Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Zig Gem Watercolors on Dark Cardstock
Hello crafters! I am so thrilled to be back with a new video for you! I’ve got some super-fun Studio Monday videos planned for the next couple months and cannot wait to share them all with you!!
Today’s tutorial is going to touch on watercoloring with the oh-so-beautiful Zig Gems palette. Have you gotten to see or play with these new watercolors? The metallic jewel-tone colors are simply stunning, especially when you use them on dark colored cardstocks.
You could easily do this technique on black cardstock, but I fully admit that I am a color-girl! So in my case, I opted for Simon’s Soft Navy as my base cardstock.
These watercolors perform beautifully on darker surfaces; the vibrancy literally jumps off the paper! When you use these Zig Gem colors on lighter paper, you get a much softer and almost pastel effect. The photo below demonstrates the difference between dark and light surfaces. I personally really like the intensity you get with dark paper!
My card features images from a couple of new Pretty Pink Posh stamp sets; Pretty Petunias and Hummingbird Thanks. Each image is white heat embossed onto Soft Navy cardstock and then colored with the Zig Gem watercolors.
When I watercolor onto cardstock like this, I make sure to use as little water as possible so that I do not over saturate the paper. I also purposely did the white embossed outlines for two reasons:
- The colors will stay within the areas in which I place them because of the raised, embossed outlines. This makes the watercolor process easier since you don’t have to worry about adding color next to a wet area.
- White embossing shows up so much better on the dark paper, rather than a plain stamped image. It also gives each image an extra bit of “pop”!
Once the images were colored and dry, I cut each one out with the coordinating dies for each stamp set. I then began to layer them onto the navy card base with foam tape.
There is also a die cut sentiment featured on the card, which is also from Pretty Pink Posh! This stunning script Thank You was cut from one of my a gold satin-foil cardstock from Tonic Studios. You’ll also notice that there is an outline around the sentiment; if you watch the video I created for this card, you’ll see how I did that.
Finally, I added Nuvo Drops in the Gloss White color around my images to tie in a bit more of the white and create some depth for my scene.
I hope you will watch the video to see this card come together, as well as get a close up look at the beautiful Zig Gem watercolors! If you don’t have this palette of pretty jewel toned colors, you can find it here. I think you’ll have fun incorporating these watercolors into your upcoming projects!
Thanks so much for visiting with me today; I’ll be back next week with a brand new Studio Monday tutorial!
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Wow! Those Gem Watercolors look amazing!
Great and perfect result! So shiny these Gem watercolors!Love the pretty card!
I love your card, those watercolors are gorgeous! And so perfect for the hummingbirds.
Love those colors on the navy cardstock!
So Pretty!
Fabulous colors! Love your card, Nina-Marie!
Beautiful card! Love the chosen stamps and the dimension. Love the white embossing against these lovely colors. Thank you for showing the colors on both dark and white card stock.
gorgeous shine on this lovely card – must try these water colors:)
Wow…so pretty. I love how the Zig gem colors show on the dark paper.
Wow ! You did a pretty impressive job with the colours !! Congratulations !
What a stunning result on the dark card stock! Love this!
BEAUTIFUL COLORS!!!!!!!!!!
oh my theses are so bright and sparkly, perfect for dark cardstock too
Mmmm, that’s different. xx
Oh, love the drama of these colors on dark. Thanks for showing how different they look on dark and light backgrounds — who would have guessed?
Shiny and beautiful!
Gorgeous, Nina! Thank you for the tips =)
What a beautiful card! And love those watercolour. Also thanks for showing us what they look like on black vs. white.
WOW! Watercoloring on dark paper that looks that vibrant is amazing!
Such a fabulous card. I love the bright colors on the dark background. Thanks for sharing.
This is gorgeous! I love how it looks on dark cardstock!! So so pretty.
Gorgeous colors!
WOWZA Nina, This card is STUNNING !!!! The colors are amazing and they just pop, all I can say is OMG, Beautiful!
Oh So Pretty!
Very pretty and love the colors!
You’re right – those colors are stunning on that dark background.
What a gorgeous card! The Zig Gem watercolors look really cool :)
What a fabulous result!! Such wonderful, bold colours! And I love those little hummingbirds!
How stunning! I was concerned with how much you were leaving stuck off the card but now I see your cunning plan! What a great tip!
Love these paints on black card stock!
Beautiful! What a fun technique!
These Zig Gem watercolors are amazing! I love them and love this card. I love the bright colors and how well they cover over a dark cardstock! WOW!
Wow well done. Water color on dark paper is a challenge
Love watercolor designs
Bright and beautiful :)
LOVely card, these paints look really great on both white and dark cardstock!
The vibrancy of colors in this card are absolutely gorgeous!!
Beautiful effect on the dark cardstock! I love these stamps too – hummingbirds are a favourite of mine!
WOW!! Amazing colors and watercoloring. So pretty!
Awesome water colors, I have always enjoyed that brand but have not seen that particular selection before
Beautiful card Nina–love those water colors, so vibrant!
I love using my metallic watercolors on dark card stock and this new product is awesome with the vibrant colors! Thanks for the great video Nina and the tips about filling in your background!
Gorgeously done and love the bright, vibrant watercoloring you used!
My gosh, this is
awesome! Love the
gem colors and your
card design.
Carla from Utah
Such a Bright and Beautiful card!!!!
Gorgeous! And so doable. Thanks for inspiring!
How pretty is that!! I love those hummingbirds!
Beautiful, bright color on black cardstock. These watercolors are AWESOME!
Beautiful and colourful card, love it! Thanks for the inspiration and for showing the difference the Zig Gem Watercolours make on dark and white paper. I love the effect on the darker paper – stunning!
Your colors are always outsnding and so effective on the dark background!
Nina-Marie, when I grow up I want to be able to watercolor as beautiful as you. These colors and the water-coloring was breathtaking. I loved how you made the shadow out of vellum, just another use for our dies. Thank you for all your tips.