Ugly Tree

Sometimes an image is better in your head than on paper. I tried to fix it, but the more I messed with it, the worse I made it. Thoughts? 

Stamps:

   Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:

   Garden Green A-2

   Watercolor 5-1/4 x 4

   Basic White 5-1/4 x 4 (Inside)

Ink:

   Just Jade

   Garden Green

   Old Olive

   Mossy Meadow

   Early Espresso

Watercolor Pencil:

   Early Espresso

Technique:

   Sponge a Tree

Accessories:

   Sponge

   Adhesive

I accepted a challenge to sponge a tree, using a regular kitchen sponge.

First, I chose some greens for the canopy of the tree: Just Jade, Garden Green, Old Olive, and Mossy Meadow.

I then wet the sponge and applied the various greens, trying to shape a tree canopy. I used different parts of the sponge for the different colors and rinsed it between colors if necessary. As you can see, I was making a mess and the shape in my head was not being transformed onto my watercolor panel. 

Next, I grabbed an Early Espresso watercolor pencil and attempted to draw a tree trunk and some branches. I definitely need to stick with stamping rather than drawing.

I then stamped a sentiment on the top right corner and left the panel to completely dry.

Lastly, I adhered the panel onto a Garden Green card front and added a Basic White panel to the inside of the card.

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