Watercolor for Cardmakers - days 7 & 8

These two days were about Faux Hand Painting on your cards which is a technique I really like! I do need to practice though or choose different stamps as some of the detail in the stamped image got muddled and lost.  I also need to think differently about which stamps I purchase and use to use this technique.  I used Distress Inks which I am finding I really enjoy using for watercolor techniques.  Here are the two cards I created:

I added Wink of Stella for some shimmer.  Overall, I am happy with these two cards - and these two were given to my mom and mother-in-law.  Perfect timing for Mother's Day!  Thank you for stopping by!

Watercolor for Cardmakers Days 3 & 4 - another card

Here is another card I created with the watercolor stamping techniques.  I used Stampin' Up! markers to color the heart stamp and then stamped.  Once I stamped the hearts in the same color I went in with water and a brush and dabbed at the hearts to give it the watercolor effect.  This was fun and am more happy with the results of this card.  I really liked using the Stampin' Up! markers - they were forgiving and reacted well to the water.  The ink in the markers and the ink pads are very juicy - I will practice more watercoloring with these inks!

Thanks for stopping by!

Watercolor for Cardmakers Days 3 & 4

Okay, so days 3& 4 were about watercolor stamping.  Here is what I attempted:

I used gelatos to stamp the image - I thought the flowers came out a bit smudged - and they kind of just look like blobs to me.  I will have to continue to practice.  I am also finding that with the gelatos they leave bits of the waxy substance behind (kind of like a crayon).  So I am sure it's something I am doing, as I have not seen that as an issue within the videos.  Either way it was fun to play!

Watercolor for Card Makers - Day 1

Hi everyone! 

Well nothing like taking an online card class to get me blogging again.  It's been quite the length of time... I have been preoccupied being pregnant with my first! :) He is due June 4, I'm on maternity leave now, so I have some to play as I take this card class.  One last little thing for me before he arrives. 

So Day 1 was working on watercolor backgrounds.  Here is what I created:

I used Gelatos as my watercolor - I haven't used them much since I bought them, so I thought this class would be a good opportunity to play around with them as watercolors.  I debated buying an actual watercolor set, but thought I should practice with what I have and can decide after what more to invest in as I see all the teachers use theirs. 

Creating the background image was a little tricky as it more of a scenic background.  I don't love it, but thought it's not so bad for my first try. 

Any constructive criticism and advice is welcome! Thanks for stopping by!