Playing with watercolour and stamps-mini thumbnail ephemera

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2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing more satisfying then pulling off that tape and exposing all your little masterpieces!
Hi, I am Michele and welcome to The Creative Cove. Today we are exploring using stamps and watercolour paints. We are going to saturate our watercolour paper in some fantastic hues. Chose what colours work for you. I suggest a limited pallet and let the few colours you chose speak for themselves. If you have a luscious metallic throw that in as well and watch it shimmer. Instant ephemera ready to use in your creative journaling.
This video was previously filmed and since then I have turned some of my thumbnails into some digital kits. If you are interested in having a look the link is below. Thank you for your support.
I hope this video inspires you to be free and have some fun with this medium. They it take you places you have never been in a fun and creative way.
Happy creating!
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@judiemjacobson4613 Жыл бұрын

These are so beautiful. I have been a watercolor artist for a number of years but I'm now 80 years old. As you say it is a hard medium and learning how to let it flow and fix mistakes is the most challenging but rewarding part. Unfortunately my memory is failing me and I have forgotten so much and it causes me frustration. But you have encouraged me to try again. I just love these.Maude from the Netherlands introduced me to you. I love your work so I subscribed

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. Try look at it as discovering a new medium all over again and having fun. I hope you enjoy watercolour again. Thank you for watching and subscribing 😊

@deborahleeke7298 Жыл бұрын

Julie M Jacobson I am in my 60’s but have memory problems. I have found it productive to either make notes on the back, both after working on it and sometime after, or I take a photo and make comments on my iPad. I prefer the latter as I have mobility problems and very painful hands and I can dictate my notes. Also I can search for topics or phrases among my notes. When I can’t use my hands creatively I spend time going through my work and creating ‘try this or combine that’ to do lists. I use these lists when I am in a more playful mood. Lastly looking at my work after time has gone by and I can’t remember my intentions I often wonder why I put work in my Hmmm pile and I see it as it is, not what I wanted it to be. All the best.

@paulacavallo7109 Жыл бұрын

I am about to be 70 but I just had to get back to it ….I just watch the tutorials to get newer techniques ❤

@paulacavallo7109 Жыл бұрын

I also write out lots of page plans, making tags, master boards or whatever I can put on deck for my next creation 😊

@Mickey-jn8hz Жыл бұрын

Never stop trying Judie, I too am 80 and my daughter got me sewing again. I hadn’t sewed for years. My husband…..the greatest man in the world, bought me a new sewing machine and off I went. We may be 80, but we aren’t dead yet! May God bless you and keep you well.

@irishk.1041 Жыл бұрын

Oh my young lady! Just turned 69 years and still have oil brushes from my 20's. If you just spent $30 on a brush. PLEASE take care of it. We artists truly have love affairs with our good brushes. they will repay your care with YEARS of quality use. Love your work. I am more oils than watercolor. But must say you make it look SO easy (when really it is not) 😃

@paulaburian7067 Сағат бұрын

This was so much fun! I don't want to stop or do anything else! Ha 🤩 Thank you for this!

@sofar_sogud4929 Жыл бұрын

These are gorgeous. I cut mine into bookmarks and write this quote on the back “That thing that makes you happy, do more of that”. I then hide them in books at the local bookstores and library. I occasionally also give them to customer service folks I encounter to make their day just a little brighter.

@joannepeyton1654 Жыл бұрын

Love your thinking! Really very sweet.

@mrw9562 Жыл бұрын

Bravo! 👍

@69LOLIN Жыл бұрын

How sweet! ❤

@chellishedd210 Жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful idea! 🎉

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!!

@jeannecavanaugh7789 Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a very thoughtful gift. To find a beautiful bookmark in a chosen book.

@wandadavis8209 Ай бұрын

The most beautiful thing ever!!! I love every one of them.

@margoadias Жыл бұрын

I’m having my 70 th bday soon and self taught artist, whatever that means. I got a late start but sure am enjoying myself in this later life!😊

@lauricleek5357 7 күн бұрын

You make it look so simple and care free💕

@mabaumg. Жыл бұрын

I love the looseness you work your art. When you say that you are not exactly knowing the currently used color, I had to laugh. Its really funny but the result shows your skill.

@artymaze 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning and will be sharing your channel on mine on Tuesday 14th June. ( don’t laugh at my attempt lol. ) Love where you’re going with your channel thank you for showing us some wonderful techniques xx

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so very much. I really appreciate your kind comments and support 😊

@artymaze 2 жыл бұрын

@@thecreativecove6898 you are very welcome x

@bettymetz3746 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you share so freely!

@suestoons 2 жыл бұрын

@@thecreativecove6898 I'm here directly from ARTYmaze's video inspired by your work. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gqpobLloxNixiZc.html

@Rhonda.D.Wright Жыл бұрын

Who doesn’t love gold, right?!?! This is so beautiful and love your color palette choices. My favorite palette is the blues and find that you can put so many colors with it and it turns out so beautiful. I absolutely love your teaching style and love how you are always talking to us. You are so inspiring and I appreciate you sharing your talent and teaching with us. I would also love to see a flip through of your journal as well. 😊

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@christinehowell Жыл бұрын

I thought this was wonderful, especially when you removed the tape. But when you added the Micron pen it took it to another level. You are so creative. I could watch you all day... but then I wouldn't have the time to play at creating my own ephemera!

@jewelrandall7130 2 жыл бұрын

This is stunning...I have been watching Andrea from Artymaze for years and she mentioned you and your channel...so now I am hooked!!!! Love all that you share...You are a wonderful teacher and artist. Thanks for all the inspiration!!!

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. She was so sweet to share my channel on hers. She does such amazing work. I was flattered 😊

@joycemcleod8249 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou great ideas and a natural commentary

@margoadias Жыл бұрын

Hey! You just gave me a terrific idea! Put small cut ups in my jewelry projects. I have a ton of clear glass cabs to work with. Thank you!

@paulenedean3774 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for another wonderful tutorial. I really like the relaxed look of this casual version of watercolour. I would frame all of them and be so proud. You’re great!!!❤️

@larrymisiak915 Жыл бұрын

Love your little pictures. Watercolor always surprises you. Never fully cooked until it’s dry!

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@kaliakra5602 Жыл бұрын

It is a very liberating technique, that gives the freedom to express yourself without the pressure of being perfect and still creating something beautiful and spontaneous. I think it will work also for creating greeting cards. Thank you for giving us the inspiration!

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@cindysmith778 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love these. I have done some on bookpages but I also love artist trading cards so I think I will mark off some in that size. I love the combination of stamps and watercolor and the way that you keep going. I tend to stop when I first like it and end up with something good but not great when maybe if I just went one step further it could be great.

@deniseconnors8124 Жыл бұрын

What are artist trading cards?

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Go for it! 😊

@parsellart7805 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your inspiration.

@joannehinchcliffe5077 Жыл бұрын

Just beautiful, can't wait to give it a go.

@carolyndaughton3373 2 жыл бұрын

Wow...this would be beautiful framed! I really love it. Thank you for sharing.

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@celticspirit4766 Жыл бұрын

These are so beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration.

@rebeccapage4411 Жыл бұрын

These are absolutely amazing--thank you!

@janazavitz212 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow - love these! Thanks for sharing and your encouragement to play!

@bySusuko Жыл бұрын

Love them! I made some with you and I'm totally flashed! Thank you!

@lwallin3217 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!!

@Lisa_G3 Жыл бұрын

Wow those have so much depth. Love it.

@joycemccullough7856 Жыл бұрын

Love these! Water color is so much fun. Going to try this because I love small grids to work in. Thanks so much for sharing your process!✨💖❣️

@FluffyJvideo Жыл бұрын

Watching you is inspirational and relaxing. Love this and your results!

@Trueivorydesigns 11 ай бұрын

Love this whole process. Thank you! 😊

@bhornannawindeedeigh5007 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! Love your style and technique. I look forward to trying this myself. Although I am not a painter at all, the beauty you've produced in your thumbnails is truly inspiring. Many, many thanks! 💐🙏🏽

@patvalenzuela5105 Жыл бұрын

These are great for journals. I love how you use color . I like reds and yellows too.

@LuchaCatDIY Жыл бұрын

Such a fun piece of art. I love flower art

@janharvey1024 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous and gorgeous. Lovely ideas. Thanks a lot.

@AcuarelawithBlanca Жыл бұрын

I'm going to try this! My goodness THANK YOU for all that you share!

@amyvetter1830 2 жыл бұрын

After watching you paint the feathers, I played along this time. What fun, they came out great, Thank you for sharing

@CyndiDuncanArts Жыл бұрын

I love these. The color palette is gorgeous.

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@2281CozyBrickCape 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I love the colors you’ve used. I can’t wait to try this.

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@agnessmith780 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I love what you have done here. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing.

@carolyn_r Жыл бұрын

These are gorgeous. I love the light and vivid ones both. You have inspired me to clean up my craft room and unearth my watercolors!! thanks

@ozjan7927 Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I found you Michelle! Love your vignettes! I’m definitely inspired! 😊❤️🇦🇺xxx

@starrv34 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing. I love your patience and explanations of colors. I enjoy miniature painting and get intimidated by scale and effects. I love these and hope to try soon! Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift

@barbclark69 Жыл бұрын

Just watching you get loose with adding the color is a lesson in itself. I’m so tentative with watercolors. These are gorgeous, and I love the shimmer of gold. They’re so alive. Yum.

@sunshinegirl8214 2 ай бұрын

I’m so glad I found your channel. I love your work. I was hoping you would expand on that flower shape that had formed in the last square you did, but it was nice the way you did it anyway. Great job! 💜

@opalm21 2 жыл бұрын

These are just lovely and yes so many ideas! TYFS.

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@tarab2218 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous & inspiring! Perfect project for this rainy Sunday afternoon

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

It really is a lot of fun. Thank you 😊

@patriciadalton8175 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your relaxed, no mistakes attitude is inspiring!❤

@loracaldwell6677 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! I will be trying, thank you💕

@IamRosebud2 Жыл бұрын

Wowza ~ so beautiful and creative. 🌸💕🌷

@missparadise879 7 ай бұрын

These are so frigging pretty! I love every one.

@annierodenberg2327 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy thumbnails too. Certainly, is a fantastic way to see how media flows on the paper of choice. A very frugal and in the end, little masterpieces of art. Love it

@tuthillg 2 жыл бұрын

Love these and so easy and fun! TFS the inspiration!

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@joannepeyton1654 Жыл бұрын

Hi Michele: Every one of your little panels is gorgeous! You have so inspired me to bring out my watercolors. I’m sure it looks 100 times better in person. I have a few homemade stamps to try. Thank you for sharing. 💜😎🇺🇸

@cives2008 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching the process. I am just starting to play with watercolour and am like a sponge right now... Soaking up all the things! These turned out so beautifully. Thank you for sharing!

@hulla3637 Жыл бұрын

Loooove these - stunning and very inspiring...🤩

@joannlitzel8924 Жыл бұрын

Love these! WOW!

@jenniehowitt2571 Жыл бұрын

Awesome- just freakin awesome!!! Thank you sooo much !

@germainwdesjardins6573 Жыл бұрын

Just gorgeous, this i will try for sure. Thank you. I find it so grounding playing with watercolour

@helgakupper5921 7 ай бұрын

Love the blue and brown with gold. Definitely going to try this tomorrow. Thanks!

@jude1515 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful paintings.

@thesehandsart Жыл бұрын

I really like this exercise. I'm used to working fairly large and wanted to attempt to work much smaller, this is a great way to just loosen up and push myself and will be trying this!

@lgene7232 Жыл бұрын

Love your stamps, that would be interesting to watch you make some

@Sarah43627 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the shimmering comes through beautifully. First time I've seen your videos and am really enjoying them. I love how you created each piece. Beautiful pieces.

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@anngosda7333 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing, I can’t wait to try this.

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome have fun with it!

@Brvfan2012 Жыл бұрын

Thumbnails are just beautiful. I have been in hospital for a couple of months and I sure miss my paints and crafts. I know the first thing I’m going to do when I get home. Thumbnails. Thank you for sharing!!

@annlane1358 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous! Love watching you create, so inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing, take care x

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@calrmecenas Жыл бұрын

Beatiful work 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

@sharronchurch6740 Жыл бұрын

Very. Beautiful. I am definitely subscribing. Thank you

@gr8fng Жыл бұрын

These are gorgeous ❤

@heymudda1 2 жыл бұрын

I love the colors you've chosen for this set of prints. I bought the two Rustic feather kits and the two Rustic botantical kits from your Etsy shop. I'm making a journal for a friend who loves that color scheme and these digitals are perfect for my project. Thank you so much for making them available to us. Have a blessed day.

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mary you are so very sweet. I appreciate your support. I hope you love using the papers. I have been trying to send you a Facebook massage. Can you send me an email? My email address is in my “about” section

@ejej1964 Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Thank you so much. This is something I would love to take on. I’m gonna try this.

@jaquijean2619 4 ай бұрын

Thank you I love this technique going to try this for my journals.xx

@annipetratos9401 Жыл бұрын

...and all 8 of them look fantastic together....I wouldn't separate them....🌻🌿

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@MyDjturner Жыл бұрын

Hi Michele, lovely to meet you. I am now a fan from first watch. And you journal. Double whammy for me. Thankyou for sharing

@Lilybet5417 Жыл бұрын

I love how you build the drama so casually, and they are so beautiful. I can't wait to try for myself 😍

@jadewytch2335 Жыл бұрын

Honestly - I'm not a blingy person either - and I especially do not like to WEAR gold jewelry, but I agree that there is something about gold in watercolor. It stands out on both white AND black paper... It's easy to go overboard using it too, bc it's so fun to use lol. :) Love this.

@gabrielleprettyman6528 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh Michelle...gorgeous,stunning paintings,love,love,love these,liked this video so much watched it again at 4a.m lol...thank you for being so lovely and sharing your talents xx

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. So happy you like the paintings. Hope you give them a try 😊

@nancyloomis3046 Жыл бұрын

Love it! ❤And I see that the stamps are ones you've carved yourself. Some years back, I carved my own stamps. It's very enjoyable and not that hard...unless you're going for a lot of detail. But for basic shapes and basic flowers, stems, branches, just about anybody can get the satisfaction of carving their own stamps. I'll have to get my carving materials out again. Thanks!

@laurienye7514 9 ай бұрын

Michele, I loved it. I think your artwork and the colors are awesome. I really enjoyed it. I see the shimmer now, it was been so long about 15 yrs. that they did have the watercolors in the shimmer's when I last did watercolor.

@lauraeshpeter1204 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel, just love what you share with us. Thank you.

@packinpattie1675 Жыл бұрын

These are beautiful! I love the gold. It’s been an inspiration watching you create these and has given me motivation to start something new.

@corinna998 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your style and will definitely start playing with watercolor. Your personality gives me the confidence and not be intimidated. Thank you for sharing it helps tremendously 🙏🏼

@thecreativecove6898 Жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much 😊

@melodyengland4439 Жыл бұрын

Oh, i really like these, what a fun idea, thanks so much for sharing, also I like the way the grain of the paper is showing thru, it looks like it's a sure part of the design.

@evocationart8370 Жыл бұрын

Loving these

@Miastrong930 Жыл бұрын

You have a beautiful eye for values, and the perfect balance between the light, medium and dark values.

@peggyr7799 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Michelle - love what you did here !!! Tfs your art ….. 👵🏻🎨🤗❤️👍

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@cindyljamison5571 Жыл бұрын

This is the only way I know how to watercolor! I just plop colors on a page, let dry, then journal! It is addicting! I just subscribed 😊

@hankejoosen4029 Жыл бұрын

Just stunning 🤩🤩🤩

@jessicamaisonet917 Жыл бұрын

So pretty love the colors with gold❤

@louisecaton378 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning 💖

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@felicitycrowe6971 Жыл бұрын

Love this so much!

@leslietempleton9422 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful :) thank you for sharing! I will try some of these ideas. I started watercolor painting about a month ago and really enjoy it :)

@dianneturner47 Жыл бұрын

What a fun way to test ideas Thanks

@jendragonfly Жыл бұрын

I love just playing with the paint. And I need some of those brushes.

@beckyransom5504 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see your version of a pink rose. Your work is so inspiring. I tried this technique with a Christmas theme and loved it!

@joannajones6253 Жыл бұрын

Love this!!!❤

@nancysadirondackart50 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful - I have been suffering with a creative block lately and this work has inspired me, thankfully!

@uponcallicohill3096 10 ай бұрын

You always inspire me! This had me wondering at first but WOW!

@ruthiepooh86 2 жыл бұрын

I love this technique. I’ve been doing this since you showed us how a couple weeks ago. It’s very freeing not to have to face an entire blank page. Some of my little vignettes ere surprisingly pleasing.

@thecreativecove6898 2 жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic news. It is nice to work on these small scales and not have a big blank page staring at you. Thank you for watching 😊