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Friendship Blog Hop

February 12, 2020

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Friendship Blog hop. I know I’ve been missing for a little bit. I caught a really bad cold while I was at Creativation and have felt horrible since my return. I’m finally getting back into my craft room and searching for my creative side. So being a part of the Friendship Blog hop was the perfect way to get my inspiration back.

You can start at the beginning of the hop from Courtney’s blog. Courtney is the organizer of this event and I’m thrilled to be a part of it. There are amazing creative souls on the Friendship Blog hop and there are SIXTEEN Youtube tutorials as well as blog post and slide photos. Trust me you want to see them all.

Since I’m just getting back into my room, I thought watercoloring would fill my creative block. I enjoy watercoloring as I can push my creative side and it’s pretty therapeutic for me. Including a rainbow themed card is the perfect way to happiness. 😉 I have a tutorial over on my Youtube channel for you to check out. Here’s a few photos of the completed card.

I love the bright colors of this card. The sentiments from Ink Blot Shop and Concord & 9th work so well together for this card.

Here’s the tutorial for this card. 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. Want more watercolor inspiration? Check out my watercolor category.

Thanks stopping by today. Next on the hop is Amanda. You can check out project on her blog and her tutorial over on her Youtube channel. I hope you find loads of inspiration on the hop. See you back here soon! Take care everyone.

Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peony Background – IT’S BEAUTIFUL

August 23, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back sharing a card using the Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peony background stamp. I’ve had this card made for months but totally forgot to share it here on my blog.

I stamped out the image onto watercolor paper in memento ink. Pulling out my watercolors and Prismacolor pencils was a great decision for this card since I was able to really build up with color on this piece. Watercoloring always takes me to a happy place. I try not to overthink my color when I work with this medium. The Pretty Peony background stamp was a perfect way to just let me coloring flow.

Simon Says Stamp Pretty Peony Background stamp

I kept this card really simple by trimming down the floral panel and layering it with fog card stock from Simon Says Stamp. I placed the panel on my typical white card base. Just for some added interest I splattered on gold paint with a paint brush and added some Nuvo vintage drops.

Here is a quick closeup of the finished card. So what do you think? If you don’t have this background stamp, I would highly suggest it to practice your floral watercoloring with. It’s a very forgiving image to color.

Thanks for stopping by today. I have more cards made using Simon Says Stamp products you can check out here. I’ll see you guys back here soon. Sending hugs and love to all.

Genuine Watercolor Pens Review

August 22, 2019

Hey everyone. Today I have a Genuine Watercolor Pens review for you. The company reached out to me to do a review of their watercolor pens and I accepted. Let me begin by saying, I always give my honest opinion of any product I share with you. My integrity will not allow me to say something is good if it’s not. I’ll be sampling these markers on different brands and thickness of papers for a good start. You can find the pens on Amazon.

Let’s get right into the review. Remember anytime you are creating, take several things into consideration. The medium you are using as well as the paper matters. I have several watercolor papers and two bristol papers in this video. You will need to see which works best for your style of coloring. A small correct on the paper I used in the video. It’s STONEHENGE not STONEHEDGE.

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll see you back here soon.

Brea Reese Watercolor Review

August 15, 2019

Hey everyone. Today on the blog I’m doing a Brea Reese watercolor review. I have the watercolor tubes from Brea Reese and I wanted to pan them for a project. Any time I get a new watercolor product I like to color swatch them and pan some to color with. There are two different packages of Brea Reese watercolor tubes, Classic and Jewel. I’m going to be sharing and swatching both today.

Here is a quick tutorial showing you how I pan my watercolors and how I swatch them. It’s important to know the colors that you are working with and get familiar with them. Some paints may be more transparent than others and they also may have a higher or lower water content. So let’s get into the review. Products used for this tutorial are listed below for your shopping convenience.

Thanks for stopping by for this review. Remember what I mentioned in the tutorial. Work with your paints to get the feel for them. See how they respond to different papers and brushes. Be curious about the products you purchase. It helps with your creativity and overall happiness of using a product. Here as a link to tutorials I have here on my blog. Let’s get inspired to create. Make sure to come back later today as I’ll have a sneak peek for you from Pink and Main.

(DISCLAIMER: THESE PAINTS HAVE A HIGHER WATER CONTENT SO THEY MAY CRACK WHEN YOU PAN A LARGE AMOUNT. IF YOU ARE PANNING A PALETTE, I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST INCLUDING A DROP OR TWO OF GLYCERIN INTO THE PAINT, MIXING IT WELL AND THEN LETTING IT AIR DRY IN YOUR PALETTE. IF YOU ARE ONLY USING A SMALL AMOUNT FOR A PROJECT I WOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT THE PAINT DRYING AND CRACKING.)

Sweet Sisters Flower Stencil

July 25, 2019

Hey everyone. I’m a huge fan of Rita Barakat and all her mix media glory. I have the pleasure of sharing a watercolored Sweet Sisters Flower stencil card with you today. Now I will admit mix media scares me just a little as I’m never sure I’m doing it right however this stencil was so easy to use and the results are gorgeous every single time. So let’s get started on the process of my card.

I started off with cold press watercolor paper and traced the Sweet Sisters Flower stencil image using a fine black multi-liner marker. Once I had it traced I connected the line to create the full face for my card. Now when you do this, it image really comes to life right before your eyes. Therefore you can easily color the image with pencils, markers or like me watercolor.

The paints I used today I purchased off of Amazon a few months ago. You can checkout the review here. Creating this image I needed to start with the skin complexion and then move forward. I mixed together a light and medium brown and added lots of water to get a lighter version I could do a color wash with. Continuing to add layers by drying in between each coat, I achieved the complexion I wanted for this piece. Next I decided to add some blush to her checks in a light watered down red shade. I heat set then before I moved one.

Rita Barakat Sweet Sisters Flower

It was now time to add the rest of her makeup by applying a light coral shade to her eyes, a hot reddish pink to her lips and super long eyelashes. For her eyes I used several shades of brown as I truly believe our eyes are not just one color. Adding eyelashes with a multi-liner pen made them pop. I also used the same pen to add hair like strokes in her eyebrows.

Her hair was the last part to complete along with the little flowers. I mixed together browns and reds to get a light burgundy color wash. I laid down a quick wash of color and let it dry. Next I came in with brown and light red streaks of color to add movement and dimension to her hair. I kept the flowers simple in color so they would not compete with the over image of this girl. The last step was to add some clear glaze over her eyes and lips. Staying with a simple sentiment was the perfect way to finish off this card.

Rita Barakat Sweet Sisters Flowers Stencil

Here is a closeup of the finished image and I must say I love how this card came out. Having completed this card I may have just conquered my fear of stepping into the mix media world after all. I can’t wait to work with this Sweet Sisters Flower stencil again.

Rita Barakat Sweet Sisters Flower Stencil

Thanks for stopping by today everyone. I’ll see you back here soon. Don’t forget to swing by Rita’s Etsy store to pick up your Sweet Sisters Flower stencil and mix media products for your next piece of art.