Distress Ink Watercoloring with Gerda Steiner Designs Nerdy Bunny

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card and video featuring watercolor with Distress Inks and Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils. The image is the Nerdy Bunny from Gerda Steiner Designs and is the February Progressive Challenge image. Check out the video for more on how I made this card.

Tips from this card/video:

Apply the Distress ink directly to the paper to get a more vibrant watercolor.

Stamp with Distress ink and then use a waterbrush to pull color into the image to create a watercolor look

Challenges:

Gerda Steiner Designs Progressive Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Bright and Beautiful

Cute Card Thursday: Crazy in Love

Nerdy Bunny Gerda Steiner Designs	Crafter's Companion SPECL-ES Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencil, Essential Color, 24-Pack	Archival Jet Black	Scotch Foam Tape
Sizzix Machine	Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles	Canson Watercolor Paper	Non Stick Scissors
Georgia Pacific Cardstock	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Fired Brick	Sakura 38550 4-ml Tank Koi Water Color Brush, Small	Ranger DIS-27188 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Tumbled Glass
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Broken China	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Peacock Feathers	Lawn Fawn - Clear Acrylic Stamps - Belinda's Borders	My Silly Valentine Clear Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)

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Gerda Steiner Kitten in Love with Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card and video featuring Spectrum Noir colored pencils and a stenciled background with Distress Ink. The image is Kitten in Love from Gerda Steiner Designs. For more on how I made this card check out the video.

Tips from this card/video:

If you're stuck for a color combo try the color wheel at Color Scheme Designer

With colored pencils always start with the lightest color first.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday: H is for Hearts

Digi Galore: Anything Goes

Kittens in Love from Gerda Steiner Designs	Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils Essentials	Gamsol Blending Kit	Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps
Archival Jet Black	Sizzix Machine	Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles	Georgia Pacific Cardstock
My Favorite Things Die-Namics Dies, Stitched Circle Stax	Ranger Blending Foam Refills	Ranger Mini Blending Foam Tool	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Dusty Concord
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Seedless Preserves	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Fired Brick

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Newton's Nook Sweet Treats Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! Today I am part of the Newton's Nook Designs Sweet Treats Blog Hop. Today we will all be sharing treats perfect for Valentine's Day gift giving and featuring Newton's Nook Designs stamp. Keep reading to learn how to win and check out my video for how to make these wrappers for packs of gum using Love a la Carte.

Would you like to win a $10 gift certificate to our Newton's Nook Designs store?
We are giving them out to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday, February 4th at 9pm CDT to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Thursday, February 5th.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Taheerah Atchia

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Moyer

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Tracy Gruber (Guest Designer)

Tips from this card/video:

Stamp all the images and sentiments at one time using a large block to save time.

Post-it Notes make quick easy and reusable masks.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes

ABC Challenge: C is for Cupid (love theme)

Newton's Nook Love a la Carte	My Favorite Things Black Ink	Georgia Pacific Cardstock	Copic Ciao Set B
Ranger Ink Blending Tool, 1-Inch Round	Ranger 1-Inch Ink Round IBT40965 Blending Replacement Foams, Mini, 20-Pack	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Fired Brick	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Frayed Burlap
Ranger Multi Medium Bottle, 0.5-Ounce, Matte	Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Applicator, 1/3-Inch by 472-Inch (62106)

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Camel Birthday Card featuring My Style Stamps

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card for My Style Stamps that features some intense Copic coloring. I started by stamping the camel from What Cake? in Angel Pink Memento. Using this light ink makes it possible to get a no line coloring look. I traced over some key elements like the eyes and candles with a Copic multiliner then used by E 31, 33, 35, and 37 to color the camel. 

I colored the background with some R 46, 37, 27, and 17. For a finishing touch I added Liquid Pearls over the icing from the image and some simple heart sequins to fill in some of the extra space. 

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday: Anything Birthday Goes