Showing posts with label #artezarealbrushpens. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 3, 2019

Most Adorable Flower Teddy- Watercoloring with Arteza Brush Pens

Hey folks! I hope you're having a great day today! I got the chance to watercolor this adorable little bear from Penny Black. This stamp set is called Flower Teddy and I've had it for a while but haven't had time to ink it up. I'm so glad I finally made the time because it is so darn cute!
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I watercolored on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper using my Arteza water brush pens. I like to scribble with the pens onto my glass mat, mix the colors there, and use that as my palette. Then I use a paintbrush and water to paint the colors onto my image. 
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For this card I worked in layers laying down a light coat of color and letting it dry before going back in and adding more color. 
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After I was done watercoloring I added a little shading to the paper flower wrapping with some colored pencils. Then I used a light blue marker to splatter some ink onto the background.
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When I was done I used my Deckled Edge dies from Honey Bee Stamps cut out my image piece. I used foam adhesive to pop it up on brown cardstock that I had speckled with brown ink.
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The sentiment was from a different set... maybe an Altenew set but I can't remember which one and now I've gone and put away all of the stamps that I've used so... we may never know which set it was perfect for what I wanted. 

Do you all have stamp sets that you love but you never seem to use them because it's hard to find the time? I'm so glad that I finally found the time for this one. It's been a while since I've been able to play along with a Simon Says Stamp Challenge so I'm entering this card in this week's Wednesday challenge of Anything Goes. You can head over to check out the challenge by clicking HERE.

Ok, I'm outta here for now but I will be back tomorrow for the Hero Arts release so I will see you soon! Have an amazing day!

Maria



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Sunday, January 27, 2019

"The Strangeness" Watercoloring with Arteza Real Brush Pens

Hey everybody! I hope you are having an amazing day! My goal this week is to get caught up on some blog posts as I've been neglecting my blog a bit. If you feel like you've seen this card before and you follow me on Instagram then you are not dreaming. I posted this on IG a while back and never took the time to post here. This stamp set is one of my absolute favorites (It's called The Strangeness from Simon Says Stamps)! I love the gorgeous drawing style and the striking bold lines. 
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I used my Arteza Real Brush Pens and a water brush to paint this on Bristol Smooth paper. I love using these pens with this paper because the ink sits on top and is so easy to move around to get the affect that you want. 
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After coloring the image I die cut it and popped it up with foam tape. This is an odd sized card because I could not get myself to hack off the ends of the flowers to fit on an A2 card. I stamped the fantastic sentiment on the bottom and hand drew the black border with a sharpie. The background splatters were done with Distress Oxide ink to give it a shabby, grungy look that contrasts with the bright pop of flowers.
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That's all for today guys! I hope you have an amazing day and I will see you back here soon!

Maria





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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Watercolor Emboss Resist with Concord & 9th

Hey you guys! I hope you're having a great day. I'm back with another card made from Concord and 9th's Just Love Bundle. This time I used an Emboss Resist Technique with watercoloring. First, I embossed the floral stamp in white embossing powder (if you don't have white, clear embossing powder will work well too)...
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Then I used Distress Inks and a water brush to watercolor the image. You can see that the embossed image resists the ink and remains white. This is a great technique for beginning watercolorists because the raised, embossed image helps you to keep your paint/ink where you want it. 
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After my watercoloring dried I used my anti-static pouch on my card. Then I used Versamark ink and my Rose Gold Embossing Powder from Wow! Embossing to heat emboss the large "Love" sentiment straight onto the card face. 
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I decided not to add any background splatter or sequins to this card this time. It's such a simple but pretty one-layer card and I decided to leave it alone.
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That's all for today folks! Let me know if you have any questions. I'll add product links below so that if you want to add any of these products to your crafty stash it's as easy as a mouse click.  

Have an amazing day!

Maria



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Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Sending Love: No-line Watercoloring with Arteza Brushpens

Happy New Year Everybody!!
I hope you all closed 2018 out with a bang and are ready for a beautiful new year. It's that time of year where so many of us decide to create change in our lives in hopes of bettering either ourselves or our quality of life. Some of us make resolutions, some of us set goals, some of us get philosophical... I'm curious to know how all of you are approaching the new year? 

Long ago I stopped making New Year resolutions. I suppose it's because I feel that January 1st is just another marking of the passage of time. It is the beginning of a new year but it is also just like any other day of the year. It's like a bookmark marking a page in a book and in the same way that bookmarks can be moved... so can the markings of the passage of time. For whatever reason I don't feel like a need a bookmark on January 1st every year. I do feel it's important to set goals throughout the year (and through the different phases of our lives) and right now I'm really feeling like it's important to focus on the small choices that we (I) make everyday. These small choices become the building blocks of our lives. I don't know if this makes sense to any of you who are listening to my rambling thoughts... if so, I just want to say that you don't have to put pressure on yourselves to immediately achieve greatness in 2019. You can start by making tiny, conscious choices everyday-choices that are doable, achievable and that feel good. Over time these choices will become a huge part of you and can help create the change that you are seeking without feeling overwhelming and without setting yourself up for failure. Be kind to yourself, set realistic expectations and goals, set yourself up for success! This is what I plan to do for myself and I wish the same for you all. 

Ok, on to the card because I'm pretty sure this is why you are here. I had a ton of fun making this card. I haven't had much time to craft over the last couple of months (I fear this may continue as we enter tax season) so it felt fantastic to sit down, put on my audio book and lose track of time as I created. I used the Concord & 9th "Just Love" Bundle to create a couple of cards and this is one of them. I stamped the floral image onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper in Fade Out ink from Inkon3. This ink allows you to see the image well enough to to color or watercolor but it's light enough that you can't see the ink when you're done coloring. It's perfect the no-line watercoloring technique that I used. 


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Next, I used my Arteza Brush Pens and a water brush to watercolor the floral image. I wanted the flowers to be bold and bright so they would pop behind the black sentiment. In order to help the floral elements stand out I did a light gray watercolor wash in the background with splatters added in for texture. #cardbomb, #mariawillis, #cards, #handmade, #love, #concord&9th, #watercolor, #arteza, #artezarealbrushpens, #color, #art, #create, #craft, #paint,


After finishing up the background I die cut the word Love twice out of black cardstock. I layered one on top of the other adhering them with liquid glue. Then I used a coat of Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze over the top of it to give it a shiny, crystalline finish. I glued that straight to the background, added some sequins and called it a day. 
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Simon Says Stamp has a fun Wednesday challenge going on right now. It's Anything Goes theme so I'm adding my card to their gallery as this fits the bill. I'm also adding some product links below in case you'd like to add any of the products I've used today to your own crafty stash. Some of the links are affiliate links and I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you when you use my links (thanks for using them I really appreciate it!).

Wishing you all a wonderful day and a happy new year full of all of the very best things!

Maria



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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Honeybee Mermaid: Have a Fintastic Day!

Hey Everybody! I'm here today with a quick post. I finally had time to get back into my craft room last night (think VERY early this morning) and I had a little fun with this gorgeous mermaid from the Swimming By stamp set from Honeybee Stamps. I also used my new Arteza Real Brush Pens for the first time and I love them! 
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I started out with the Mermaid's tail and used two green markers and a blue to get some fun shading. Then I moved on to her skin and shells. For most of the card I applied color directly to the watercolor paper with my Arteza Real Brush Pens and then I used a water brush (paint brush with a water-filled barrel) to blend the colors. I did her shells a little differently as the red color that I wanted to use was a bit bolder than I wanted it to be. I colored the red ink onto a piece of acrylic. Then I used my water brush to pick up the color and paint it onto her shells. It worked perfectly to dilute the color. I wanted a little extra shading on the sides of the shells so I went back in with my brush pen, added a little color directly to the edges and then blended it with my water brush. It worked the way it was hoping I would and I love how versatile these pens are.
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My favorite part to color on this mermaid was her hair. I'm a little obsessed with mixing and blending odd colors right now and for her hair I picked two purples (light and dark) and a teal green color. They blended together to make some really fun shades of purples, blues and greens. I laid down the color first, then blended making sure to leave the highlighted areas with less pigment. After watercoloring I went back in and added more color where it was needed.
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I painted my background using both my Arteza Real Brush Pens (two blues for the water) and Distress Oxide Ink in Frayed Burlap (sand). Then I heat embossed the sentiment in black (sentiment is from Mermaid Song by Honeybee Stamps). I finished off my card by using a white gel pen to add highlights and details to the mermaid and background and glueing on some sequins from Hero Arts.
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That's it for today folks! Just in case you'd like to pick up a set of these amazing watercolor markers or one of the stamp sets I used for this card I will add some links for you below. If you have any questions please shoot me an email or leave me a comment below.

Have an awesome day!
Maria

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