Spring birdies card + Inktense watercolor pencils.

For today's Watercolor Wednesday, I am sharing a little watercolor pencil color featuring the cutest little birdies.

Sentiment:  We are cheering you on.

For this card, I created a background by adding color and water from the watercolor pencil tips and then lightly blending in three colors.  I did the same for the birds and then fussy cut them out to make a little scene over the background.  As an added accent, I made a sentiment flag.

Spring Birdies Good Luck Card + Watercolor Pencils

By Gaylynn Martling for Unity’s Watercolor Wednesday

Begin by stamping onto watercolor paper.  I used Ranger archival ink in jet black.  Heat set.
Trim or punch a sentiment panel.  Add color by sketching one color at a time.
 With a damp brush, gently blend out the color sketches.  Dry.  Add darker sketches then blend again.
Smooth out the colors where they meet.  Add accent colors.  Heat set then fussy cut the birds.
Trim a watercolor paper panel.  Pick up color from the pencil tip using a wet brush, one color at a time.
Add a layer of water to the panel.  Using the background color palette, add dabs of color to the panel.
Heat set and then assemble the card.

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Birdie Conversation; Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils, watercolor brushes, circle punches, Ranger watercolor paper and jet black archival ink; My Favorite Things Blueprints 23 dies, foam tape, adhesive gems, heat tool.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other watercolor features at Unity's Watercolor Wednesday.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn