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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Lawn Fawn Happy Heart Day
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Please welcome special guest Jessica Spencer of Lawn Fawn to our blog today! She created this SUPER cute card that could be used for Valentine’s Day or easily switched to a Birthday or “just because” card! The sweet elephants are from Lawn Fawn’s Wild for You stamp and die set and the adorable multi-heart overlapped background was created with the How You Bean Conversation Heart clear stamps and a combination of Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Inks! Assembling the card with foam tape gives it some pretty awesome dimension!
We hope you are inspired by this great design and give it a try!
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Sharing the LOVE Blog Hop-Style!
Hi friends! Welcome to our Love release blog hop! ?
Simon Says Stamp’s exclusive Love product lineup has so much to offer—gorgeous florals, brand new Picture Book dies, adorable stamps, a gorgeous stencil, as well as a new collection of Suzy’s Watercolor Prints. We’re so excited for you to be inspired by this amazing release!
Let’s get a sneak peek of what’s in store for you during this hop, with inspiration from Shari Carroll! Shari used many of the new stamps and dies from our Love release to make these inspiring projects:
Ready for even more Love inspiration? Hop along with these talented designers! You’ll be inspired AND for every comment you leave on each blog, you’ll earn a chance to win a $25 Simon Says Stamp store shopping spree. YAY! Please share some feedback with these artists who work hard to inspire and excite us!
- Simon Says Stamp Blog <<YOU ARE HERE!
- Jennifer McGuire
- Kristina Werner
- Laura Bassen
- Yana Smakula
- Debby Hughes
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Nichol Spohr
- Suzy Plantamura
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Heather Ruwe
- Lisa Addesa
Thanks again for joining us today!
You can check out the Love collection below:
