My Other Creations: Watercoloring on Book Pages

Recycle Style is the theme for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.  So what better reason to pilfer old paper relics from your parents?  I actually love the art styles of "yesteryear."   When my mom was weeding out some of her old sewing books, I snatched this one up in a hurry and had a wonderful time painting some of the black and white images.

  
 These pictures started out in black and white, like so:

  
I colored them in with my trusty watercolors, then when the paint dried, I smeared on some Distress Ink to give the color more pow in certain areas.

I also added some stenciling to the background, just to give the images another little bit of oomph.

And last but not least, I added some inspiring words made from Tim Holtz's Big Chat sticker set.

It was highly soothing to spend some time coloring inside the lines-- especially when the lines had already been drawn by someone else (Linda Pascual, according to the illustration credits).

   
Here are the supplies I used for my project, which you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

Loew Cornell WATERCOLOR CAKES 24 Paints	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Picked Raspberry - Distress Ink	Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Spiced Marmalade - Distress Ink	Worn Lipstick Distress Ink Pad	Salty Ocean - Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Twisted Citron Ink Pad	Wild Honey - Distress Ink	Ripe Persimmon - Distress Ink	Mixed Media Sponges Bars	Tim Holtz Latticework Stencil	Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SPLOTCHES	Tim Holtz Big Chat Stickers

I'm excited to see your Recycle Style!  Be sure to upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store.