Hi everyone! I find that this time of year I am always in the need of some cards to send out as “thank yous” or to send to people I might have forgotten to send holiday cards to. So I have a fun stack of cards I created with some of Newton’s Nook supplies and an easy watercolor technique. I hope you enjoy this tutorial video!
Watercoloring Winter Greetings
For these sparkly winter greetings, I used Newton’s Nook Snowfall Roundabout and Snowman Roundabout. I started by white embossing the main images on Distress Watercolor Cardstock, the smooth side.
I then watercolored the panels with Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet). I used a variety of ways, and order of doing things which I demonstrated in my video, it all comes back to there is no right or wrong way, and to just PLAY with your Distress Inks!
Mixing Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust and water in a spritzer is a fun way to add water to your inky backgrounds and adding some shimmer at the same time.
Once the backgrounds were watercolored, I diecut them with the Newton’s Nook Circle Frames Die. I used the same die set to cut scalloped circles out of silver sparkle cardstock.
I stamped a variety of the sentiments from the two sets in both Peacock and Sugarplum Lawn Fawn Ink.
For the backgrounds to the cards I used Lawn Fawn’s Stitched Windy Backdrop. Placing all the elements together on the card was a lot of fun, switching up the positioning and placement. Lastly, I added glossy accents to the hearts on the cards, to make my own embellishments.
Hope these cards inspired you to play with your Distress Inks and watercoloring! Don’t want to miss any of the cards that I post? Or tutorials I share? Be sure to subscribe to my email newsletter here!
Supplies Used:
Supplies I used are linked below. 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!
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 Newton’s Nook, Snowman Roundabout Shop at: SSS |
 Newton’s Nook, Snowfall Roundabout Shop at: SSS |
 Newton’s Nook, Circle Frames Die Shop at: SSS |
 Lawn Fawn, Stitched Windy Backdrop Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Everyday Sentiment Banners Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Peacock Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Sugarplum Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Tim Holtz, Wilted Violet Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Tim Holtz, Peacock Feathers Distress Ink Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Lawn Fawn, Liquid Stardust Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Autumn Sparkle Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Holiday Sparkle Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn, Sparkle Cardstock, Spring Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Ranger Paintbrush Set Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Distress Watercolor Cardstock Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Lawn Fawn, 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch Cardstock Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mini Misti Shop at: LF |
 Original Misti Shop at: LF |
 Misti Precision Stamping Tool 2.0 Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Glue Tube Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Rainbow Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Mint Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Glue Tube Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer Ranger 4 Ounces Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Lawn Fawn, White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | LF |
 EK Success, Powder Tool Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Ranger Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Versamark Shop at: SSS | HA |
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SSS | LF |
 Mermaid, Stamp Shammy Holder Shop at: Shurkus |
 Mermaid Mint Shammy Case Shop at: Shurkus |
 Ranger, Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | Ranger |
 Wagner Heat Tool Shop at: SSS |
Jenn these are awesome, loving the cool colour combination for this time of year. Great idea, thanks. Stay safe, healthy & happy x
Love these cards, Jenn! Trying this tonight!
These are lovely and enjoyed the video. I have some of that shimmery medium in my stash and never use it. It’s coming out now. Thanks once again for all your tips.
Love, love, love these cards Jenn!! I too, love to make backgrounds or experiment with techniques . One of my crafty goals this year is to make sure those backgrounds I make turn into cards! Thanks for sharing. Happy New Year!
Gorgeous cards!
Love the colors you used on your cute cards!😊
THESE ARE incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow!!! 🤩. That is so beautiful!!! Love the colors, style and all the love you put into it. 💜