Big and Small by Katarina Eliasson

Team Member: Katarina Eliasson

September 11, 2023

Design Team member Katarina Eliasson has been having great fun with the two new Lavinia owls, Ginger and Gus.Follow her steps as she demonstrates masking techniques, and creates this lovely colourful scene using Dinkles, Versafine, Posca Pens and Watercolour Pencils.

Katarina used the brown, sepia, and porcelain Dinkles; and for the Versafine Clair, she chose nocturne, pinecone, shady lane, warm breeze, tulip red and golden meadow.
Her Posca pens of choice were white, red, yellow, brown, and aqua green; and the Watercolour pencils were yellow, light brown, dark brown, olive green, red, orange, pink, green, light blue, and dark blue cardstock. white and dark green.

Step-by-Step

: Step 1 Stamp Ginger with Versafine Clair, Nocturne, on A5 white Multifarious card.

: Step 2 Cover Ginger with Masking fluid using a paint brush. Alternatively, you can also use a Masking sheet.

: Step 3 Now stamp Gus so it looks like he is standing a little behind Ginger. Cover him with Masking fluid.

: Step 4 Stamp the Tree Stems in Versafine Clair Pinecone. First stamp the Tree Stem under Gus. Now stamp the Tree Den under Ginger. Turn the stamp around and stamp from the other side so the stems meet in the middle.

: Step 5 Cover the Tree Stems with Masking Fluid.

: Step 6 Now itu2019s time to do the background with the gorgeous Dinkles. Sprinkle the Brown, Sepia, and Porcelain randomly on the card.

: Step 7 Spray with water. Let it air dry or use a heat tool to dry faster. Gently rub off all masking fluid. I use my fingers because I find it easier.

: Step 8 Colour Ginger and Gus with Watercolour pencils in blue, yellow, pink, green and red. Orange on the beak. Use a black fine liner or a black Posca pen to make the eyes and claws deep black.

: Step 9 Now colour the Tree Stems in dark brown, light brown, yellow and olive green.

: Step 10 Stamp a little Bird on Gus head in Versafine Clair Golden Meadow. Colour the Bird in red, yellow, and dark blue. I made contours with a black fine liner too.

: Step 11 We will need some greenery of course. Stamp Maple Leaf in Versafine Clair Shady Lane. To get some depth, stamp in first and second generation.

: Step 12 Stamp two more birds on the tree trunks, one on each side of Ginger and Gus. One bird in Versafine Clair Warm Breeze and the other in Versafine Clair Tulip Red.