Welcome to this week's Colour Creations Blog Share, where we are looking at Cajun Craze.
When SU announced the new colour revamp, there were a few moans about why Cajun Craze was carried over and not retired. I'm thrilled it stayed a part of the range, as it's a colour like no other in the line up. It's a gorgeous orangey-brown that is so rich. Have I talked it up enough? Let's move onto my card!
I've been having a lot of fun lately playing with water and ink, and this card is no exception. Other techniques I've used have been quite messy, but this time I decided to watercolour an image. I purchased Crafting Forever a little while ago, but hadn't yet played with it. Cajun Craze makes the best terracotta pots, so that's where I started. I stamped my image on Watercolour paper as opposed to Shimmery White, as I wanted to do some serious colouring, rather than my usual 'slap it on' method of watercolouring.
I started with the pot and Cajun Craze. I learned quickly that I needed to let one layer of colour dry before adding the next. I also learned to use a darker colour to create more depth. In this case, I used my Early Espresso marker to draw lines under the rim of the pot and down the right side. I blended a little with my Aquapainter, just enough to create a subtle shadow effect. I used the same technique on the handles of the paintbrushes. They were coloured in Blueberry Bushel and Call Me Clover before having some Night Of Navy and Garden Green added for effect. Again - it's so important to let one colour dry before adding the next. If something happens like one colour bleeding over to the next, you can quickly sop up the water and it will usually stop the colour bleeding into the wrong area. This small panel took me quite a number of hours to colour, but the results were well worth it. While I love my slap it on style, there's a lot to be gained from taking time to colour correctly!
The Cajun Craze piece along the bottom of the inside was a test piece before I started colouring the main image. I really liked it, so I kept it for the inside. Waste not, want not!
I'e rambled on enough for now, so why not pop on over to Catherine's blog where you can find the rest of the links for this week's Blog Share?
Tina, your card is fantastic. I did not think of Cajun Craze as being the terracotta colour. I love how you have used it.
ReplyDeleteIt was great to read all your tips for water colouring Tina. I didn't like Cajun Craze until now with the revamp, and to me it has come into its own now.
ReplyDeleteGreat card Tina. I love your colouring and thanks for sharing your tips with us. And I love your enthusiasm for Cajun Craze, I'm still struggling lol.
ReplyDeleteLove the use of cajun craze for terracotta. Great job and patience watercoloring.
ReplyDeleteTina, the colouring of the terracotta pot is fantastic and the depth of colour on the brushes is outstanding. You have loads of patience waiting for each to dry. I also really like the lined borders around the edges and the centre image, it really finishes this card nicely!
ReplyDeleteTine I love how you've coloured your terracotta pot! You're the first person i've met who loves this colour and you've really done it justice kin this card. Thanks for hopping along with the colour creations blog hop!
ReplyDeleteGreat card Tina, you have more peitents than me for colouring. Your card shows how this colour suits both male and female designs.
ReplyDeleteGreat card! I love the stamped frame around the focal panel on your card; nice detail. x
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