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Hey everyone. We are back with Day 2 of the Valentine’s Day Card Series. Remember Days 1, 3 and 5 will have a tutorial on Youtube. I’m happy to continue this series. Today’s card is a simple one.

Colorado Craft Company came out with this adorable Lots Of Love stamp set. I immediately feel in love with it. These adorable little bunnies remind me of my hubby and I. I’m always wanting to be snuggled up to him. LOL I know I’m a lot to deal with.

I kept my coloring very monochromatic with shades of brown. After I finished coloring the image, I made a mask to cover the bunnies so I could lightly sponge hazelnut ink of the image.

Not wanting to have a load of color on this card, I pulled out a beautiful coral color paper from the Scrapbook.com Floral Smooth Cardstock paper pad. Trimming down this paper and stamping little hearts over it kept the design clean. The hearts and inks are from Concord and 9th.

I layered this paper onto Chestnut card stock and placed it on a white card base. I popped up the colored image with foam tape and added some white dots down the brown panel. This card was so easy to make and I love how it came out. All products used are listed below. Affiliate links used at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today. I’ll be back tomorrow with another card and a tutorial. Have a great day everyone.

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.

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