A Year of Techniques Blog Hop- Watercolor

Welcome to A Year of Card Techniques Blog Hop where each month we feature a different card technique. We’ve assembled a team of card makers who range from new to advanced, so you’ll see a great variety of cards and ideas.

For May, we are venturing into the world of watercolor.

There are so many watercoloring techniques available to us today; far too many to list here. But actions speak louder than words; so our team has worked with their favorite mediums to bring you lots of examples and loads of inspiration.

If you would like to check out our past technique hops, you can do that here:

• January-Shaving Cream Marbleizing
• February-So Sketchy
• March-no hop this month
• April-Stamp Set Showdown

We have an amazing sponsor this month, Jodie Park of Close to My Heart:

Please take a moment to check out the great products Close to My Heart has to offer. To visit Jodie on Facebook page, just click here.

And the awesome prize this month is cute stamp set:

We really appreciate feedback, so please leave a comment on each of the blogs in the hop today. One winner will be chosen from all comments on the hop as of May 26, 2017. The winner will be announced in our June hop; so be sure to come back next month.

And speaking of winners, the lucky hopper from last month is Golden Goddess Designs; picked by Random Name Picker. Congratulations! Please get in touch with last month’s sponsor, Wilma Payne at wpayne@email.com, by May 26th to claim your prize.

You should have arrived here from LISA's BLOG.

If you're visiting here first, you might want to start at the beginning so you don't miss a thing and increase your chances of winning by commenting on each blog.

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Ok Peeps, I want to share with you different watercolor techniques and tools that I love to use. Watercoloring is very easy and very forgiving aka you can't really mess up, lol.

Ok, My #1 Watercolor Technique!!!

Stamp your image with Versamark and use Embossing powder to heat emboss. This will help you keep your watercolor "in the lines" and no spread out. That is what I did for this card. 

~~~ used Tombow Markers in red & green and waterpen~~~

Now this card was NOT done recently but is my ALL TIME watercolor card.

I used brown Momento ink and used heat gun to make sure it was dry and not smear.   The clouds were so easy to do and the water just blended itself!  This was one of my first watercolor cards so see beginners can watercolor!

~~~ used Gansi Tambi WaterPaints and brushes~~~

For this card, I have a video already done showing the step by step on how I colored her. I have to say at least half of My Besties girls, I have watercolored.
 It is just that easy!

Here is the Video link: https://youtu.be/xge8o6UTR1M

~~~ Used Prima Watercolor Pencils and Water Pen~~~

Last but not least, here is a watercolor Bible Journal Page. IF you want to watercolor in your Bible, you have apply 2 coats of clear GESSO to the page first to seal it before you start with water. Once that dries, you are good to go!

Also after I watercolored AND it was dry, I went back with a Faber Castell Pitt Pen and retraced the image and words to make them darker.

~~~Used Gellatos and Tim Holtz Distress Markers with water pen and my fingers. Gellatos blend great with your fingers and water!~~~

So here are my hop projects showing different watercoloring:

Markers, Pencils, Paints, Gellatos

What do you like to watercolor with?

Hope you had fun and thanks for stopping by.

See you next month with another technique!

Now you’re off to visit with JODY.

Here’s the full line-up in case you get lost:

• Sharon
• Claudia
• Kim
• Wilma
• Jearise
• Amanda
• Card A Day Challenge Team
• Lisa Frederick
• Sandy Bell Hentzel - YOU ARE HERE
• Jodie Park - NEXT STOPhttp://stampin-jodie.blogspot.ca/2017/05/a-year-of-card-techniques-5-2017world.html?m=1
• Candy Spiegel
• Debbie Rumrill Bonczek