Easy No-Line Watercolor + 30 Day Coloring Challenge Blog Hop!
Hello to all our creative, coloring friends! It’s Nina-Marie here with you today, as I am going to be sharing some easy, no-line watercolor inspiration with you. I’ll be featuring some of our Simon exclusive sets, including the ever popular, Even More Spring Flowers stamp set!
Today’s inspiration is also part of Kathy Racoosin’s 30 Day Coloring Challenge blog hop. But this isn’t just any blog hop… this is celebrating her 10th CHALLENGE! TEN! Can you believe that? We are SO excited for Kathy, and love how she encourages all of us to color and relax, even if it is only for just a short amount of time. WAY TO GO KATHY!
Here’s a look at the card I have colored and created for the blog hop! While this card appears extremely detailed, and even perhaps a bit challenging, I’m here to tell you that it is really quite easy! If you watch the video below, I’ll walk you through the steps and show you that YOU can do this too.
All of the flowers in my scene are from our Simon exclusives, More Spring Flowers and Even More Spring Flowers. I stamped each one with colored inks that coordinate with the watercolor shades I planned on using. Speaking of watercolors, I used Prima’s watercolor confections. However, you can use whatever watercolors you would like for this technique.
I’ve needed thank you cards lately, so I’m adding more to my stash by using our Simon exclusive, Big Thanks word die, which is paired with a supporting sentiment from My Favorite Things’ Grateful for You stamp set. I cut the thanks word from Tonic Studios mirror cardstock.
Please be sure to watch the video to see how creating a card like this can actually be rather simple! And keep on reading for more details on this fantastic, 30 Day Coloring Challenge blog hop!
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This is absolutely amazing Nina!!! Always blown away with your talent
This is such a beautiful card! I actually initially thought it was done with coloured pencils… what a lovely soft look you’ve achieved with watercolours! Must be all those layers you added!
I still don’t think I could create a card as gorgeous as yours… even after watching the video. Such a work of art!
Nina’s colouring blew me away. I love these stamp sets that Nina used, will have to go into my wishlist.
I want to learn to watercolor so bad. This is beautiful.
wow! Such a striking card! Exquisite coloring!!
Your flower coloring is just gorgeous!
just luv no-line coloring. thanks for the fun tip to stamp with an ink equivalent to the base color. I’m going to try that next! beauiful card!
Nina this card is so colorful and beautiful Thought it was a bought card when I first saw it but even better.
Beautiful card, as always! I so enjoy watching you color. I have not tried the no line coloring yet; you make it look so easy.
Beautiful card. Love your watercolor and colored pencil work. Also, the extra details you added.
Beautiful coloring, as always, Nina.
A wonderful card. I don’t know though, I’m such a newbie at this, I just don’t think my card would come out looking like yours! ?
Your card is beautiful! I thought it looked great after you water colored it but then you added the pencil detail and it really made a difference. So pretty.
Beautiful coloring. Thanks for the tips.
This is amazing! Will definitely check out your video!
Stunning! Just love how you did that!
Wow!!! Nina’s colouring is simply stunning! I’m off to watch the video now!
Absolutely gorgeous card and amazing coloring!
This card is stunning! You made it look so easy to watercolor and then fill in details with colored pencils. I’m going to give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration!
Your coloring is AMAZING! Thank you for the video – it is very inspirational. Gorgeous card.
WOW! Stunning! So So pretty. Wish I had Nina’s mad colouring skills to be able to duplicate this card.
What a spectacular card that looks like it took hours to make. Thanks for sharing the technique video.
Stunningly beautiful!! It brighten up my day (it’s rainy and grey right now).
Loving this 30 day coloring challenge! I will try to color whenever I can.
Beautiful floral card :)
What an unbelieveble beautiful card! Great all those colours; make me smile!
This is so incredibly beautiful. I love seeing the coloring process. I so often follow the stop-before-you-ruin-it philosophy so I don’t achieve the depth and beauty you have achieved here. I thank you for the video.
Woah, this is beyond amazing!! <3
Such a gorgeous card! I’m going to have to try this technique.
Such a beautiful card thanks for sharing!
Your card is so bright and happy. Thanks for sharing.
Just stunning! You make it look so easy but your skill level is wayyyyy above mine I’m thinking! Thank you for the great tips!
Wow! Stunning! Thanks for the tips – I haven’t been brave enough to try no-line coloring of any variety.
Your floral card is just gorgeous! Thanks for the video.
Nina, I just saw your fun summer post and now you wow me with this wonderful flower stamp coloring job! You have amazing talent and I think I have said it before but you could sell these and make a fortune! Your cards are spectacular and I am in awe that you stamped each flower in a different color. Looking forward to watching that on the treadmill tonight! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us!!!
Ok, I am blown away by how gorgeous your watercoloring is. I don’t even have words to express just how the finished image touches my heart and makes me happy. I doubt I will ever be able to paint like that, but I will say that the video did make it look easier. Not easy, just easier
What a beautiful card!
This card is gorgeous!
Your card is so amazing. I love how you say it’s easy. I will be watching your video to see if it can help make water coloring easier for me!
Gorgeous card! Still I will have to watch your video a couple more times before I try it out :p
I never would have thought to color my flowers in the colors of ink that I was going to watercolor them, what an awesome idea!! I always thought of no-line watercoloring as using a light ink! I love this idea so much better because you can actually see the ink!! I bought the watercolor palette you suggested for my Prima’s and Jane Davenports and they fit perfectly and my hubby cut a piece of wood to put in the top so they don’t move around, instead of using washi tape. I love my new palette. The only ones that wouldn’t fit in were my Shimmering Lights and the extra metallics and all the duplicates I put into an extra palette. So thank you for the awesome suggestion. I love the card and hope to do something like that. I love those Simon stamps!! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous!!!! Your no line coloring is Amazing! Such an inspiration!
Wow!! Stunning card!! It is sooo gorgeous!!
OMG! Absolutely Geogorgous!
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Very pretty card! Amazing coloring!!
Absolutely simply stunning.
Your colouring is amazing! Your card is gorgeous! I wish I had more patience when watercolouring! Xx
Absolutely amazing!