I think this is my favourite of the cards that I’ve watercoloured. That sounds major but I think that there are only about a dozen so far. But I really like doing it, so the number will increase quite quickly I’m sure.

I stamped the image on water colour paper using stazon jet black ink. I go out my aquapainter and started with early espresso for the boat, the stump and the tree. Then I moved onto the tree and ground using mossy meadow. I feel a bit of a mossy meadow phase coming on – I think it’s knowing that it only has one year left which of course means that the other four in colours will probably start to feature more. After, of course, I’ve played with the new in colours – my order was dispatched today! Anyway, I digress!

I then used marina mist for the water, trying hard to ensure that I wasn’t painting nice neat lines and adding a bit more colour here and there. Once the paper was dry – I used the time to make another card – I adhered it to a mossy meadow base with fast fuse. I’m still learning how to use this – you really have to master the check mark to make a clean break on the tape or it gets quite messed up. Let’s just say that I’m getting good at taking the fast fuse apart now.

Sadly the Moon River set didn’t make the cut for the new catalogue and will be discontinued on June 2. So if you want it, now’s the time to buy it. The (also retiring) backgrounds DSP was used to line the envelope although the replacement for this also has dots as one of the options.

See you tomorrow,

Liz