Count your rainbows, Distress Crayons

Count your rainbows, Distress Crayons

Have you been able to view any of the awesome Facebook LIVE’s that artist have been sharing during this time at home? Besides, the ones I have shared here are some others I have noticed or watched

Dina Wakley is doing a daily demo at 1p ET

Vicki Boutin is sharing tutorials frequently

Tim Holtz has been sharing demos as well

Some previous LIVES I have done, you can catch more details and watch the replay

• Scene building for cardmaking
• Big Hugs, Sea You Soon

Also, check out some other tutorials I have here

So much inspiration out there and I hope you are finding some time to be creative. I recently caught Tim Holtz’s demo on Distress Crayons, and admittedly I do not use my Distress Crayons enough. I was intrigued after watching him watercolor with them and then how they resisted Distress Spray Stains. It got my creative brain thinking… and I just had to play!

I pulled out one of the coloring cards from the Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit and alllll of my Distress Crayons.

I scribbled some colors on a laminated sheet of cardstock I have. Using a water brush I painted in the coloring card. These are printed on Distress Watercolor Cardstock, so it’s perfect to use a wet medium with.

Once I had the rainbow and clouds colored in, I then did something VERY scary. I took Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain and spritzed it ALL over the coloring card. Then I watched the magic happen.

Since Distress Crayons are a ….. crayon, they have a wax to them that resists the Distress Spray Stain which is translucent. I love how the ink settled and appears different throughout the whole image.

I think how it turned out is perfect for what we are all going through now. The colors shining through the gray….

I added a touch of glossy accents to the little hearts and I call this done!

Supplies Used

Supplies I used are linked throughout the post. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!

Simon Says Stamp, April Card Kit Shop at: SSS	Simon Says Stamp, Suzy’s Gratitude Watercolor Prints- Making Spirits Bright Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz, Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Distress Crayons Set 2 Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Tim Holtz, Distress Crayons Set 1 Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Tim Holtz, Detailer Water Brush Shop at: SSS | Ranger	Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | Ranger
Ranger Non Stick Craft Sheet Shop at: SSS | Ranger