I’ve been creating like crazy lately and also editing things I’ve created over the last few years but never scanned or did anything with. These two freebies I created yesterday. These wreaths came about from some journal play with the least expensive brand of watercolor brush pens I could find on
Amazon. I got this set for my daughter who does amazing brush lettering. The tips are not totally flexible but you are able to vary widths a little. The organizer zip pouch they come in is worth the price alone! They were perfect for creating these little leaves and flowers . Afterwards I went over them with a water brush to really give them that watercolor look before finishing off with some ink outlines. The splatters I added digitally while I was removing the background.

This next one I started working on last week and finally finished up last night. It was created 100% in Procreate on my IPad. I’ve never done digital painting before. I’m a pro at the little it of knowledge I have for editing scans or photos for showing on the web or making ready to print files. But actually creating a painting digitally is a whole new ballgame for me. I don’t think I’ll ever give up painting the old fashioned way. I’m too in love with the actual process not to mention my love for art supplies, especially brushes. They don’t even have to be expensive brushes but if they don’t lose their hairs and come to a perfect point I can almost hear an angelic chorus. Yes, I love them THAT much!
So back to the next piece. This is an old quote I used to paint on items back in my craft show days but I never thought to make the “plant” have actual planters. I think this turned out pretty cute. If nothing else, I learned how to do clipping masks for shading.
As always, feel free to download. No jumping through any hoops. All I ask is that you don’t share the file directly with anyone else. Just send them here to grab it for themselves or via a pin on Pinterest linked directly here . I’ll also make it available on the freebies page.
Thanks for coming by and have a great day!
Hugs~
Dana