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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.

No-Line Watercoloring Ink On 3 Hollyhocks and The 30 Day Color Challenge

June 15, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m sharing some no-line watercoloring today using the Hollyhocks from InkOn3. I started this card a few weeks ago on Periscope and now finally finished it. You can see the start of this card by hopping over to this link. I love watercoloring and no-line watercoloring is easy with the fade out ink from Ink On 3. I’m also participating in #thedailymarker30day challenge that the lovely Kathy Racoosin . I love participating in this challenge as it gives me a reason to color each day.

Hollyhocks InkOn3

I used my Windsor Newton watercolors to create the colors for my painting. When mixing the colors, I made sure they matched my new vintage nuvo dream drops I purchased. Once I completed the watercoloring, I used the left over paint to splatter some color on the background.

Hollyhocks InkOn3

To finish up the card I pulled out my polychromo pencils to add in some depth to my flowers. I do this a lot when watercoloring if I can’t get the depth I want. I trimmed down this panel to add a fog background to it. I stamped a simple sentiment to complete the card along with a few enamel dots using the new nuvo dream drops in Earl Grey, Dusty Rose and Pioneer Green. I’m so in love this with colors.

No-line watercoloring Hollyhocks InkOn3

Thanks for stopping by today.

Updated Watercolor Swatch – What Have I Done Now?

June 4, 2019

Hey peeps. Updated watercolor swatch…what have I done now? Yes I MUST keep my colors organized. LOL . I thought I would share with you a quick video showing how I updated my watercolor swatches. The first method really did work for me for years, however I felt I needed to tweak it just a bit. Do you watercolor swatch your paints? Which brands do you use?

Keeping my space organized is one of the most valuable things I can do for myself. It keeps me from chasing my own self around the room trying to figure out where I placed or stored an item. I’m not OCD however I am VERY dedicated to keeping a happy space. When I find disorganization in my space it kills my creativity. I feel like I’m suffering slowly and to keep that from happening, I stay organized. An updated watercolor swatch will make all the difference if you don’t understand how much watercolor paints you already have. For me, if I see what I have I will “try” not to purchase the same colors. That doesn’t always work because different brands have different shades however at least I would know that I don’t need anymore yellows when I have 30 of them. LOL

Okay onto the video. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.

Let me know if you keep a color swatch of some sorts? Do you do it for your inks, markers, pencils, paints? Let me know in the comments. Have a great day everyone. I’ll see you back here soon!

Easy No-Line Watercolor With Neat and Tangle

June 3, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m sharing an easy no-line watercolor card with you today. When I just want to relax and color I love to pull out my watercolor palettes and color. For me watercoloring is a peaceful experience. I really try hard NOT to let it be overwhelming and intimidating. To me it’s just water, color and paper. When I do my no-line watercoloring I used Fade Out Ink from InkOn3. It’s perfect for no-line coloring techniques. Easy no-line watercolor is in your reach I promise. I made a video sharing the top 5 watercoloring tools you need for successful watercoloring. You can find it here.

For my card today I used the adorable Neat and Tangle Contemporary Kids stamps set. I’ve had this stamp for a while however I just now getting around to play with it. I pulled out some gorgeous paper from my scrap pile (can’t remember the brand where this paper came from) for my color palette inspiration. I used my Daniel Smith watercolors to color up these cuties on Arches watercolor paper. Once they were colored and dried, I fussy cut them with some scissors.

Contemporary Kids By Neat And Tangle

To tone down the plaid paper, I wrapped it with a piece of vellum to soften it up some. Just using the paper without the vellum was making it hard to really see the little kids on my card. Before I placed the vellum over the designer paper, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Color My Word stamp set from WPlus 9. I placed the panel on a white card base and added just a few enamel dots for added interest.

Neat and Tangle Contemporary Kids

Here’s a close up of the card. This card was so much fun to make. As you can see it’s a really simple card however it’s so colorful without over doing it.

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

Top 5 Essentials For Watercoloring – You Need These To Succeed

June 1, 2019

Hey peeps. I’m back sharing a quick tutorial of my to 5 essentials for watercoloring you need to succeed. I’m doing this for all my watercolor enthusiasts. I have fallen in love with watercoloring over the past year and it’s something I love to do. It keeps my mind relaxed with just the movement of the paint across the paper.

Receiving emails and questions on what are the top 5 essentials I use in my craft room for watercoloring prompted me on making this tutorial. So grab yourself a cup or coffee or a cocktail and let’s get into the tutorial. Remember all the products listed in the description box under the tutorial on Youtube are my preference of products. However you need to find what works for you. Here is a list of watercoloring techniques I have shared here on the blog. Also make sure to relax and have patience in your learning. While you learn this new skill remember with practice you will see change in your techniques and style. That’s the beauty of it all. Growth is a beautiful thing.

You can watch the video here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. I’ve also listed the products believe for your shopping convenience. These are affiliate links however there is no cost to you for using them. They help me receive a small commission which I put back into making tutorials for everyone. Have a great weekend and I’ll see you back here soon.