You’re Very Special
Hi bloggers! Happy Sunday to you! Today I have 2 pretty & fun cards made with Derwent pencils, some SSS exclusives, & Hero Arts stamps! We’re so pleased to have Ashley Stephens back as a guest designer today! I will let her fabulous cards speak for themselves and also leave you with some notes about each card from the designer.
Enjoy!
For this card, I used a watercolor technique with Derwent Inktense pencils. I wet my brush and swiped it directly onto the pencil, then let the water drip directly onto the paper. This gives a nice, rich color! I then brushed a single strip of each color to serve as the background for my stamp. I embossed the sentiment with distress ink, giving it a soft look. Then, I went over everything with glossy accents to make it appear that the paint was still wet.
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I also used my Inktense pencils for this card, but instead I colored directly onto my embossed image, working in strips. I tried to layer the colors over each other so they would blend nicely. Then, I added water, painting back and forth, to create the watercolor look. Once everything was dry, I rubbed a damp cloth over the embossing to brighten it up again. With just a little twine for interest and an embossed greeting, this card was very easy to make!
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Love the wet paint effect on the first card!
I love any new ideas for using watercolor pencils and these are both great. The glossy accents to create the wet look is perfect! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you for describing your watercolor cards–I’ve been wanting to learn this technique!
Wow, 2 really great cards. Nice work ladies.
Love these cards. Looks like a fun technique.
Wow, these are beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow!! These are both gorgeous!!
Just love this watercolour effects on these cards, I have the pencils but need some ideas of technique, thank you for sharing, these cards are lovely!!!
Such pretty cards. Love the technique and the colors.
Great techniques … I’ll have to be bolder with my splodges, LOVE that card :)
WOW!!! Loving the intense colors and embossed resist!! Gorgeous!
Very pretty! I love the popsicle colors!
Cute cards! Love the inktense pencils!
Beautiful card today thanks for sharing with us.
Sigh, I LOVE Derwent Inktense pencils and want them SO BADLY! (but it is difficult to save when companies keep coming out with adorable stamping supplies, LOL!) Love what you did with them!
lovely cards showing today. TFS !!!
I love today’s inspiration thank you for sharing with us.
Love that wet look. Great tip.
This is a new technique to me, and I love the addition of glossy accents to make the droplets appear wet! Brilliant!
Just love both of the cards. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Love the tip on adding glossy accents to make the wet look.
These cards are great. I love using Derwent pencils.
I like the idea of using glossy accents to make the paint look as though it is still wet. good thinking
I’ve been crazy about watercolor and have been wanting to try embossing before painting it over, but after all these years and all my fascination with embossing, I’ve still not bought anything to emboss with!
No idea what I’m waiting for, perhaps this :)
lovely, artsy cards! I follow the blog by email now :)
Wow! Both these cards are stunning.
I am crazy over the emboss resist technique, but love that wet watercolor look of the first one, too. Love ’em both!!
<3 J
Love love the colours and technique! Thx for sharing
Such pretty cards.
I love both these cards. Such simple techniques with such effective results.
Great ideas for InkTense pencils! TFS!
Gorgeous! These pencils sure make their magic!
I love the style of the watercolor pencils. Thank you Ashley.
Great ideas for using watercolor pencils…I like both of these cards.
Both cards are wonderful, but I love how used Glossy Accents to make your paint look wet.
Such a kewl card and I follow via email :)
I recently started using watercolor pencils and I love learning new ways to use them. Your cards are wonderful and such an inspiration for me. :)
Love the wet paint effect in the first card! TFS
Love the colors in the second. Gorgeous!
It looks so fresh and so like summer and kind of easy but I know it isn’t at all so……I LOVE it!!
xx Irene
Love the colours that you’ve used on both cards sweetie, they’re fantastic. Hugs xNx
WOW such gorgeous work here from Ashley. She certainly did an awesome job on these, and they´re just gorgeous. Love the beautiful colors and the bling feel she´s given it. Really cool .
Love my Inktense pencils! Your cards are wonderful, those backgrounds so fun!
I love these two cards! I just got some Inktense Pencils, and I cannot wait to try these techniques! :-) xo
Love Inktense pencils—need to get more, love them so much, such fun!! Absolutely wonderful cards!
Awesome cards! I love the Inktense pencils and ideas to use them! ~God bless~
Great watercolor effects! Thanks for sharing!
These are both gorgeous! I really like the colours of the second one. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love my inktense pencils, they are so fun to use. Great cards! TFS…
The color on both cards are so pretty! Love the look of them!
Beautiful cards, Ashley. Great tips for using the watercolor pencils.