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Watercoloring With Color Pencil Accents – Valentine’s Day Card Series 2020 Day 4

January 16, 2020

Hey everyone. Did you know watercoloring with color pencil accents can make your coloring pop? It’s the perfect way to add depth to your images with very little effort. Also the new Atelier inks from Ink On 3 are the perfect medium of this technique.

As you will see in the video these inks are vibrant however they can also be muted down just by adding more water. Also watercoloring and adding color pencil over the top keep you from overworking a painting. I think you will really enjoy exploring this option when coloring.

Working on cold press watercolor paper can be challenging for some. Adding just a touch of color pencil helps to define the lines of your images a little better.

Here’s a quick tutorial. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I’ve used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

So what do you think? Would you give this technique a try? Let me know in the comments below if you have any questions. Thanks for stopping by today. See you back here for Day 5 tomorrow.

Holiday Card Series 2019 – Day 24 Ink On 3 Atelier Inks

December 10, 2019

Hey everyone. It’s Dana back with you today and I’m sharing the Ink On 3 Atelier Inks. These inks from Ink On 3 are new to the market and all I can say is WOW. Ink On 3 has outdone themselves with these Atelier Inks. They are buttery, vibrant and down right magical. Here is the card we will be making today. I used the atelier inks to color this image and I think you will be amazed how gorgeous these inks are.

Let’s get right into the video as I’m super excited to share these inks with you today. Fleurette (owner of Ink On 3) is taking preorders, so the sooner you place your order the quicker you will get your inks.

While I was busy in my stamp room making holiday cards, I created one more card using the Oh Deer stamp set. This is another way to use the same stamp set to make a striking card. I heat embossed the image with gold rush embossing powder onto brown card stock. Next I pulled out my Caran D’Ache Luminance pencils and colored in the image. This card is very easy to pull together and it makes a great masculine card.

Ink On 3 Oh Deer Stamp

Since I was mounting the deer panel onto the same brown card stock I decided to add some gold around the edges. This really warms up the card nicely.

I adhered this panel to another piece of brown card stock and adhered everything to a white card base. I really love how this card turned out.

Okay everyone. It’s a wrap for me today. Make sure to swing back by tomorrow for more inspiration. Don’t forget to comment for your chance to win some of the amazing giveaways we have going on during the series. The more you comment the better your chances are of winning. Have a great day everyone.

Oh Deer – Ink On 3 October Release

October 25, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back with a card using the Oh Deer stamp set from Ink On 3. This Oh Deer stamp set perfect for birthday, friends and Christmas cards. I started the card off on Youtube however it was not working correctly. I moved over to Periscope and started more watercoloring on this image. You can find my live periscope by clicking here.

As you can see I did no line watercoloring with the Oh Deer stamp set and fadeout ink from Ink On 3. I used the watercolor palette from Altenew to do the basic coloring. To add more outlines and depth I used watercolor pencils and my polychrome color pencils.

Ink On 3 Oh Deer

This image was so relaxing to color. Here’s a tip, if you are nervous about no line coloring, give it a try on larger images. It won’t seem so intimidating if you do that. Remember to use a medium you are comfortable with. That way you won’t be struggling with a medium and image at the same time.

Ink On 3 Oh Deer

After I colored the image, I die cut it out with the coordinating die. To keep the background as simple as possible, I went straight for my distress oxide inks and a simple stencil. This stencil really draws your eye directly to the colored image.

Ink On 3 Oh Deer

You’ll be seeing this image again in my upcoming Holiday Card Series for 2019. I can’t wait to share this series with you. I have some fabulous guest joining me this time to share in the festivities. It’s going to be awesome. Make sure you keep an eye out for the official announcement. Oh did I mention, discount codes during the series? 😉 Yup, I will have a few of them to share with you for all your holiday shopping at the stores I used during the series.

That’s it for today everyone. Have a great day.

Ink On 3 and Gina K Designs Collaboration Blog Hop

July 3, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m so excited to be a part of the Ink On 3 and Gina K Designs collaboration blog hop. There are so many talented people on this amazing hop. Let me share with you some information before I get into my card. Make sure you comment on each of the designers blog for your chance to win. Ink On 3 and Gina K Designs are giving away a $5o gift cards to their stores. Thanks Fleurette and Gina for being so generous. Make sure to comment by Thursday as a winners will be announced on Friday on the Ink On 3 blog and Gina K Designs blog.

For my post today I have a tutorial and an extra card to share. My first card I used the new Ink On 3 Bad and Boujee stamps and coordinating dies along with the Gina K Designs Leafy Stencil die and white glitz glitter gel. My tutorial will show you how this card came together.

Bad and Boujee Pink and Main

Here’s a quick tutorial. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I’ve used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

For my next card I keep the focus on the beautiful flowers from the Gina K Designs Vibrant Bloom stamp set and keep the sentiment simple with one of the sentiments from the Ink On 3 Bad and Boujee stamp set.

My card was stamped with juicy ink and heat embossed with Ink On 3 Arctic White embossing powder on Gina K Designs black card stock. I stamped out an additional flower and colored it with my polychromo color pencils and ran it through my die cut machine with the matching die. For my sentiment I also stamped it with juicy ink and heat embossed it in white. Trimming down this piece into a sentiment strip was a perfect way to add the sentiment. I adhered my floral panel to a white card base made out of Gina K white card stock. Popping up the flower and sentiment gave my card some dimension. Added texture and piazza was achieved by the addition of liquid pixie dust to all the flowers, a touch of white splatter made with gouache and a few colorful dots of Nuvo drops in orange and red.

Now it’s time to hop around. PLEASE make sure to leave a comment on each of the designer’s blogs. Also, if you would like, share their designs on your Facebook page or Instagram making sure to give credit to the design.

Gina K. Designs
Ink On 3
Kathy Racoosin
Jeannie Lieu
Karen Hightower
Beth Silaika
Donna Idlet
Ricky Burton-Romero
Cat Tidwell
Mindy Eggen
Vicki Finger
Lisa Hetrick
Ashlea Cornell
Susie Moore
Kassi Hulet
Lynnea Hollendonner
Sheri Gilson
Rema Deleeuw
Judy Woodland
Hannah Schroepfer
Emily Loggans
Ilda Dias
Dana Joy
Arjita Sepaha Singh
Cheryl Luu
Lydia Fiedler

Happy hopping and I hope you enjoy yourself. Good luck everyone.

Watercolor Tube Inspiration Card

June 22, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back today sharing a quick crafty card I made a few weeks ago. I love to watercolor so when I saw the Arts & Craft stamp set from The Ink Blot Shop I knew I had to have it. This stamp set features some of the cutest images for us crafty peeps. You can watercolor the images or color them with pencils or markers.

For my watercoloring today I used a inexpensive palette I picked up from Amazon awhile ago. I have a review of the palette here. It’s really a great palette for the price. I started off by stamping out the paint tube seven times so I could have all the colors of the rainbow. I colored each one leaving some high light areas around the top. Now I don’t get caught up on light source and all that. I just like to paint and make pretty things. (However I’m taking a watercolor class so I might change that when I’m more experienced).

Watercolor Tube Card

Once I had all my painting done, I fussy cut each image with my spring action scissors. Next I grabbed a piece of fog cardstock for the base of my card. I popped each paint tube on a foam square and went in a circle-ish design round this piece after I stamped a sweet sentiment in the middle. To add a little bit of white to the card base, I pulled out my gelly roll pen .10 and drew dots around the edges of the card panel and a few around the paint tubes. Here’s a closeup of the card.

For my second card I pulled out the glue bottle, washi tape, paint bottle and sequin holder and got busy painting them as well. The text on each bottle was done by first drawing the word out with pencil and then going over it with a fine tip pen. Now it was time to add some Ink On 3 liquid pixie dust for sparkle. I fussy cut out each image and now they were ready for a card panel.

Again I kept the panel really simple with just a sentiment and faux stitching round the case base. I them alternated the images and stacked them on top of each other as if they were sitting on my shelf waiting to be used. This definitely was a fun card to make. The sentiments for both of these cards are from The Ink Blot Shop Arts and Crafts sentiment stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon with more card making inspiration. Have a great day everyone.