Watercolouring On Kraft

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 linda4 Comments

Aileen asked if I used any water or just watercolour pencil on this card, posted yesterday, and i did use a damp brush. i’ve also used twinkling H2Os on kraft but she wondered about inktense pencils so i did an experiment today and wanted to share my results. disclaimer: this is my personal opinion only and is just for fun.

i used three different brands of kraft paper: neenah desert storm, the paper cut and recollections, all cut to A2 size (4.25 x 5.5″) and all coloured on this very overcast rainy day.

here is the amount of inktense pencil i used on each of the three: COPYRIGHT LINDA @ SNAILZPACE.WORDPRESS.COM

this is the result of blending with a damp brush:

inktense wet desert storm

here i’ve used similar colours of twinkling H2Os:

i found the recollections paper did pill, probably because it’s a darker shade and needed more colouring to show. my favourite is the desert storm for the opposite reason; it shows the intensity of the colours better. you still can’t blend, layer or lift colours as in traditional watercolouring and both watercolour and inktense pencils blend well dry, but if you want to use a damp brush on kraft, it’ll work with small images.

my favourite watercolouring medium, no surprise, is twinkling H2Os; i found they blended more easily, even though the recollections still pilled.

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Flying High

June 26, 2015 linda7 Comments

you might remember that on day 4 of kathy’s 30 day colouring challenge, i posted this sky that i painted with watercolour paints:

watercolour sky

i wasn’t sure what i wanted to do with it; i just love painting skies. but since then i acquired a house mouse stamp set that i thought was perfect. this is what it looks like now that i added more colour with twinkling H2Os and cropped it.

housemousekite

so, this is for day 26.

i’d also like to submit this card to the House-Mouse…and friends Challenge CODE HMFMC196 for the anything goes option, although i imagine the bunny would be flying high if he were celebrating.

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Buzzing By

June 8, 2015 linda8 Comments

i managed to create a third and final card for the pretty pink posh watercoloring blog hop that ends today; wow, so much inspiration.

inky antics bee

i watercoloured this cute inky antics bee image and mat with distress inks, winsor & newton watercolour paints and faber castell watercolour pencils and used wink of stella clear brush on her wings. the background was just as much fun as colouring the image; i sponged through the chicken wire stencil with distress inks and popped the image on foam tape. i used one of the sentiments from the same set to finish it off.

i’m also playing along with kathy racoosin’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 8.

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More Magnolias

June 6, 2015June 16, 2015 linda13 Comments

can you tell i love magnolias? for today’s card i used a different magnolia image from altenew’s magnolias for her clear stamp set.

altenew.magnolia

i masked the first flower and deliberately stamped them close to the deckle edge of the watercolour paper and watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and winsor & newton watercolour paints; this is my second creation for the pretty pink posh watercoloring blog hop where you’ll find plenty of inspiration and prizes.

i’m also playing along with kathy racoosin’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 6 for me. what a lofty goal i set to participate every day since i watercolour some images over several days and then take forever to create a card for the image. you’d think that after 19 years of severe RA i’d accept my limitations. maybe one day.

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Watercoloured Magnolia

June 5, 2015June 16, 2015 linda30 Comments

today i’d like to share a card i created as a result of a happy accident that features some of the magnolia images and a sentiment from altenew’s magnolias for her clear stamp set.

magnolia on kraft

edited: i discovered i could watercolour with twinkling H2Os on kraft, lightly sponged around the edges and through a stencil; the sentiment is die cut and popped on foam tape on ribbon. i’m playing along with day one of the pretty pink posh watercoloring blog hop where you’ll find plenty of inspiration, prizes and some discount offers that end tomorrow.

i’m also playing along with kathy racoosin’s 30 day colouring challenge, day 5; happily, today, i actually completed a card, which is always the most difficult because i’m happiest when i’m just watercolouring.

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Day 4 – 30 Day Colouring Challenge

June 4, 2015June 5, 2015 linda5 Comments

i’m playing along with kathy racoosin’s 30 day colouring challenge to spend at least 5 minutes a day doing what makes you happy – colouring! as i mentioned yesterday, i may not be able to complete a card a day due to time constraints, my RA and generally, just because i’m a slow card maker.

this is all i had time for today – i painted a sky with watercolour paints to use as a background.

watercolour sky