watercolor – Karen's Creative Designs

Gina K Designs Monthly Mix Challenge

Hi Everyone and Welcome to my Blog. 😊❤️

This month I am hosting the Monthly Mix Challenge over at Gina K. Designs Blog.

I thought it would be fun to do some ink smooshing and share two ways to do it. The Challenge is to do some ink smooshing and make it a fall themed card. I used my Gina K. Designs Mini Ink Cubes for this technique and some inexpensive watercolor paper.

I gathered my materials: ( I will have a link down below the cards so you can see all the times used for these cards. )

Stamp Sets, Ink Cubes, Dies, Card Stock and Watercolor paper, Glue and Tape Runner and Bling.

Here is how I put it all together.

I started out smooshing my ink cubes on my TH glass mat (you can use many different surfaces to do this on. Like a piece of acetate, glass, mix media mat, or anything that you would use to do watercolor on that is waterproof.) Then I smooshed my ink cubes in a area that was near the size of my piece of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ watercolor paper.

Smooshed 4 different colors on my mat.

Spritzed with water so the colors would spread out some.

Then placed my watercolor paper over the wet ink. Rubbed my fingers over the paper and let it set for several seconds.

Then I lifted the paper…… and I am always surprised at the results. No two are ever alike! 😍

Giving it time to dry while I work on the second piece.

On This panel I used a stamping block I have had in my stash a long time. You can used any block you have. A round would one would be cool. I may have to try that one myself. ❤️ I smooshed the lights color first. This is Prickly Pear.

Then I added the Tangerine Twist sprinkled around.

Finished it off with smooshing the Fired Brick and the Coral Reef ink cubes.

Spritzed with a bit of water.

Once I got the ink wet I flipped my block over and placed it on the watercolor panel.

Gave them both plenty of time too dry.

Then Cut out with the Master Layouts Dies 2

Used the Skeleton Leaves Mini Stamp set & the Forever stamp set for the greeting on the first card. Then stamped the word Forever on the second one and used the Grateful Die.

Here are all the items used for these two cards!

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Gina K. Designs Forever Flowers – No Line Watercoloring Video

Hi everyone and Thank you for stopping by!

I am sharing a video made with Gina K. Designs Forever Flowers stamp set. I love doing no-line coloring and watercoloring is no exception.

Forever Flowers No Line Watercoloring

Here are the items used for this card project:

Thank you again for stopping by and I hope you all will take a little time to get inky!

(Hugs) Karen ❤️

Gina K. Designs Illustrator & Card Kit Blog Hop January 2020 Day 2

Welcome!!! I am so glad you have joined me today on this hop! So many fun and Beautiful stamp sets in this release. Today we are featuring stamp sets Be The Rainbow – by Emily Loggans, Massive Peony – by Hannah Drapinski, and You Anchor Me – by Lisa Hetrick. There are coordinating Die for the Peony & Anchor sets also!

There is a Prize today too! 🙂 Gina K. Designs has a $50.00 Gift Certificate for someone that leaves comments on the blogs!

First card Features Be The Rainbow stamp set. I do love the greetings in this set. They are very uplifting and positive.

Can’t wait to share my cards with you! Lets get to it! ❤

I used watercolor markers for the rainbow. Marker to stamp then stamped on paper. Fussy Cut out the clouds and added some sparkle to them! ❤ Here are the other items used on this card! ❤

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Next is this Beautiful Massive Peony stamp set. There is a Die for this Big Beautiful Flower too! Stamped in the Whisper Amalgam Ink for some No Line Watercoloring!

This card was watercolored using Daniel Smith Watercolors and Watercolor paper. Here are the other items used for this card!

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The Last Featured Set for today is You Anchor Me! Love this Big Anchor in this set. This anchor will make some fabulous masculine cards. I also Love the flowers in this set and how you can use them in so many techniques!

Here are the Items used on this card! I also used a few copic markers to shade the anchor!

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Thank you so much for joining us today on the New Release Blog Hop! Are You ready for more Inspiration? Up Next is Mindy Eggen. ❤ If You need to see the Full Blog Hop List you can go to Gina K. Designs

See you again tomorrow for Day 3 of Gina K. Designs Illustrator & Card Kit Blog Hop! ❤ To do some shopping you can click > Gina K. Designs

Hope you have wonderful day and take a little time to get Inky! ❤

Hugs, Karen

GKD – Flashback Friday

Hi Friends! Welcome to my blog! Today is Flashback Friday and I have a couple of cards to share with you! First is this card that I did a little watercolor on!

Really enjoyed watercoloring this poinsettia and really like that there is a set of dies if you want to cut it out! ❤ It is a great size to watercolor.

Gina K. Designs Supplies Used:

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Other Items used: Twine, Watercolor Paper, Daniel Smith Watercolors

Next is a card made using stamp set: Very Merry Christmas

I love this set by Emily Loggans & I think I am going to have to pull this set out to create a few cards like this! I stamped the background music stamp on the White layering weight card stock using Kraft Premium Dye Ink the did a little ink blending with Sandy Beach over the whole panel. Adding a little more ink on the outer edges. I didn’t add to much of the Sandy Beach ink to the middle as I wanted to leave it more white so I could add the Turquoise Sea after I stamped the greeting in Embossing Ink & heat embossed it using GKD Fine Detail Embossing Powder. I also die cut the topper to the ornament and then added the embossing ink all over it and then heat embossed it in GKD Silver Embossing Powder. Stamped and Die cut the Holly leaves and foiled them using the Turquoise Sea Fancy Foil and I had a piece of the stripes left over from another project so those got added to the side! All product are listed below!

Supplies Used and links to find them!

Thank you so much for stopping by and looking! Remember tomorrow Gina K. Designs is having a Coupon Code for a discount. You can put any of these items on your wish list then grab the code and move them to your cart for purchase! 🙂 Have a great day and I hope you take a little time to get inky! ❤

Stamptember with Gina K. Designs

Hi Friends! Welcome to my blog. We are Helping Celebrate STAMPtember. Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember collaboration with Gina K. Designs. Today I am featuring the New Festive Flower stamp set for Simon Says Stamps. This set is exclusive to Simon Says Stamps and will be available for a limited time! So hurry and get yours before they are all gone! 🙂 Here are the cards I made using the New Festive Flower set!

Supplies Used:

Simon Says Stamp – Festive Flower

Gina K. Designs – Pure Luxury Card Stock – White Heavy Base Weight, & Black Onyx

Amalgam Ink – Obsidian, and Whisper

Other items: Bristol Smooth Paper, Bling from my stash, Zig Clean Color Markers

I can’t wait to make more cards with this set, I have really enjoyed creating with it. I used Gina K. Designs Wreath Builder Template for this card.

Supplies Used:

Simon Says Stamps – Festive FLowers

Gina K. Designs – Wreath Builder Template (I used the 4″)

Background Stamp – Diagonal Stripes

Pure Luxury Card Stock – White Heavy Base, White Layering Weight, & Black Onyx

Premium Dye Ink – Fresh Asparagus, Red Velvet

Amalgam Ink – Obsidian

Other items – Gold Twine & Copic Markers

That is all from me today! I hope you all have a wonderful day and take a little time to get crafty! ❤ To do some shopping for the Exclusive Stamp Set Click Here> Simon Says Stamps To Shop @ Gina K. Designs Thank you so much, Karen H. ❤