Watercolor Anemones - Free Download (Anemone acuarele - download gratuit)

I'd like to thank everyone for participating in the blog hop we organized at the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog this weekend. Thank you for all the lovely comments. I appreciate them very much. You all made me a happy girl.

As a thank you present I am offering this digital image pack for free (click on the image above to go to the download page). You can use it however you want except for selling it or pretending you painted them. I don't care if you make money from products using my images but I would love being given the credit for the original image and I would love to see what you create.

You can contact me by e-mail for custom image requests.

If you encounter any problems in downloading it, please contact me by email (my address is in the sidebar).

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Imaginile de mai sus sunt gratuite si pot fi utilizate inclusiv in scopuri comerciale.
Va rog doar sa nu pretindeti ca sunteti autorii lor sau sa le revindeti.

Daca publicati ceva creat cu imaginile mele va rog sa mentionati de unde aveti imaginile si m-as bucura sa-mi artati si mie ce ati creat.

Ma puteti contacta prin e-mail daca aveti probleme cu downloadul.

Cuttlebug Spa weekend: Relax, Rejuvenate, Be Inspired!

EDITED: YOU HAVE UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT TO COLLECT ALL THE FLOWERS AND SEND THE LIST TO THE CUTTLEBUG EMAIL.

Thank you for hopping here.
If you have come directly to my blog and don't have a clue what it is about, then you should go to the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog first. It is where the blog hop starts.

Here is what you have to do to be eligible to win one of our many prizes:

-- Visit each blog in order, starting from cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
-- "Follow" each blog or add it to your blog roll/TypePad
-- Leave a comment on each blog
-- Grab the name of the blogger's flower
-- Email CBC with the name of the bloggers and flowers at the end of the weekend


Here is what I am giving you:

This is my flower for today: it is called ANEMONE.

The image above is a watercolor painting I did for this special event the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog is hosting. It shows all that inspires and rejuvenates me in one image: NATURE & ART.

When I was a little girl I used to walk in the woods all day long and admire flowers.
I don't do that so often anymore and that shows in my new stressful life.
I wish I could at least have a garden to grow flowers.

I will transform this into a digital image set that will be given to all those who will leave a comment on this post.


To collect next flower, go to

Spike's Blog

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We Want to thank these fabulous ladies for joining us.

Libby, Eveline, and Beth

BLOGGERS:

Eva http://evafromca.blogspot.com/
Michelle http://creative-mayhem.blogspot.com
Meda (myself) http://handmadebymeda.blogspot.com/
Spike http://spikescreativeside.wordpress.com/
Lea http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Betty http://bettybrett.blogspot.com/
Karen http://reallifeinpictures.blogspot.com
Peggy http://cardcrazy.wordpress.com/
Ching http://www.notleftstanding.blogspot.com
Cassie http://www.fortheartofit.blogspot.com
Jenyfur http://torn-paper.blogspot.com/
Sally http://sallysangelworks.typepad.com
Roe http://creativeliberties.blogspot.com/
Tracy http://www.luv2cre8joy.blogspot.com
Jenn K. http://scrappinforlife.blogspot.com/
Alyson http://allisonscraftymoments.blogspot.com
Mrs. J http://www.mrsjscreations.blogspot.com/
Nathalia http://funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/
Danni http://www.dannisdoodles.typepad.com
Beth http://beth714.blogspot.com
Eveline http://vanheijstditjesendatjes.blogspot.com
Amber http://thecountryscrapper.blogspot.com/
Maggie http://stamping.craftgossip.com/
Kim http://radiogirlcards.blogspot.com/
Heidi http://vanlaardesigns.blogspot.com/
Jenn M http://captainscrappyjm.blogspot.com/
Becky http://bouncyflouncyfunfunfun.blogspot.com/
Libby http://libbysscrapz.blogspot.com
Christine http://creativejourney.typepad.com/creative_journey/
Shannon http://shannonssentiments.blogspot.com

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Design Team giving prizes:

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Amber...Ribbon & Martha Stewart Stamp Set
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Lea...Scenic Routs Sonoma Papers
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Meda ....Watercolor digital image set

SheetLoad and Cuttlebug Intersite Challenge -Be Inspired #25

This is my card for Be Inspired #25 over the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog.

Our sponsor this week is Sheetload.. They gave each of the design team a pack of frosty and clear acetate cards to work with. I chose the frosty one.

This is something new we are doing an intersite challenge.. Meaning both sites have come together to bring you an excellent challenge.. please take a moment to visit them by clicking on the image below. Sheetload is owned by Alicia the creator of Shortcuts. If you have not seen sheetload I suggest you run there and download your free copy.




Sorry for the ugly photo. I have waited for the sun in vain.



I saw a stamp like this somewhere, but I don't have it so I took my pen and watercolors and tried to draw it. I'm quite happy with it.

Edited: Leslie Miller has just told me it was an image by Stamp Oasis and the samp can be bought at Rubbernecker Stamp Co.   Thank you Leslie.



This is the sketch we had to use. I had to simplify as usually, I did not want to cover the frosty acetate. I kind of like the contrast: FROST - FLOWERS.

Painting with a Twig (Pictura cu o grenguta)

This is a technique practice we did at art school today. We were only allowed to use a pen a twig and a kind of "ink" made from watercolor dissolved water.Doing this was quite fun and relaxing after a hard day at work.

O tehnica noua cu care am lucrat azi l scoala de arte: nu am avut voie sa folosim decat un pix, o crenguta si un fel de cerneala facuta din aciareal dizolvata in apa. A fost o seara placuta si relaxanta dupa o zi obositoare de munca.

Kissing Under the Cherry Thee - Watercolor Card (Sarut sub cires - felicitare in acuarela)

This is my card for Cuttlebug Be Inspired 21: Watercolor.
Aceasta este felicitarea mea pentru Cuttlebug Be Inspired 21: Watercolor.

Please check the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog to see all the design team cards and to submit your own card to the challenge.
Va rog vizitati Cuttlebug Challenge Blog pentru a vedea modelele celorlalti designeri si pentru a participa voi insiva la concurs.



As I was finishing this little tree painting I suddenly got sentimental and thought I needed 2 shilouettes under the blooming tree. I will keep this card to remind me of how happy I am in the arms of my husband.

In timp ce terminam acesta mica pictura in acuarela am devenit brusc sentimentala si am simtit nevoia sa schitez doua siluete sub pomul inflorit. Voi pastra aceasta felicitare ca sa-mi aminteasca mereu ca cel mai fericit loc pentru mine este in bratele sotului meu.

Watercolor: Autumn Sill Life (Acuarele:Natura statica de toamna)

This is a still life in watercolor I painted at art school this autumn (50x70 cm, 19.6x27.5 inch). It was quite challenging to do the Indian corn but I did learn a lot from painting it. As always, my watercolors don't look like watercolors. I wonder if that's good or bad, if I should keep trying or switch to oil painting.

Also I have a QUESTION for you all: should I keep posting my paintings here or I should have a special blog for my paintings? I was thinking that my blog might have gotten uninteresting for both paper crafters and painters because it does not have a dedicated content, then I think my blog is a place where I can be found with all that I am in just one place. Please give me your opinion about this so I can make a decision. Thank you!



Natura statica in acuarela pictata azi-toamna la scoala (50x70 cm). A fost o provocare sa pictez porumbul, dar pana la urma am invatat mult din asta.
Ca de obicei, lucrarea nu pare a fi pictata in acuarela si ma intreb daca asta e o problema sau nu, daca ar trebui sa mai insnt incercand sa-mi schimb stilul sau sa trec la pictura in ulei.

De asemenea am o INTREBARE: ar trebui sa-mi fac un blog dedicat picturii sau sa le postez in continuare pe acest blog intercalat cu felicitari invitatii si alte lucruri de genul acesta? Ma gandesc ca ar fi mai bine sa am cate un blog pentru fiecare din cele 2 domenii, insa, pe de alta parte intr-un singur blog se poate concentra mai bine tot ceea ce sunt. M-as bucura foarte mult daca mi-ati spune si parerile voastre. Multumesc!

An Apple a Day... ( Un mar pe zi...)

Well I wish I could paint an apple a day or anything for that matter, but I can't do card making and painting at the same time so I usually take turns. I wonder what this week will be about as I still have a lot of Christmas cards to make. These are 2 of my studies from about a month ago. My aim here was to learn to paint loosely and still achieve accurate shape and volume (the green apple). The red apples don't really look like apples, but I like the bright colors. Like all the beginners I tend to have muddy colors in my watercolor paintings, but I sure hope to improve.



Mi-ar place sa pot picta cate un mar pe zi sau ceva de genul asta, dar e imposibil sa si pictezi si sa faci si felicitari in acelasi timp asa ca le fac pe rand. Inca nu stiu ce voi faec saptamana acesta. Ma tenteaza pictura, dar se apropie Craciunul si mai am inca multe felicitari de facut. Vad ca ma cam intind cu scrisul, deci, pe scurt, merele sunt studii de acuarela, incercari de a reda volum fara sa amestec prea mult culorile pentru a pastra stralucirea si prospetimea specifice acestei tehnici.

Watercolor Pumpkin and Apples (Dovleac si mere in acuarela)

We had a little bit of sun this morning and I was home so I was able to photograph some of my watercolor sketches. This is one that I did from a painting I found on the internet (I can't remember where). I'm trying to learn by reproducing different paintings that I like or just parts of them. My main goal is to be able to paint fresh looking watercolor images and that really doesn't come natural to me.
(L'ouvre watercolors on Fabriano non watercolor paper.)

Azi dimineata am avut parte de putin soare si, fiind acasa, am reusit sa fotografiez cateva din schitele mele in acuarela. Aceasta a fost realizata dupa o pictura gasita pe internet (nu imi amintesc unde). In momentul de fata incerc sa invat tehnica picturii in acuarela imitandu-i pe altii, iar principalul meu scop este sa obtin picturi care sugreaza prospetime, lucru pe care nu reusesc sa il fac in mod natural. (Acuarele L'ouvre pe hartie Fabriano -nu e hartie de acuarela)

Watercolor, watercolor, watercolor... (Acuarele, acuarele...)

I have been painting a lot lately. Struggling with watercolor that is. Although I am a very creative person I am also very realistic and, no matter how much I try, I end up making paintings look too photographic. So I'll do watercolors until the battle is won an I will be able to make fresh looking paintings with this medium.
Here is a dahlia I made from a reference photo on a painting group I joined on how-to-draw-and-paint.com. I have more paintings to show you, but I need good light to photograph them.

In ultimul timp am pictat foarte mult, sau, mai bine zis, m-am luptat cu acuarelele. Desi sunt foarte creativa, mai am o latura realista care ma determina sa pictez intr-o maniera mult prea exacta, lucru care nu se prea potriveste cu tehnica de acuarela. De aceea intentionez sa pictez in acuarela pana voi invata sa redau realitatea intr-o maniera mai relaxata, mai proaspata.
Pictura din imagine e realizata pentru un grup de pictura online la care m-am inscris.

I Have a Cuttlebug (Am un Cuttlebug)

I don't have time for too many words tonight but I did have to make a card with my brand new Cuttlebug. It has travelled a LONG, LONG way from USA till here. Can you see the dry embossed background? That's my favorite Cuttlebug design.
Pumpkin is hand drawn and colored with watercolor pencils, leaves are drawn on velum then colored with acrylic paint and cut out.
Back to painting watercolor still lives now. I'll show you the final work later if I like it enough.

Nu am timp de prea multe vorbe in seara acesta, dar vroiam sa va arat noua mea achizitie. Se numeste Cuttlebug si a calatorit FOOOARTE mult din SUA pana aici.
Cuttlebug e o masinarie care, printre altele, stanteaza hartia cu ajutorul unor matrite obtinand modele ca cel din spatele dovleacului. Dovleacul l-am desenat intai in creion, iar apoi l-am colorat cu creioane acuarel. Frunzele le-am desenat pe hartie de calc, le-a pictat cu vopsea acrilica si apoi le-am decupat.
Ma intorc acum la pictat natura statica. Sper sa iasa ceva destul de bun incat sa va pot arata ce am lucrat.

Goodbye Summer - One Last Umbrella Card (Adio vara - O ultima umbrela pe plaja)

This is a card I made in September, soon after I got back from a vacation at the Black Sea.
I'm still waiting for those hot days to come back, although I know that long icy winter is coming next.
This card is 100% handmade, including the image which is hand drawn. As you probably noticed, I am trying to take my art skills to a next level which is good drawing and watercolors skills, so my latest cards all have hand drawn images (also because I don't have too many stamps). The umbrella is colored with Derwent watercolor pencils and the sky with watercolors that come in tubes (by Louvre).
Another thing I like about this card is that it uses scraps (except the card base). The background is made from little squares cut out from a phone company flier and some green patterned paper leftovers from some wedding invitations I made last year. The flowers are hand cut or punched from wrapping paper and other scraps from my stash.
The shiny stuff on the image is transparent embossing powder with glitter.


Aceasta e o felicitare pe care am facut-o in septembrie dupa o vacanta la Marea Neagra pentru un schimb de felicitari cu tema "umbrela". Inca mai am impresia ca ar trebui sa se intoarca acele zile calde de vara, desi stiu foarte bine ca urmeaza iarna. Felicitarea este 100% realizata manual, inclusiv imaginea pe care am desenat-o cu mana (nu am folosit o stampila). Poate ati observat ca incerc sa-mi duc abilitatile artistice la un nivel superior (desen in creion combinat cu acuarela), motiv pentru care ultimele felicitari se bazeaza exclusiv pe desene proprii. Umbrela este colorata cu creioane acuarel de la Derwen, iar cerul cu acuarele in tub de la Louvre. Un alt lucru care imi place la aceasta felicitare este ca am folosit doar resturi de materiale ramase de la alte proiecte (o harta de pe un pliant reclama, hartie verde cu flori ramasa de la niste invitatii de anul trecut din care am facut fundalul cu patratele, hartie de ambalat cadouri si alte resturi de hartie colorata pentru flori.) Ceea ce luceste peste imagine e un praf cu sclipici care o data topit se transforma intr-un fel de glazura.

Sunflower Watercolor Card (Floarea soarelui in acuarel)

This is my first watercolor card. I have tried watercolor pencils before, but this one is painted with classic watercolors. Conclusion: I preffer watercolors in tubes and I think you will be seing more of these cards.
The inspiration for this card was found [here.]



Prima mea felicitare in acuarel. Pana acum am mai incercat creioane acuarel, dar imaginea aceasta e pictata cu acuarele clasice. Concluzia: prefer acuarelele in tub si cred ca voi mai face astfel de felicitari.
Aceasta felicitare este inspirata de [aici].