I love to watercolor the Sarah Kay images.  They are so beautiful and detailed and adding gorgeous color seems to pop them to life. I especially loved painting Noel Charity.

 I painted the shade lines of the door and clothing by applying a dark mixture of reinker and water and then going back with a brush filled with plain water and pulling the color out to the open spaces of the image. I applied Liquid Applique with a small brush to the pompom on the hat and to the steps and heated.  I wanted the image to be the main star of the project so I simply framed in all green with only the white mat. I thought the red and white gingham multi loop bow was the perfect embellishment to contrast with the green and to pull out the red of the clothing.

Stamps: Stampavie Sarah Kay Noel Charity
Paper: Cold Pressed Watercolor, White, Olive, Designer Paper
Ink: Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Mustard (hair)
Accessories: Gingham, Liquid Appliqué, Watercolor Brush, Nestabilities, Baggy of Rice (frame background texture), Nestabilities