. Beautiful card, expertly colored!

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  5. Beautiful Candlesticks, Kia! Your watercolor and design are really gorgeous.

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  6. Patricia Vilbaum4 November 2022 at 21:29

    So pretty! Love the candlesticks and the watercoloring!

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  7. Beautiful coloring of this lovely image! Lovely card!

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  8. Love the colors on the sprigs of holly

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  9. I love the colours and background. Very pretty

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  10. Very pretty soft peaceful card that brought Beauty and the Beast to mind the minute I saw it. The berries are extracted against the pastels, I'll bet it is really pretty in person.

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  11. I really like the color palette you used!

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  12. Such a beautiful image and it looks amazing watercoloured.

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  13. Well that is gorgeous! I really love how you colored everything..

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  14. So very pretty! Thank you for the inspiration!

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xoxo, Kia