Margy’s Nightlights · Load a dampened sea sponge with Buttermilk and cover the entire surface. Allow this to dry and then load a dampened sea sponge with Indian Turquoise and cover

Margy’s Nightlightsby Margy Spradling

Coffee CatBy Margy Spradling

Palette: DecoArt Americana AcrylicsAntique Maroon-13160 Buttermilk-13003Coral Blush-13515 Deep Midnight Blue-13166Foliage Green-13259 Grey Sky-13111Hauser Medium Green-13132 Indian Turquoise-13087Lamp Black-13067 Milk Chocolate-13174Orange Twist-13256 Santa Red-13170Snow White-13001 Soft Black-13155Turquoise Blue-13258 Zinc-13539

Surface:Shaded Night Light-70700

Misc. Supplies:Royal 5 Sea Sponge Pack-70391Sakura Pigma Micron Pen Set-70131Snowfl ake Border Stencil-70839Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher – Matte -70836

Brushes: Papillon by the Artist’s ClubLiner, size 10/0 #20145Shader, size 2 #20125; size 8 #20129Angular Shader, size ¼” #20109; size 3/8” #20110; size ¾” #20113Artist Inspired BrushesLaurie Speltz Stencil Brush, size 3/8” #29002

Preparation:Load a dampened sea sponge with Buttermilk and cover the entire surface. Allow this to dry and then load a dampened sea sponge with Indian Turquoise and cover the upper half of the shade, add some Turquoise and cover the bottom half of the shade, blending the two colors in the mid-dle. Stencil some snowfl akes with Snow White randomly on the shade.

Painting Instructions:Cat: Base the cat with Zinc; shade with Soft Black; highlight with Grey Sky by dry-brushing face and belly, line some highlight on arms and top of ears. The nose is Coral Blush shaded with Santa Red. The eyes are Snow White with Lamp Black pupils and Snow White dots. Cheeks are dry-brushed with Santa Red. Hair is Soft Black. Mouth, Freckles and eyebrows are Lamp Black.Scarf: Base scarf with Foliage Green; add wide stripes and shade the scarf with Hauser Medium Green. The small stripes are Orange Twist.Cup: Base the cup with Santa Red and shade with Antique Maroon. The stripes are Snow White. The coffee is Milk Chocolate shaded with Soft Black; highlight is Snow White; steam is dry-brushed with Snow White.

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Finishing:Shade fl oat around the cat and above the bottom border with Deep Midnight Blue. Base the upper and lower borders with Snow White; add dots to the center of each snowfl ake and the nose with Snow White. Use a number 8 fl at brush with Santa Red to make checks on the borders. Shade fl oat Antique Maroon on the right side of each red check and then add a Turquoise Blue stripe on the left side of each red check with a liner. Add any details with a black permanent ink pen. Spray with several light coats of Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher - Matte.

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Chick ChickBy Margy Spradling

Palette: DecoArt Americana AcrylicsAntique Maroon-13160 Burnt Orange-13016Burnt Sienna-13063 Buttermilk-13003Canyon Orange-13238 Foliage Green-13259Hauser Dark Green-13133 Hauser Medium Green-13132 Honey Brown-13163 Lamp Black-13067 Mustard Seed-13254 Santa Red-13170 Snow White-13001 Tangerine-13012 Terra Cotta-13062

Surface:Shaded Night Light-70700

Misc. Supplies:Royal 5 Sea Sponge Pack-70391Sakura Pigma Micron Pen Set-70131Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher - Matte-70836

Brushes: Papillon by the Artist’s ClubLiner, size 10/0 #20145Shader, size 8 #20125; size 8 #20129Angular Shader, size ¼” #20109; size 3/8” #20110; size ¾” #20113

Preparation:Load a dampened sea sponge with Buttermilk and cover the entire surface. Allow this to dry and then load a dampened sea sponge with Foliage Green and cover the upper half of the shade, add some Hauser Medium Green and cover the bottom half of the shade blending the colors in the middle.

Painting Instructions:Chicken: Base the head, body, and middle tail feather with Canyon Orange and shade with Burnt Sienna. Base the neck feathers and bottom tail feather with Burnt Sienna and shade with Antique Maroon. Highlight the neck feathers with Canyon Orange. Base the wings, top tail feather, and the background feathers with Tangerine and shade Terra Cotta. Base the comb and wattle with Santa Red and shade with Antique Maroon. Base the beak and legs with Mustard Seed and shade Honey Brown. The eyes are Snow White with Lamp Black pupils. Shade around the chicken and above the bottom border with Hauser Dark Green.

Finishing:Base the upper and lower borders with Buttermilk. Use a size 8 Shader brush with Canyon Orange to make checks on the borders. Shade fl oat Burnt Orange right side of each check and then add a Hauser Dark Green stripe on the left side of each orange check with a liner. Add any details with a

black permanent ink pen. Finish with several light coats of Ameri-cana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher - Matte.

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SnowmanBy Margy Spradling

Palette: DecoArt Americana AcrylicsAntique Maroon-13160 Burnt Umber-13064Buttermilk-13003 Canyon Orange-13238Coral Blush-13515 Foliage Green-13259Grey Sky-13111 Hauser Medium Green-13132Lamp Black-13067 Mink Tan-13092Mustard Seed-13254 Sable Brown-13061Santa Red-13170 Slate Grey-13068Snow White-13001 Zinc-13539

Surface:Shaded Night Light-70700

Misc. Supplies:Royal 5 Sea Sponge Pack -70391Sakura Pigma Micron Pen Set-70131Americana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher – Matte -70836

Brushes: Papillon by the Artist’s ClubLiner, size 10/0 #20145Shader, size 2 #20125; size 8 #20129Angular Shader, size ¼” #20109; size 3/8” #20110; size ¾” #20113

Preparation:Load a dampened sea sponge with Buttermilk and cover the entire surface. Allow this to dry and then load a dampened sea sponge with Grey Sky and cover the upper half of the shade, add some Slate Grey and cover the bottom half of the shade, blending the two colors in the middle.

Painting Instructions:Snowman: Base snowman with Buttermilk and shade with Sable Brown. Dry-brush cheeks with Coral Blush; nose is Canyon Orange and eyes are Lamp Black. Base the arms with Sable Brown, highlight with Mink Tan and shade with Burnt Umber. Scarf: Base with Foliage Green and shade with Hauser Medium Green. The large stripes are Santa Red; the small green stripes are Hauser Medium Green; the yellow stripes are Mustard Seed.Birds: Base the birds with Santa Red and shade with Antique Maroon and highlight with Coral Blush. The tail feathers are made by loading a fl at brush with Santa Red and then touching only the chisel edge and leaving a line. The beaks and legs are Mustard Seed. The eyes are Snow White with Lamp Black pupils. Shade around the design and above the bottom edge of the border on each side of the snowman with Zinc.

Finishing: Base the upper and lower borders with Buttermilk. Use a number 8 fl at brush with Foliage Green

to make checks on the borders. Shade fl oat Hauser Medium Green on the right side of each check and add a Santa Red stripe on the left side of each green check with a liner. Add any details with a black permanent ink pen. Finish with several light coats of Ameri-cana Acrylic Spray Sealer/Finisher - Matte.

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Pattern at 100%

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