Watercolor for Cardmakers, Days 1, 3, 5 and 6

In keeping with my plan to try one project from each day's lesson while the Gallery and Forum are still open, I completed a few more cards today:

Day 1, Card 1:

Day 3, Card 3. I did this one twice. Interesting to blend the colors but I'm not nuts about either end result. I did like using an acrylic block to stamp the background though.

Day 5, Card 2. I did this one twice also -- the first one on watercolor paper and the second on heavy-duty cardstock. There is a slight difference in color with the watercolor paper being a bit softer. I didn't have distress markers and just painted with distress inks instead, so I didn't get the gradient that was shown in the lesson. Now distress markers are on my wish list!

Day 6, Card 1

This was the best stamp I could come up with in place of the large tulips in the lesson, and there weren't as many opportunities for shading. I may go back and make a few of the petals more vibrant, although I don't think it will improve it much. Still, it was fun blending colors on each flower, and I did get a little shading on the leaves. I really liked adding the background by first prepping each section with a little water.

I have a few more projects started on my desk. It seems to work to do the watercoloring one day, and the cardmaking the next!