There's so much hype in the industry over Tim Holtz Distress Inks (and I do love them) but as I'm working on projects for this online watercolor class I am taking, I think of how Stampin' Up! inks are really well-suited for watercoloring. 'Back in the day' when many of us began stamping, we did all of these watercolor techniques with SU! products--inking and misting stamps, using ink with our aqua painters--been there, done that! So, now that this watercolor trend is coming back, it's time to dust off those Stampin' Up! watercolor pencils and other supplies and get to work!
For this card, I started with the blue background which I created using a large SU! acrylic block and some watercoloring I did right on the block. The block was 'smooshed' onto the watercolor paper and voila--nice rectangular background. For the main image I was struggling to find something. I have gotten rid of a lot of stamps over the years so unfortunately, I didn't have much to work with when it came to this technique of coloring and misting a stamp to get a watercolor image. Upsy Daisy is a retired set that I absolutely loved so I kept it and was able to use it along with my Stampin' Up! markers for this card. I colored the stamp and then misted it with water. I probably should have sprayed my paper a little bit as well because my first impression wasn't too good. I ended up going back in with a damp paintbrush and moved the color around a bit so that they 'watercolor' look would come to life. With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I decided to make this for my mil though it will arrive late (better than never?). The sentiment is from an older Papertrey Ink set called Women of Life. Looking forward to seeing what today's techniques are in class!
Marker colors used on this card: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green
For this card, I started with the blue background which I created using a large SU! acrylic block and some watercoloring I did right on the block. The block was 'smooshed' onto the watercolor paper and voila--nice rectangular background. For the main image I was struggling to find something. I have gotten rid of a lot of stamps over the years so unfortunately, I didn't have much to work with when it came to this technique of coloring and misting a stamp to get a watercolor image. Upsy Daisy is a retired set that I absolutely loved so I kept it and was able to use it along with my Stampin' Up! markers for this card. I colored the stamp and then misted it with water. I probably should have sprayed my paper a little bit as well because my first impression wasn't too good. I ended up going back in with a damp paintbrush and moved the color around a bit so that they 'watercolor' look would come to life. With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, I decided to make this for my mil though it will arrive late (better than never?). The sentiment is from an older Papertrey Ink set called Women of Life. Looking forward to seeing what today's techniques are in class!
Marker colors used on this card: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight and Garden Green