TCW Labour of Love by Tam

 Hi there

Well this month is pretty exciting around here!

In celebration of ME being on the Design Team for TCW - The Crafter's Workshop we are having a month that is all about their gorgeous products.

I'm kicking it off with a page that was a real labour of love.

Luckily I find doodling relaxing...

Yep this one took a while!

So let's take a look at the process....

I began with a sheet of 12x12 Smooth Cardstock by PaperArtsy.

I also grabbed the gorgeous stencil TCW777 Tree Paradise by Art by Marlene - it's been one I've drooled over for a while.

I placed the stencil onto the cardstock and with a pencil, traced the entire image.

Lift up the stencil and you are left with....

Ok now comes the zentangling....

Go around all of this with a fine black pen - make sure it is waterproof!!

Add in lots of extra details to the basic shapes.

For this part you may want to part yourself in front of Netflix!

I added in a few borders as well.

Ok time for the colour!!

For this I used the NEW ColorSparx Pigment Watercolour Powders

I'm loving playing around with these.

For this I added some of each powder to a paint palette, and then added a few drops of water to create my own watercolours.

The more powder, the stronger the colour.

For the sky I used:

Scarlet, Fuschia, Marigold, Orange and Gamboge.

I also added a touch of Dylusions Ink Spray in Lemon Zest as I wanted a really vibrant yellow.

As they are watercolours, they blend together beautifully making ombre sunsets really simple!

For the hills I used Turquoise, Lime Green and Chartreuse.

For the front hill area I used Turquoise, Orchid and Wisteria.

Now this is the part where I should have stopped, but I didn't.

I added Cerulean Blue to the trees as I think this is my favourite shade in the Color Sparx.

I think I preferred them white but never mind

I did leave a few pops of white - this helps to brighten everything!

I'm going to pop it in a frame.

I love all the details.

I can't wait to see what you create this month using the yummy TCW products.

Don't forget to tag #tcwstencillove in your projects as I know they'd just love to see them too.

I'll be back again a bit later in the month!

Luv Tam

xx