Spring is arriving. I was inspired by the pastel colors: yellow and teal. It is like seeing the sun in the clear sky. My layout is mostly artsy. I used a lot of watercolors to create the soft look. And one great stamp set helped me to fill the page with beautiful flowers.
The size of this layout is A4 and it is pre-scored down the middle so that it could be a part of an art-journal. I prefer experimenting with unattached pages. I can bind them together, say, at the end of the year.
However, I started with a white watercolor paper. Then I added the flowers using just the contour parts from the . I stamped them with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white powder. This acted as a resist when I started adding watercolors freehand. For the focal point, I decided to use the same flowers stamps instead of a photo. I colored this image in grey tones. Finally, I added my sentiment with a black marker. Oh, and lastly, a few splatters added to the natural look of this spring art-layout.
I’ve got the idea and inspiration when I saw the .
Hi! My name is Irene McBeatle. You can learn more on the 
Great layout! I love those flowers! All the best from SATW! 🙂
Wow!!! Great work, your page is fantastic!! Thank you for joining the SATW challenge!
Beautiful work !! Thank you for playing at SATW 🙂
Lydie Denis.
So delicate! i love those flowers! Thank you for joining us at SATW!
Lovely layout! Thank you for joining the SATW challenge!
Simplicity at it’s best! Love this. Thank you for joining us over at SATW xx
A perfect rendition of our March mood board! It makes me think of Spring too and thus makes me happy! Thank you for playing along with us this month at Scrap Around the World!