One of the things I love about my 8 year old niece Rylee is that she loves cardmaking and scrapbooking as much as I do. She's my little creative kindred spirit. I absolutely love that she is always wanting to learn new techniques. On this day it was watercoloring with distress inks.
One of the first things we always do before we hit the craft room is jump on the internet for her to find some inspiration pieces. She browses through Pinterest and watches some tutorial videos by some of our favorite artists. This time I was really honored that her inspiration came from a card I made.
We broke out the stamps, inks, brushes and watercolor paper and had our first lesson in watercolors. This kid is a natural. Once she got started it was like I wasn't even in the room. She instantly got in "the zone" and focused on her masterpiece.
When she finished she had a beautifully watercolored card front. And boy was she proud of herself!
The next steps she took in designing her card kind of surprised me. She came up with the idea of cutting her painted front into strips and then putting them back together kind of like a puzzle. Such a brave move she made after all of that hard work coloring.
So, out came the strip dies and she used the Cuttlebug to cut it into strips. After glueing the strips to a pink background she decided that she loved my cards with the black and white stripes and wanted to add that to the edge. She finished it off with a diecut Thanks and a few sparkly sequins.
I am always so proud of Rylee's creations, I brag her up every chance I can get. I don't think some people realize how much time, effort and love go into making a card. She has so much love to give and I can see it in everything she creates. She has a great eye for color and a wonderful sense of what's aesthetically pleasing. And above all of that, she is one great kid!!
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