Thursday, April 4, 2019

You Bring Sunshine...

Good morning! 

The forecast for this weekend says rain, rain and more rain so when it came time to find a stamp for today's card I was inspired to go in that direction. I pulled out my Hello Bluebird binder and flipped through until I found just the little umbrella toting gal that I was looking for. This cutie is part of the Rainy Day stamp set as well as the sentiment and one of the ducklings. I borrowed the other two ducklings from the Puddle Play set to add some extra fun to this soaked scene. Once I had them all stamped on, it was time to color and I wanted to try my hand at a rainy background that almost had a watercolor look to it even though I was using my Copics. I found that the trick is to lay down a layer of colorless blender before adding the colors so they all went on and instantly blended into a soft, hazy look. In contrast I wanted her to be nice and bright in all that yellow so as to tie directly back to the sentiment I chose to pair with her. This one was definitely a challenge but I learned a lot from it and I'm kinda anxious to give it another go sometime soon. :)

Alrighty then, see ya in 24! 
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Hello Bluebird (Rainy Day and Puddle Play)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie extra fine white pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E33, E35, E57, E79
clothes/umbrella- Y02, Y21, Y26, BV20, BV02, BV04, BV29, W4, W6, W10, C10
ducklings- YR30, Y32, E71, E74, E77, E79, W6
background- B60, B91, BV31, BV01, Y0000, Y000, YR000, YR00, YG91, YG93, W1, W2, 0

3 comments:

Debbie L said...

Oh Amy what a darling card. I love the background and you did a fantastic job getting that water look.

Julie D. Richards said...

So darn cute. The rain looks real. Hugs.

Unknown said...

God brings the rain,and joy in our heart. That's we should be thankful.