Watercoloring Technique Tuesday String Of Lights

Hey peeps.  I'm back sharing a quick coloring tutorial using the adorable String of Lights stamp set from Technique Tuesday and some zig markers. I'll show you how to extend your string of lights to fit across and entire card panel.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you back here soon.  

Easy Watercoloring With Pink and Main

Hey peeps.  Happy Saturday.  I have a new tutorial for you today using some of the newly released products from Pink and Main.  I'm doing some easy watercoloring to finish up my fall cards.  I know I've been on a roll with them lately but I love the change of seasons.

I used the Seasons Of Change stamps and diecuts along with the Wreath Base dies from Pink and Main.  They are available in the Pink and Main shop for your purchasing pleasure.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  See you back here soon.  

Concord & 9th October Release Songbird Stamp Set

Hey peeps.  I'm super excited to say I'm a guest designer for Concord & 9th this month.  The October release is one of my favorites and I'm loving working with all the new products. Today's card I'm featuring the Songbird stamp set.  This set is one of my favorite to watercolor.  The larger image and beautiful design really makes it easy to color.  Copic markers, color pencils and even pastels would be gorgeous with this image.

For my card I pulled out my Daniel Smith watercolors to color this image.  Next I used my color pencils to add some details to the image.  I decided to add detail to my background with a pretty stencil.  I stamped one of the sentiments on this panel and added some sequins.  I fussy cut it out and popped it up on foam tape.  Lastly I adhered this to a white card base.

Head on over to the Concord & 9th blog for more inspiration from guest designers and design team members.  Have a great day!

Rubeena's Crafting Anniversary Blog Hop Day Two + Giveaways

Welcome to Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary 2-Day Blog Hop! I am so excited to be a part of this amazing hop. Rubeena (aka Ruby) is such an incredibly talented crafter and an even more awesome friend. This hop is epic with more than 60 guests and over $600 in sponsored prizes! Not only are we celebrating four years since Rubeena first discovered cardmaking but also crafting in general. This industry is made up of wonderful individuals who are creative, inspirational, kind, and incredibly supportive! Hop along so you can learn about why we create and how much joy it brings us! For details on day one of the hop, you can visit this post. For a full list of bloggers click here.

GIVEAWAYS

In celebration of this anniversary, we have several amazing sponsors. Let’s thank them for their generosity! Winners will be randomly selected from comments left on all the blogs. The winners will be announced by Wednesday, September 5 on this page. Winners will have up to 2 weeks to contact Rubeena at ararerubycrafts@gmail.com to claim their prizes. So let's get started!!!

Studio Katia - $50 gift card

Hello Bluebird - $50 gift card

Altenew - $50 Gift card

Pinkfresh Studio - $30 gift card

Gina K. Designs - $50 gift card

Clearly Besotted - $35 gift card

Simon Says Stamp - $25 gift card

Spellbinders - Card Kit

Jennifer McGuire - $50 Simon Says Stamp gift card

winnie & walter - $40 gift card

Mama Elephant - $25 gift card

Hero Arts - $25 gift card

Nichol Spohr - Custom-sewn rainbow pencil case filled with brand new Spellbinders dies

Danielle Flynn - $25 Simon Says Stamp gift card

Picket Fence Studios - four $25 gift cards

Ellen Hutson - two $25 gift cards  

Pretty Pink Posh - two $30 gift cards

The Stamp Market - July 2018 Release (estimated $100 value)

Indigojade Art Shop - $50 gift card to Art Prints & Gifts Shop

Flora & Fauna - a 4x6 stamp set

Waffle Flower - $25 gift card

Power Poppy - $50 gift card

You should of come to my blog from Tracy's blog. For my card today I used a well love stamp set from Wplus9 called Kind Soul. I used this set because it reminds me of how wonderful and kind Ruby has been to me. Of course I had to watercolor it in honor of my sweet friend. I used a mixture of Daniel Smith watercolors to complete my card. If you don't have all the colors to recreative this card, I linked to some dot charts where you can pick the colors I used mostly on this card to make your own version.

For more inspiration, it's time for you to hop on over to Erica's blog. The complete list of hoppers is listed below for your convenience.

BLOG HOP

Rubeena Ianigro

The Stamp Market Blog

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Nina-Marie Trapani

Neat & Tangled Blog

Cheiron Brandon

Tania Ahmed

Laurie Willison

Barb Engler

Janette Kausen

Carly Tee Minner

Nichol Spohr

Amy Tsuruta

Mayline Jung

Emily Midgett

Kelly Griglione

Caly Person

Stephanie Klauck

Tracy Freeman

Dana Joy

Erica A-B

Channin Pelletier

Kimberly Wiener

Marcie Sharp

Rowena Miniaci

Sharna Waksmulski

Laurel Beard

Miriam Prantner

Leanne West

Tracey McNeely

Marge Yoon

Ankita Gupta

Justine Hovey

Taheerah Atchia

Kimberly Crawford

Lisa Hetrick

Laura Jane

Michele Ferguson

Make sure to swing by each one and leave some love. I've listed all the supplies below that were used on my card with a few changes for your shopping convenience. Have a great day everyone and I'll see you back here soon.

Easy Watercoloring With Hero Arts

Hey peeps.  I' sharing an easy watercolored card using the August 2018 Hero Arts card kit.  I have so many coffee and tea inspired stamp sets but I just couldn't resist this one. I used two travel palettes I could on Amazon to do my coloring for today.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Have a great day everyone.  Make sure to swing by here tomorrow for the super crafty blog hop with Rubeena.  

Watercoloring With Arteza Real Brush Pens

Hey peeps. Happy Monday.  I'm back with a tutorial using the Arteza Real Brush Pens. As you know I really enjoy watercoloring as much as I enjoy coloring with my Copic markers.  I normally use pan watercolor paints however I like the use of watercolor markers for travel and quick watercoloring projects.  These artist brushes are really handy to have and I like the variety of sizes in this pack of brushes.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a wonderful Monday and I'll see you back here later this week for a few sneak peeks.






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New Fadeout Ink Tutorial

Hey peeps.  I'm back today sharing some amazing new ink from InkOn3.  The new fadeout ink will change your no line coloring to the next level.  In one word it's magical.  I've had a chance to play with it for over a week now and every time I use it I'm more and more is awe of what it can do.

Check out how beautifully I colored this hummingbird.  What's so cool about this ink is it fades into the color of the medium you are using.  It doesn't disappear or leave a line that is not the color you are using.  It's just amazing.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Have a great day everyone. See you back here soon. 

Mama Elephant Pretty Lovely Stamp Set Tutorial

Hey peeps.  Happy Monday!!  I'm still in the watercoloring mood.  I pulled out my zig clean color real brush markers and the Mama Elephant Pretty Lovely stamp set to create a very pretty clean and simple card for you today.  I really love watercoloring.  I have said it before it's so freeing to me to express my craft through it.

So for today's tutorial I loosely colored this gorgeous flower using just a few markers and my silver black #2 brush.  These are my favorite brushes to watercolor with.

Here's a quick tutorial.  You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convenience at no cost to you.

Have a fantastic Monday everyone.  I'll see you back here soon!!  

Daniel Smith Iridescent Watercolor Card - TUTORIAL

Hey peeps.  I'm back to creating in my room after being in Phoenix having a great time.  I missed you guys and I'm ready to make some magic again.  Before Creativation I was playing with the Daniel Smith iridescent watercolor paints and I hated to leave them on my craft table.  OMG they are GORGEOUS.  They react differently on white/light and black/dark cardstock.  To me it's straight magic.  I had to share a tutorial today to show you just how pretty these watercolor paint are.

So here is the card I made using three of the colors.  The colors I used were Duochrome Mauve, Duochrome Violet Pearl and Duochrome Autumn Mystery. I'm actually going to give this card to my wonderful husband as today is his birthday.  Happy happy birthday to the man I will love for the rest of my life. ❤️😍😘

Aren't these color just gorgeous together?  Oh they just make me so stinking' happy! 😊

Here is a quick tutorial showing how this card came together. You can watch it here or over at my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.  I've used affiliate links for your convienance at no cost to you.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Leave a comment below telling me what you think about this tutorial for your chance to receive one of these watercolored cards from me.  Have a great Friday everyone.