Showing posts with label #flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #flowers. Show all posts

Monday, April 26, 2021

Copic Coloring with Gina K! New Release!

Hi Everybody! I hope you're having a great day and an even better start to your week. I'm excited to be here today to share a card using a stamp from Gina K Design's newest release. The stamp set I've used is called Best of Luck. 

I stamped the single daffodil image in black ink onto Hammermill cardstock. I colored the image using copic markers.

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After coloring with copics I wanted to achieve a greater level of shading. I used my cool gray copic markers to add an extra layer of shading. After that I used a sharpie and a gel pen to add more shading and some highlights as well. Of course I couldn't help but add some extra details with my sharpie.
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After my front panel was done I added it to a layer of gray cardstock. Using foam tape I adhered that to a panel that I had watercolored with yellow Distress Oxide ink.
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That's it for today you guys! Thanks so much for stopping by and I will see you back here soon!

Have a great one!
Maria

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

Watercolored Daisy Fun!

Hey everybody! Happy Sunday! I hope you all are having a great day. I'm just popping in to share in a little watercoloring I've done with this beautiful Daisy stamp from Simon Says Stamp.
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I used my Arteza watercolor brush pens and some Canson watercolor paper. The Canson is new to me and the ink definitely moves differently than with the Arches and Strathmore that I usually use. It's fun to have a new watercolor paper in my arsenal.
Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Simon Says Stamp, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #handmade, #handmadecards, #arteza, #flowers, #art, #color, #watercolor,

I used just five brush pens for this card but by mixing the inks I was able to create a beautiful color palette! After I finished watercoloring, I finished my card off by mounting it onto a black card base and adding an easy sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strips "Get Well" pack. These strips make it so easy to add a great sentiment to your card!
Cardbomb, Maria Willis, Simon Says Stamp, #cards, #stamps, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #handmade, #handmadecards, #arteza, #flowers, #art, #color, #watercolor,

Ok, that's it for today. I'm off to work on my taxes but I'll see you all back here tomorrow for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release!

Have an awesome day!
Maria
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Monday, April 20, 2020

Crafty Friends: Trinity Stamps and a Discount!

Hey everybody! Happy Monday and I hope your week is getting off to a great start. Hopefully I can make it a little bit better by offering you an exclusive discount to Trinity Stamps! Today the crew from My Crafty Friends is hopping and featuring Trinity Stamps and the owner, Taniesa, was so generous as to give a us a discount code for 20% Off of the entire store with the exclusion of the April 2020 Release. All you need to do to receive the discount is to shop at Trinity Stamps on April 20-21 and use the code: CRAFTYFRIENDS20

For my card today I used a gorgeous stamp set called, Love You Bunches. I stamped it in Versafine ink using my new black Misti from Hero Arts.
#cardbomb, Cardbomb, #mariawillis, Trinity Stamps, #cards, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #art, #diy, #watercolor, #flowers, #iloveyou,

Next, I watercolored the image with my Daniel Smith Watercolors.
#cardbomb, Cardbomb, #mariawillis, Trinity Stamps, #cards, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #art, #diy, #watercolor, #flowers, #iloveyou,

To add some extra shading I used my Polychromos pencils in the background.
#cardbomb, Cardbomb, #mariawillis, Trinity Stamps, #cards, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #art, #diy, #watercolor, #flowers, #iloveyou,

The last thing I did was to use my blender brushes to add some Distress Oxide ink to the background to give the appearance that the top right was light and the bottom left was dark.
#cardbomb, Cardbomb, #mariawillis, Trinity Stamps, #cards, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #art, #diy, #watercolor, #flowers, #iloveyou,

I cut my card front out using dies from Honeybee Stamps and adhered it to a black card base. I added some sequins as a final touch.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! To see more inspiration using products from Trinity Stamps please head on over to my friend Becky's Blog!

If you'd like to shop this awesome discount that Taniesa has so kindly offered to all of us just click HERE to enjoy your 20% off with code: CRAFTYFRIENDS20

Have an awesome day!
Bye for now,
Maria




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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Hugs to You My Friend!

Hey everybody! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day. Today I've got a pretty watercolored card for you using a stamp set from the Gray Muse. I got this stamp set forever ago, started watercoloring it a little after that and finally came back and finished it recently. Do any of you have limited time to craft and have to keep returning to projects to get them finished? It feels like my MO these days.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #graymuse, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #card, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #handmade, #crafty, #papercraft, #art, #color, #watercolor, #flowers, #hugs,

Anyhow, I stamped this gorgeous image onto Arches cold press watercolor paper using Hero Arts INTENS-ified black ink which works well with both watercolor and copics. I used my new (hahaha, I got them in November but haven't had a chance to use them) Karin watercolor markers and a paintbrush to watercolor this. I love the bright, vibrant ink colors.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #graymuse, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #card, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #handmade, #crafty, #papercraft, #art, #color, #watercolor, #flowers, #hugs,

I wanted the "hugs" sentiment to really pop so I used my Sparkle Spray from Tonic Studios as watercolor to color it in. In real life it sparkles and has a little dimension since I painted it on thick. The sentiment strip is from another Gray Muse stamp set and is heat embossed in white on black cardstock. 
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #graymuse, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #card, #cardmaking, #cardmaker, #handmade, #crafty, #papercraft, #art, #color, #watercolor, #flowers, #hugs,

Ok guys, I'm supposed to be studying for a final exam in my advanced anatomy class (it's tomorrow-yikes) so I had better scoot on out of here. I hope you all have the best day and I'll catch you back here soon!

Maria

PS: I just realized that Simon Says Stamp has an Anything Goes Wednesday challenge going on! It's been forever since I've been able to play along and I'm excited to join their challenge this week! Check out their fun challenge by clicking HERE!





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Friday, August 30, 2019

Tonic Studios Flora Background colored with Nuvo Alcohol Markers

#maria willis, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #tonicstudiosgardenparty, #nuvo, Flora background stamp, nuvoalchol markers, #flowers, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards,


Hello everybody! Today I am sharing some fun coloring with Nuvo Alcohol Markers. These markers come in sets of three which make it really easy to pick some great coloring combos. Personally, I love mixing and matching my own color combinations to try to achieve a dramatic look with my coloring.
#maria willis, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #tonicstudiosgardenparty, #nuvo, Flora background stamp, nuvoalchol markers, #flowers, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards,

I started off by stamping the Flora Background stamp onto Craft Perfect Smooth White cardstock with Black Shadow Ink. This ink allows you to either watercolor or use alcohol inks without the risk of your stamped image smearing. This paper is one of my favorite papers for coloring with alcohol inks as it absorbs the ink and allows the colors to blend smoothly. 
#maria willis, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #tonicstudiosgardenparty, #nuvo, Flora background stamp, nuvoalchol markers, #flowers, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards,

Next I colored in my image with a variety of Nuvo Alcohol Markers from five different sets. Here are the colors that I used:
  • Flowers: 373,374,375, 379
  • Leaves: 410, 412, 416, 417
  • Background: 360, 363
I colored one petal/leaf at a time starting with the lightest color. Then I added shading in getting progressively darker as I went along. I went back over my coloring again with the lighter colors to make sure my colors were smoothly blended.
#maria willis, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #tonicstudiosgardenparty, #nuvo, Flora background stamp, nuvoalchol markers, #flowers, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards,

When my whole image was colored I cut it out and adhered it my black card base with foam tape. I added a heat embossed sentiment from Celebrate Sentiments and popped that up too. To finish my card off I added Nuvo Crystal Drops in Metallic-Mustard Gold.
#maria willis, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #tonicstudiosgardenparty, #nuvo, Flora background stamp, nuvoalchol markers, #flowers, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards,

This background stamp is really amazing and can be colored in so many different ways. In case you missed it, here's another card I made with this set from a couple of weeks ago. Click HEREif you'd like to visit the post for details.
#maria willis, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #tonicstudiosgardenparty, #nuvo, Flora background stamp, nuvoalchol markers, #flowers, #color, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #diy, #handmade, #handmadecards,


That's it for today you all. Thank you so much for joining me. If you have any questions please leave a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as possible As always, the links to the products that I've used today are linked below in case you'd like to take a closer look at them.

Have an amazing weekend you all!

Maria


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Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Crafty Friends Blog Hop: Concord & Ninth

Hey you guys! Guess what? I've got some really exciting news for you... Today is the debut of a fantastic new blog hop called the Crafty Friends Blog Hop! This group of insanely talented crafters will be getting together on the 20th of each month to bring you all some crafty goodness. Every month we will be focusing on a different company and this month it is none other than the fabulous Concord & 9th which is perfect because they are having their Fourth Birthday this month! Happy Birthday Concord & 9th! They are celebrating their birthday with Giveaways, incentives and sales so be sure to head over there to join in the fun.

DISCOUNT: 

Concord & 9th is such an amazing company and they have generously given us a 20% Off Discount code to share with you! So, if you'd like to do a little crafty shopping head on over to  Concord & 9th and use discount code: CRAFTYFRIENDS20  to get 20% Off of your order between now and August 22nd. 
For today's cards I decided to pull out an old favorite of mine called Just Love from Concord & 9th. I've shared cards before using this gorgeous set but the possibilities for this stamp and die bundle are endless and I couldn't resist pulling it out again.  I made two cards. One card is bright and bold and the second is shimmery and soft. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
This card is my favorite of the two as I love bright, happy colors. I used my Nuvo Shimmer Powders to watercolor my embossed image. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut out the floral image so that I could mount it onto some colored cardstock. I also die cut the large "Love" sentiment out of black cardstock three times and glued the layers together. After coating the top layer in a thick coat of Nuvo Crystal Glaze I adhered the dimensional sentiment to my card.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
On my second card I used the same image and heat embossed it in clear onto watercolor paper. This time I used a combination of my Daniel Smith watercolors and my Nuvo Shimmer Powders to watercolor the image. Again I tripled up my sentiment but this time I decided to keep it simple and I did not gloss it up.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
I finished off both of my cards by splattering the backgrounds with watercolor or gesso. Then I added embellishments to each of them as a final touch.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
This is such a great set for so many reasons but one of them is that it is great for beginning colorists. The small flowers and leaves on this set provide a great opportunity for learning to shade and to color blend no matter what your favorite medium is (Alcohol markers, pencils, watercolors, etc...). So, if you're looking for a great new set this might be the one you're looking for... and at 20% off remember to pick up the dies too!
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #concord&9th, #craftyfriends, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #craft, #create, #art, #handmade, #handmadecards, #love, #flowers, #watercolor, #tonicstudios, #tonicstudiosusa, #nuvo, #nuvoshimmerpowder,
Click here to shop Concord & 9th at 20% Off until 8/22/2019.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you will hop along with the rest of the hop to see all of the amazing Concord & 9th inspiration that we have for you today. If you're interested in checking out any of the products that I've used today I will link to them at the bottom of my post.

Next up on this hop is the amazing Becky Roberts!
Have a great day! See you back here soon,
Maria



CRAFTY FRIENDS BLOG ROLL:

Jenny Hall
Tanya Boser
Ilina Crouse
Maria Willis : You are HERE.
Becky Roberts : Next in hop.
Sandi MacIver
Sue Plote
Sara Finkey Sherlock
Lydia Fiedler
Jill Hilliard
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Copic Coloring with Waffle Flowers Gorgeous Magnolia

Hi everybody! I hope you had a great weekend filled with relaxation and crafty time. I spent most of my weekend sifting through our house and packing boxes as we are getting ready to move. Moving is a lot of work but it feels so good to purge and get rid of things that we don't need. That being said, I am looking forward to when I can spend my free time getting crafty again! 

I bought this Magnolia stamp from Waffle Flower quite some time ago and hadn't had time to have fun with it. I finally busted it out along with my copics for some coloring.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #waffleflowercrafts, #magnolia, #flowers, #card, #handmade, #handmadecards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #tonicstudios, #simonsaysstamp,

First, I'm going to have to apologize because I can't tell you exactly which color markers I used for this. Since we are moving I am making a huge effort to keep organized and put things away. Unfortunately, I put the markers that I used away before I could make note of which ones they were. I can tell you that I used a mix of V's, B's, BG's, and R's for the flowers... I love mixing unexpected color combos to see if I can get them to blend well.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #waffleflowercrafts, #magnolia, #flowers, #card, #handmade, #handmadecards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #tonicstudios, #simonsaysstamp,

After coloring the flowers and leaves I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and adhere them to my card base which was blended with Distress Oxides. I popped some of them up on foam adhesive to give the card more dimension. I also popped the sentiment up on foam tape.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #waffleflowercrafts, #magnolia, #flowers, #card, #handmade, #handmadecards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #tonicstudios, #simonsaysstamp,

To finish my card off and give it some sparkle I used my Glitter Gloss pen from Tonic Studios to color in the flower petals. You can just barely see the sparkle in the picture below but in real life the shimmer is fantastic. I also added some sequins from Simon Says Stamp (Moonshine) to give it a little bit more magic.
#cardbomb, #mariawillis, #waffleflowercrafts, #magnolia, #flowers, #card, #handmade, #handmadecards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #papercraft, #color, #copics, #copicmarkers, #distressoxides, #timholtz, #tonicstudios, #simonsaysstamp,

That's it for today you guys! It's late here in California and I've got to get to work in the morning so I'm off to bed now. I hope you all have a fantastic day and I'll be back here soon with another card. Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Maria


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Monday, April 1, 2019

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Sweet Violet Release Blog Hop + Giveaway




Hello, and welcome to Altenew's April 2019 Build-A-Flower: Sweet Violet Release Blog Hop! You may be starting the hop here with me or you may have come from the super talented TaeEun Yoo.  Either way, I'm so glad you're joining us!  Today Altenew is launching a new Build-A-Flower set called Sweet Violet and it is amazing! The new release is sold as either the Sweet Violet stamp set alone, or, the Sweet Violet & Ink Bundle (5% discount-woot!). Just in case you didn't know, Altenew offers a subscription plan for the Monthly Build-A-Flower Release! Subscribers receive a discount and will never miss out on the fun. If you'd like more info on the Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription please click HERE. Here's a look at this month's bundle...The stamp set is beautiful and I love the ink colors! 



For today's card I decided to use the outline image of the larger flower to stamp multiple times on Arches cold press water color paper. I stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed the image in white. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #sweetviolet, #buildaflower

Next I used my Tropical Fiesta Watercolor Brush Markers to color in the flowers. Believe it or not I only used two colors on this card: Purple Wine and Turquoise. After coloring the flowers, I used the same two colors to watercolor a more subtle looking background. To do this I coated the background in water and added color to the water letting it disperse into soft, beautiful shades. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #sweetviolet, #buildaflower
After watercoloring the background I used Altenew's Mega Friend Die and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set to finish off my card front. After adhering the large "friend" die I popped the "happy birthday" up on foam strips to finish off the sentiment. The last thing I did was to add some texture on the background with some Tonic Nuvo Dream Drops.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #sweetviolet, #buildaflower

Alright, that is all for today folks! Well, aside from the prizes that is... See below for the details of Altenew's ridiculously generous giveaways! If you'd like to be included in a chance for a $15 give-a-way right here on my blog all you need to do is leave me a comment below. Thanks for taking the time to hop along with us today! You can continue the hop by heading over to 


 If you're interested in adding any of the products I've used today to your own crafty stash I am 
adding links products below.

Have an amazing day!
Maria

Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and the other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 4/9/2019.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 4/9/2019.
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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, and welcome to Altenew's March 2019 Tropical Fiesta Watercolor Brush Markers Release Blog Hop! You may be starting the hop here with me or you may have come from the super talented Nicole Picadura. Either way, I'm so glad you're joining us!  Today Altenew is launching a new set of Watercolor Brush Markers called Tropical Fiesta and they are amazing (check them out HERE)! The colors in this set are so vibrant and alive that once I picked them up and started playing I just could not put them down. That means that today I've got three cards and video tutorial for you.

For my first card I used the watercolor markers and a sheet of acetate to lay down color in a stamped image. I figured out a way to do this that enabled me to apply the color to the image exactly where I wanted it and still get a loose water color look (video tutorial below). The gorgeous floral image is from a set called Forever and Always. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,

After putting down my first layer of color with acetate I added more layers of color using the Altenew brush pens and a paint brush. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,

After I was done painting I used a fine tipped sharpie and a white gel pen to add in some extra details. I love doing this to add some extra depth and highlights to my work. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,

I cut the watercolored image out with a deckled edge die and popped it up on my card base with foam tape. Then I added sequins and a heat embossed sentiment from the Wonderland stamp set.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,

These new Altenew watercolor brush pens are so much fun to work with. Not only are the colors striking and gorgeous but they blend together like a dream. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,

Heres that video video tutorial I promised you. Enjoy!





For my second card I used the same acetate technique as I did on the first card. I wanted you to see that the acetate technique can stand alone and make a very striking card. Again, I used acetate to apply the watercolor to the stamped image for a loose watercolor affect. On the first card I made I went back in and added a ton of extra detail and painting. On this card I added a just a little bit of extra color and then left it alone.

#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,

After the watercolor was dry I added a sentiment, black splatters and some black rhinestones. This card came together quickly and easily and I will definitely be using this technique again. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color, #video, #videotutorial,



My third card is very different from my first two. Both the floral image and sentiment are from the Beautiful Blossoms stamp set and are heat embossed in silver.  On this card I watercolored straight onto the card using both a wet paintbrush and the watercolor markers.
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color,

This paper is different from the watercolor paper I used on my first two cards. I used Arches cold pressed on the previous cards and as this image was given to me at Creativation I'm not certain what brand the paper is. I did notice that the ink handled differently on this paper. Whatever paper you are using in your craft room it's a good idea to take your new watercolor brush pens for a test drive on a scrap of paper so that you know how they will perform on that paper. The markers worked really well on this paper too. I did notice that I had to work a little more quickly to get a smooth blend with this paper (this is not a problem you just have to know your paper).
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color,

On this card the embossing helped to keep my colors in place because the image was slightly raised. This can be helpful when you are adding shading to each petal and you are too impatient to wait for each petal to dry before moving onto the next one. Once again I have to say how well these colors work together and blend to make new, gorgeous colors. 
#mariawillis, #cardbomb, #altenew, #watercolorbrushmarkers, #watercolor, #flowers, #cards, #stamp, #ink, #paper, #art, #papercraft, #cardmaker, #color,


Alright folks, that's all I've got for today but before you head over to Kymona Tracey's blog be sure to enter the Giveaway below! All you have to do is comment and you could win a $40 gift certificate. All details are below as are links to the products I've used today and links to all of the incredibly talented artists who are participating in this hop today.

Have an amazing day!
Maria



Prizes
-Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, March 28th for a chance to win.
-We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/31/2019. So leave me a comment for your chance to win!

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