Happy Tuesday y'all, are you ready for a new challenge from SUO Challenges?
'Cause here it is!
I had to think about this one for a while because I don't really think I do a lot of techniques per se. I mean, does coloring with Blends count as a technique? (Maybe not the way I do it, I know there are a lot of way more incredible alcohol marker artists out there.) But as it happened, when I made this card back in June (I was working ahead, knowing that we were moving to Colorado in July), I had done a couple of cards with watercoloring. My StazOn stamp pad is bone-dry at the moment, so I have to use something different to stamp with. Memento ink is great for alcohol markers but not watercoloring, so I like to ink up my outline stamp with Versamark, then whatever color I want for the outline, stamp it, and then emboss with clear embossing powder. (Here is a card where I used different colors for the outlines so you can see what I mean.)
So having chosen my technique, I needed to choose a stamp set, and here's what I made:
I totally love Musical Jamboree, which is hiding out on page 125 of the catalog. This singing coyote and his musical compatriots just make me smile every time. So I used Versamark plus Early Espresso to stamp the coyote and the campfire, embossed with clear EP, and then went to town watercoloring everything. Basic White isn't a great choice if you want your watercolors to actually blend, but it worked for the style I was going for on this card and I am particularly proud of the freckly texture on the coyote's fur. So there's my technique!
I hope y'all have lots of techniques to share with us on the SUO Challenges blog, I'm always down to learn new things. Have fun!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Musical Jamboree
Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso, Pebbled Patch, Peach Pie, Lost Lagoon, Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Misty Moonlight
Paper: Pebbled Path, Gray Granite, Thick Basic White, Lily Pond Lane DSP Stack
Accessories: Deckled Rectangles dies, clear EP, Dimensionals, In Color Shimmer Gems
2 comments:
I absolutely love your card, everything about it, from the coloring to DSP choices.
I had never thought about using Versamark and heat embossing to create the outline for my watercoloring. I'm going to have to try that. Thanks!
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