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Post by grammadee on Oct 8, 2020 21:47:34 GMT
I have been having fun "painting" snowdrifts on my Christmas cards with Oxides. I have applied some ink to a splash mat, then used a water brush to squirt a few drops onto it and mix it a bit, then apply the liquid in swoops onto white or light blue backgrounds.
Is there anything else I could water colour like this? Nothing too techniqu-y, as I am terrible at traditional painting. But my drifts DO look like a reasonable representation of the real things.
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Post by msliz on Oct 8, 2020 22:02:13 GMT
I hope you'll post some of what you make!
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Post by grammadee on Oct 8, 2020 23:34:28 GMT
I hope you'll post some of what you make! Here is the card I made today.
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Post by msliz on Oct 8, 2020 23:43:21 GMT
Beautiful !!!
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Post by joblackford on Oct 9, 2020 1:56:46 GMT
That’s great. I guess you know all too well what snowdrifts look like!
It’s a quick way to color stamped images. You don’t have to be precise or tidy with it if you choose the right stamps. Something loose and floral, perhaps. Or something where you just need the suggestion of color. You can always come back in with colored pencils to add a little more detail.
You could also make your own patterned papers - maybe loose polka dots or plaids. I’m thinking smaller pieces, like for card backgrounds.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 9, 2020 3:28:21 GMT
That’s great. I guess you know all too well what snowdrifts look like! It’s a quick way to color stamped images. You don’t have to be precise or tidy with it if you choose the right stamps. Something loose and floral, perhaps. Or something where you just need the suggestion of color. You can always come back in with colored pencils to add a little more detail. You could also make your own patterned papers - maybe loose polka dots or plaids. I’m thinking smaller pieces, like for card backgrounds. I am always fascinated by the winter sky. Hoping I could figure out how to recreate this sky (from something I found on Pinterest) with Oxides & a brush? The branches are pen strokes, and then red berries could be added, or glitter for snow...
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Post by steakgoddess on Oct 9, 2020 4:57:40 GMT
That’s beautiful!
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Post by hmp on Oct 9, 2020 5:58:13 GMT
That’s a beautiful card!
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Post by austnscrapaddict on Oct 9, 2020 12:43:00 GMT
beautiful!!!
I watercolored different shades of green in small swipes and then used tree die cuts to cut them. I'm adding these to cards, but they pale in comparison to yours.
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Post by grammadee on Oct 9, 2020 15:52:16 GMT
beautiful!!! I watercolored different shades of green in small swipes and then used tree die cuts to cut them. I'm adding these to cards, but they pale in comparison to yours. In the slimline card, I didn't paint the trees. They were on the pp. I simply added the snow shadows. And the tree in the foreground was fussy cut from the P13 sheet of icons.
Would love to see your water colour trees. I have tried that a bit with paints. Thinking I might try those with Oxides as well...
And I had nothing to do with that bottom pic. I found it on Pinterest and wondered if I could do something like that myself. Had planned to try it today, but I think today is getting away from me, so may not get to it until next week.
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Post by peasandthanku on Oct 9, 2020 18:12:10 GMT
I have been having fun "painting" snowdrifts on my Christmas cards with Oxides. I have applied some ink to a splash mat, then used a water brush to squirt a few drops onto it and mix it a bit, then apply the liquid in swoops onto white or light blue backgrounds.
Is there anything else I could water colour like this? Nothing too techniqu-y, as I am terrible at traditional painting. But my drifts DO look like a reasonable representation of the real things.
you can do this with any of your water based inks - regular distress inks, stampin up inks, any thing as long as it is not a permanent ink like Stazon or Archival. And your card is beautiful! |
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Post by joblackford on Oct 10, 2020 2:51:40 GMT
That’s great. I guess you know all too well what snowdrifts look like! It’s a quick way to color stamped images. You don’t have to be precise or tidy with it if you choose the right stamps. Something loose and floral, perhaps. Or something where you just need the suggestion of color. You can always come back in with colored pencils to add a little more detail. You could also make your own patterned papers - maybe loose polka dots or plaids. I’m thinking smaller pieces, like for card backgrounds. I am always fascinated by the winter sky. Hoping I could figure out how to recreate this sky (from something I found on Pinterest) with Oxides & a brush? The branches are pen strokes, and then red berries could be added, or glitter for snow...
That looks like a good next step up from snow banks. I hope you have time to try it soon. You could use a sky background like that with all kinds of stamps or die cuts too. Really lovely for holiday cards. Good luck! |
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Post by grammadee on Oct 10, 2020 4:26:27 GMT
That’s great. I guess you know all too well what snowdrifts look like! It’s a quick way to color stamped images. You don’t have to be precise or tidy with it if you choose the right stamps. Something loose and floral, perhaps. Or something where you just need the suggestion of color. You can always come back in with colored pencils to add a little more detail. You could also make your own patterned papers - maybe loose polka dots or plaids. I’m thinking smaller pieces, like for card backgrounds. What inks do you use for stamping if you are going to watercolour the image? Or do you heat emboss before painting? |
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Post by FurryP on Oct 10, 2020 4:33:23 GMT
Wow, I'm super impressed. Those are beautiful!
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Post by kellyr21 on Oct 10, 2020 5:08:01 GMT
Awesome work! I am impressed with your technique and desire to try some new things. Just beautiful!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Oct 10, 2020 8:34:41 GMT
Your snowdrift card is fantastic! So beautiful!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2020 12:26:21 GMT
Your snowdrifts are beautiful!
Last year I did a bunch of cards for a swap and I took a bunch of pieces of watercolor paper and did random water colors on them. I brushed some with ink refills and a water brush and then some I did that smooshing technique. Set them aside to dry and then die cut a bunch of snowflakes. I was surprised in the variety of how the watercolor turned out. Seemed to have more to do with the water/ink ratio and if the paper was wet before you applied, than anything.
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Post by joblackford on Oct 10, 2020 13:48:02 GMT
That’s great. I guess you know all too well what snowdrifts look like! It’s a quick way to color stamped images. You don’t have to be precise or tidy with it if you choose the right stamps. Something loose and floral, perhaps. Or something where you just need the suggestion of color. You can always come back in with colored pencils to add a little more detail. You could also make your own patterned papers - maybe loose polka dots or plaids. I’m thinking smaller pieces, like for card backgrounds. What inks do you use for stamping if you are going to watercolour the image? Or do you heat emboss before painting? I use Versafine Onyx Black for everything. I have some black archival ink but I don’t like staining my stamps with it. Heat embossing clear over black definitely helps everything stand out better though, especially with oxides, which can cover up the stamping and make everything look a bit dull. Some people go over the stamped line with a permanent black pen when they’re done to make it stand out better, but I think heat embossing beforehand is easier. |
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Post by melanieg on Oct 10, 2020 19:30:15 GMT
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Post by craftgranny on Oct 17, 2020 14:28:53 GMT
I like using Oxides and Distress Inks for water coloring! Those cards are just beautiful!
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Post by gizzy on Oct 17, 2020 14:41:06 GMT
Cute card! I hadn't thought of using oxides to watercolor with, can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.
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