Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Shimmer Distress Crayon Watercolor + Art Impressions
Hello crafty friends! Its Nina-Marie back again this week with a new Studio Monday video for you!
Are you a watercolor fan? I sure am! Today I thought I would use my Tim Holtz Distress Crayons with the ADORABLE new Nuts About You stamp set and do just that! I love the unpredictability of how watercolor goes onto a paper and dries; much less controllable than markers or pencils. Because Distress Crayons are a water reactive pigment, they are great for a variety of techniques that include watercoloring.
I wanted to step up the watercolor look however and create a subtle shimmer over top of my card background. You could do this many ways, including but not limited to:
- using a shimmer spray
- a glitter brush
- adding Perfect Pearls to water
I thought it would be fun however to see the Tonic Studios Nuvo Embellishment Mousse used as the shimmer inside of a spray mist bottle. You can use any type of spray bottle you have on hand; I had a few empty travel-size bottles in my studio, so I used one of those.
To create the shimmer spray, I filled my mister bottle about halfway with clean water. I then took the end of a paintbrush and dropped in two generously-sized scoops of the Peony Pink embellishment mousse. The amount of shimmer you have on your project when you spray the bottle will depend on how much mousse you add to the water. If you use just a small amount, you will have a very subtle, faint shimmer; the more mousse you add, the more prominent the shimmer will be. At two scoops of shimmer, mine was pretty easy to see in person as it caught the light. It is subtle, but still easily seen. I would suggest adding a bit more shimmer to the water if you want a more visible shimmer.
Also note that the shimmer will not be full-on glitter. It will instead be more of a metallic/pearlized shimmer. But I think the subtly is what makes it so gorgeous! Unfortunately, because it is subtle, it was harder to capture in the video and photos after it had dried on my project. I’ll show you a few angles in the video and hopefully you will get the idea of how it looks, because it is indeed very pretty in real life!
You’ll notice the two die sets I used in today’s card; the cute postage stamp edging is made with the Postage Stamps nesting die set from Hero Arts; and the hearts are from an-oldie-but-goodie favorite of mine by Simon Says Stamp (the Holiday Shapes die).
The video below covers the creating of this card from start to finish, so you’ll want to check it out to see all the details! Also something I’d like to point out: while this card has more of a “Valentine’s Day” overture to it, you could adjust the colors a bit to make it a love themed card that could be used year round. Love cards are always handy to have around for mailing to someone you care about!
Thanks for visiting with me today… a lot was covered in this post and video! I hope you have been inspired to either use this Nuts About You stamp set by Art Impressions, try out some Distress Crayon watercoloring, or make your own shimmer spray! I will be seeing you again next week for the next installment of Studio Monday… until then, have a great week! :D
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What a treat to see products I’m interested in being used and explained…love that!
Wonderful project…terrific video. Thanks very much.
So pretty!
Great card and products! :)
This card is so adorable – love the little scene you created:)
Oh wow… The cuteness!!! Such a darling sweet card!!!
So stinkin’ cuuuuute! Really sweet!
What a lovely card!!! I LOVE the background and the distress crayon watercoloring of the squirrels! Thank you for the great techniques that you’ve shared with this video! They are so inspiring!
Just adorable! Thank you for the video – it’s a great inspiration.
Thanks for showing the distress crayons in action.
Whimsy fun with the distress crayons.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
This card just has me smiling out loud!!!
Great way to use embellishment mousse! Thanks for sharing.
Very pretty card :) thanks for the video tutorial on how to use distress crayons for water coloring. Loved it !
Cheers
preety
Such a cute card and a great video. Thanks so much. :)
Goodness my, how adorable is that?! So so cute!
Thanks for the video! What a fun technique with beautiful results!
I love Art Impression stamps. They always have such funny images and sentiments. These squirrels are adorable. Thanks for sharing.
Such a cute card!
Fabulous card; I’m still smiling at how cute it is! I’m such an animal fanatic and those two little critters are so animated and cute! LOVE! And, the sentiment is just adorable too! Nicely done!!!
Never used distress crayons but looks like fun. Great card!
Such a lovely card1
Really sweet. I love the background….it’s perfect!!! Absolutely must try this. Thanks so much. Great idea.
Super sweet. Love the painterly quality and the adorable critters
Another great stamp set and a beautiful card!I love the soft background and these cute critters!
This is so precious! I’m so glad you shared that postage die because I’ve been wanting to get it but couldn’t remember where I’d seen it. Thank you!
This is stunning, Nina! I love that embellishment moose; it gives such a lovely effect! Well done!
Oh my goodness! This is so ADORABLE! Thanks for the great video!
This is just SO cute Nina. There is always something we can do to salvage a project!
ADORABLE card!!! Made me smile:)
Adorable card I love the idea of making your own shimmer spray with the moouse.
What a sweet card! Thanks for the video!
What adorable squirrels! Love your card Nina and thanks for showing watercolouring with the distress crayons. I didn’t know they could be used this way!
Such a cute card! Really like the explanations on the mousse and crayons. Julie L
Love your card! Its so cute and I really like the distressed crayons..
WHAT AN ADORABLE IMAGE, Nina! Your water coloring is BEAUTIFUL TOO!LOOOOVE seeing you work with these Tim Holtz products! I DO LOVE water coloring! LOL You did a FABULOUS JOB on this SWEET VALENTINE! ;)
Thanks for the great video showing how you made this wonderful card! I love to see how products are used!!
Such an adorable card and a really great video tutorial too! I never would of though to use the shimmer mouse like this but I will defiantly give it a try now. I love the colours on this card and the organic shape the watercoloring created for the background.
Very cute card–love how you added the white dots to the critters!
What a cute card! Thanks for sharing tips on how to use the Distress Crayons and Nuvo Mousse. I was curious about these products and now I know!
Adorable! Love the colors!
These squirrels are so adorable!!
Enjoyed watching this video! Great techniques! I’m looking forward to trying the Nuvo mousse!
Cute card! Love the shimmer spray.
Super adorable card! Have to check out your video- thanks!
Sweet card! Love the coloring and the layers!
I love the brightness and adorableness you achieved with this card.
Very cute!
Cute cute card, thanks for the video!
Very cute. Love the background.