What a production this was for me! This is my first *Kittie card*, and I've learned so much doing it. I really struggled with it, since I had no watercolor paper, no Watercolor Mini fern stamp, no artist pens, and almost no reinkers. I ended up painting the scene with markers and a small brush dipped in water and touched to the tip of the marker. I did the leaves on the tree with the leafy or ferny stamp from Touch of Nature. The bunny is from Tender Toile. The rocks and tiny flower stems are from the very old set, Scenery. I filled in around the greenery with what I think is a cloud stamp from the same set. The bluebird is from Feathered Hope, and the HB sentiment from Feathered Friends. I did use the Cloud Template, although you can barely see it, and sponged the sky and horizon with Bashful Blue and Barely Banana, as per Kittie's instructions. Her fabulous tutorial can be found here: Tutorials at Splitcoaststampers
With the proper supplies, I will be very eager to try this again.
Thank you Kittie, for your endless inspiration, patience, and friendship!
Thanks for looking! Maddy
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Fri, Mar 16, 2007 @ 7:41 PM
I can't believe this was your first try at a scenery card...it is awesome! I was too chicken to even attempt this one. Kudos to you...you did a great job.
This is such a beautiful card...love your scenery with the bunny and bird sitting on the tree - very tranquil setting. I yet have to try making one of these cards. I don't have all of the proper supplies either, but I do have markers and small brush so you give hope to all of us who have been afraid to try Kittie's technique. This one is going into my favs. Thanks for the inspiration!
BTW, someone once showed me...you can also use a marker and scribble color on an unused or plain old CD (not a CD case but the actual CD). Its surface is slippery enough that you can use a small brush, blender pen or aqua painter to pick up the color that way.