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Online Card Classes: Watercolors for CardMakers – Intermediate Techniques Day 1

25 Jan

OH. MY. STARS….the new Online Card Class is fantastic!!  Hands-down this is my new favorite class in the Online Card Classes series!  It is taught by the amazing Dawn Woleslagle of WPlus9 and I cannot recommend it enough!  I don’t want to give too much away but here are my creations for the first day of class!

I made three cards and one print…two of the cards used wet on wet techniques and focused on blending:

I apologize for the not great “in-progress” photos…I was using my iPhone and the light wasn’t great.  Here are the final versions:

I used a sentiment from My Favorite Things and sequins from The Ton Stamps to finish my popsicle card.

I also created a shaker card using a sentiment from My Favorite Things and gilding from The Ton Stamps.  I think that one is my favorite…I LOVE winter and snow but those bright cheery citrus slices just make me happy!

My third card utilizes water to create an ombre effect!  I only used three paints for this card but was able to get many different shades for each color!  I used a die from Memory Box and a sentiment from Altenew to finish this card!

Finally I created a print by experimenting with brush strokes and various brush sizes.  I used the same three colors as the card above but also added gold gouache for a little extra sparkle!

I’m in love with that gold gouache…it’s SO sparkly!!  Look at all that shimmer!

So there you have it…day one of Online Card Classes! 😉  I’m looking forward to one more snow day and another opportunity to play with my watercolors!!  Thanks so much for visiting and have a fabulous day!

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  1. Ruby says

    January 25, 2016 at 10:21 pm

    Super cute prints!

    Reply
  2. Pam Spicer says

    January 25, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    Wow – you did an amazing job!!

    Reply
  3. Sharna W. says

    January 25, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    These are fab!!!

    Reply
  4. Emily M. says

    January 25, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    Love these! Especially that citrus print… So cute! Can’t wait to see what else you make!

    Reply
  5. Neha Sanwalka says

    January 26, 2016 at 1:31 am

    wow.. these r fab

    Reply
  6. Mateja P says

    January 26, 2016 at 1:47 am

    Love it 🙂

    Reply
  7. Michelle W says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:50 am

    Amazing! Your watercolouring is beautiful and great use of the techniques we were taught. I wish my first homework attempts were as successful! I’m still waiting for them to dry and hoping they look okay later. 😉

    Reply
  8. Marianne says

    January 26, 2016 at 3:56 am

    Wow. I felt so good about myself for resisting the urge to sign up for this class, but now I’m feeling a pang of regret at my own firmness…
    On a more positive note, your step by step photographs are giving me a good idea of how you created your cards, so thanks for the inspiration and peek into this class.

    Reply
  9. Lori Craig says

    January 26, 2016 at 7:23 am

    Beautiful! Love your line and vine patterns! The oranges are gorgeous too!

    Reply
  10. Jenny c says

    January 26, 2016 at 7:50 am

    Gorgeous!!!

    Reply
  11. Karen B. says

    January 26, 2016 at 8:40 am

    Beautiful!

    Reply
  12. Linda S. says

    January 26, 2016 at 5:10 pm

    Wow, great work. Lovely projects

    Reply
  13. Celina says

    January 26, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    Really cool ideas! You did a great job 🙂

    Reply
  14. Cathy Doerr says

    January 26, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    Wow. It looks like you have already mastered these techniques. beautiful!

    Reply
  15. Amy McCue says

    January 26, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    Your cards are just fabulous!!!

    Reply
  16. Lisaerica says

    January 27, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    Hey Jess, really great colors. Love the orange, yellow and gold together, everything looks better with gold, lol. I like the popcicles and vines too. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

    Reply
  17. Robin in WA says

    January 28, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Beautiful cards and colors!! Love that gold gouche!

    Reply
  18. Robin in WA says

    January 28, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    Good job avoiding those pencil lines! I haven’t tried any of the class yet, but I am OCD about not seeing those pencil lines.

    Reply
  19. Nicole says

    February 2, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    I love what you did with these lessons!

    Reply
  20. Ruth Gauss says

    February 5, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Fabulous cards! I love the colors you chose and the orange card is definitely a favorite! I’m with you on loving all the seasons but appreciating bright colors and warmth during winter!

    Congratulations on being featured on the wrap-up of the class! Definitely well-deserved!

    Reply
  21. Lisa Haines says

    February 5, 2016 at 10:27 am

    Fantastic…! WOW…you’re a natural….

    Congrats on being featured in class today! YAY!!

    Reply
  22. Barb Chmura says

    February 5, 2016 at 10:59 am

    Love the popsicles and orange slices. You did a beautiful job withe the lesson.

    Reply
  23. Karen L K says

    February 5, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    Wow your cards are so nice! Each one looks great! Love your color schemes.

    Reply

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