{"product_id":"whimsical-house-project","title":"Whimsical House Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eI’ve been inspired to doodle a lot lately in my personal art. Each morning I set aside about 20 minutes or so, to doodle or write. It’s sort of become part of my creative process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe other day I was flipping through the pages of Danielle Donaldson’s new book, “Creative Girl,” and I was instantly inspired. Her whimsical style and soft colors work well with my own style and I was excited to try her textured backgrounds on my own artwork. Her easy to follow instructions made creating this project a breeze. To infuse a whimsical touch, I stamped these \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-stamps-susan-pagnucci\"\u003ehouses\u003c\/a\u003e, instead of drawing them. And to my delight, they fit seamlessly into the project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhimsical House Project Directions\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing the directions in \"Creative Girl,\" I first doodled onto a wooden surface with a fine-tipped chalkboard marker, intuitively drawing and adding words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNext, seal the background with a clear or matte \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mixed-media-supplies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egel medium\u003c\/a\u003e to set the marker. Allow to dry overnight, or use a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mixed-media-supplies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eheat gun\u003c\/a\u003e to speed up the drying time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttach one house stamp, by Susan Pagnucci, to an acrylic block, dab with black ink, and then stamp the background. Repeat the process with the second house stamp. Let the ink dry before moving on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor in the houses with a light wash of watered down \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mixed-media-supplies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eacrylic paint\u003c\/a\u003e (you could also use watercolor paint). Dab the brush on a paper towel before painting the background to make sure your paintbrush isn’t too wet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaint around the stamped images with a very light wash of turquoise, and then white acrylic paint. Allow some of your doodles to show through.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdd doodles to the roof on one of the houses, and then color with paint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemove the tape from around the border.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse an artist pen or ball point pen, and add additional doodles, and to fill in or outline any of your initial doodles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGo over some of the original doodles with a chalk marker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaint doodled scallops with acrylic paint, and then outline with the chalk marker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the top of a paintbrush or a wooden skewer to add dots in white and turquoise. Use an old credit card to add lines of white paint along the right hand side of the project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFill in the rest of the doodles with acrylic paint as you see necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable style=\"border: thin dotted #990000; width: 593px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd colspan=\"4\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #98996d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eYou will also \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e these publications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"vertical-align: top;\"\u003e \u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/take-ten\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/data\/cat\/pubs\/pub-cats\/TEN.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Workshop-2012\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1SOM-WK1201-Somerset-Workshop-2012-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Summer-2015\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1SOM-GAL1502-Somerset-Studio-Gallery-Summer-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Apprentice-Autumn-2014\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/cache\/data\/issueImages\/1APP-1402-Somerset-Apprentice-Autumn-2014-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452527304855,"sku":"PROJ-0989","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-0989_1__73774.1558404087.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746793341","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/whimsical-house-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}