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Lawnscaping Challenge #86: Watercoloring

07/21/2014

Lawnscaping Challenge #86 Watercoloring | shurkus.com

There are SO many ways you can watercolor something. You can use tubed watercolor paints, you could use watercolor pencils, twinkling H2O’s, distress ink pads, etc etc

At Lawnscaping Challenge we are challenging YOU to watercolor!

For todays card I decided to play with Distress Markers! I finally caved and purchased the set. I mean c’mon what was I waiting for?

This is a similar card that I am teaching in some of my Lawn Fawn classes, but I switched it up a bit for this post.

 

Lawnscaping Challenge #86 Watercoloring | shurkus.com

For all the images stamped out I simply brushed the distress marker on them, stamped them on Distress Watercolor paper and then took a waterbrush to the image, where I softened the line, or pulled the color into the surface.

For the ducks feet I just touched my waterbrush to the distress marker to pick up some of the color, this way I was able to get a darker variation then the rest of the duck. For the pond grass, I stamped it in green, but then added some brown by again picking up color from the marker with my waterbrush.

For the pond, I simply just kept pulling color onto my waterbrush from the marker and coloring with it. I really like the over all soft feel this card has, no harsh lines.

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For this Lawnscaping Challenge Lawn Fawn is hosting, so this is your chance to win a Gift Certificate from them! I hope you will play along and show us how you like to watercolor!

Lawn Fawn HELLO BABY Clear Stamps
Lawn Fawn HELLO BABY Lawn Cuts Dies
Lawn Fawn CHIT CHAT Clear Stamps
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549
*Tim Holtz DETAILER WATER BRUSH Ranger Watercoloring TIP33080
*Tim Holtz Distress Markers FULL SET OF 49 Ranger TDMK39082
*Tim Holtz Distress Markers MOWED LAWN Ranger TDM38221
*Tim Holtz Distress Markers SALTY OCEAN Ranger TDM38269
*Tim Holtz Distress MARKERS BROKEN CHINA Ranger TDM32465
*Tim Holtz Distress MARKERS VINTAGE PHOTO Ranger TDM32731
*Tim Holtz Distress MARKERS SPICED MARMALADE Ranger TDM32663
*3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent
*Sizzix BIG SHOT EXPRESS Machine 655750
*Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900
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  1. Chriss Blagrave says

    July 22, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    Love this sweet happy card and such a perfect sentiment!
    Thanks for visiting me and your kind words!

    Reply
  2. Laura Sterckx says

    July 22, 2014 at 10:36 am

    Jenn, this card is just so adorable. Love the cute duck. ♥

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  3. ~amy~ says

    July 21, 2014 at 10:01 pm

    Super cute!

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  4. Samantha M says

    July 21, 2014 at 9:41 am

    oh, such a lovely and sweet scene!! i LOVE that there are no harsh lines!! i totally want to try coloring the stamp with the marker and then adding water! AWESOME LOOK!! i just love that little puddle jumping duck!

    Reply

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