Using Copics on Die- Cuts....

 Hello everyone. Happy Wednesday. I am sharing this fun bookmark on the Doodlebugs blog today. I used the lovely Mermazing Mermaid die from Lawn Fawn. Please feel welcome to visit the blog here for all of the details. 

Thank you very much for taking the time to stop by. 

I hope you each have a wonderful and blessed day. 

YAY!!! HSN Crafty Day with Derwent Inktense Color Pencils..........

Hello everyone!! Happy Wednesday!!

I am super excited to share the cards I have been working on recently. 

I was invited to design a couple of cards to be part of today's HSN crafty day!!! 

I am very thankful for this wonderful opportunity!!! 

For my cards, we were showcasing Derwent Inktense Colour Pencils.

I admit it was my first time using these pencils. 

It was interesting to see how they work. 

I love the fact that you can add multiple layers to get different intensity of color.

I used Avery Elle, Reverse Confetti, Concord & 9th, Mama Elephant, Hello Bluebird, 

WPlus9, Altenew, and Ellen Hutson for my cards. 

I can not thank you enough for taking the time to stop by!! 

Wishing you each a wonderful and Blessed day!!! 

Daniel Smith or Prima Watercolors ?

Hello and happy Thursday everyone!! 

I am stopping by to share a couple of 

watercolored cards I created. In between my Copic

coloring, I have been practicing and trying out new 

watercolors. 

Do you have a favorite brand of watercolors? 

I am going deeper into the wonderful world of watercolor, the talent is AMAZING. 

I have been curious to expand my collection. 

I have been hearing wonderful things about Daniel Smith 

and Prima watercolors. I usually use Winsor&Newton or Kuretake Real Brush Pens. 

I do love those brand. I am just curious to try new brands and see how they work. 

I am also catching up on creating birthday cards. The cake image from 

the Concord & 9th Happy Day stamp set was perfect for the theme and to practice with 

the new watercolors. 

This is the card I colored using Daniel Smith colors. 

I should have written down the colors I used as I was using them ( I apologize if I forget any, I will remember to write them as I go next time).

I tried to use the similar colors. 

For the Daniel Smith colors I know I used Deep Scarlet, Permanent Brown 

(these are now two of my FAVE colors) and Indigo along with Payne's Blue Gray

for the flowers. 

 This is the prima watercolored one. I used the Decadent Pies, Tropicals, and Classics sets. 

For the flowers, I used from the Decadent Pies Guava Meringue, Apple, Pecan, and Blackberry. 

I am very impressed with both brands. 

I can't pick a favorite. 

I love the colors, how they blend, the different look of each one. 

I am hoping to color another of these images using Winsor&Newton colors, I need a couple more to match this color theme. Once I have those I will color the image and share all three cards side by side. 

For the Daniel Smith colors, they are an investment. I asked the super talented Rubeena from a Rare Ruby's craft blog what watercolors she used and recommends. She suggested the dot chart, and it is absolutely worth it! I was happy to find these and the dot chart at a local art store( LOVE it). Now I have a wishlist. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! 

Wishing you a wonderful and Blessed day!! 

Concord & 9th Happy Birthday ...

Happy Thursday everyone !
It is my last post for this design team term with Butterfly Reflections, Ink.
 It has been a wonderful time being part of this design team !
I am super grateful to Vanessa for giving me
the wonderful opportunity of being part of a super talented group ! 

For today's card I created another water colored piece .
 I used the beautiful cake image from the  Concord & 9th Happy Day stamp set .
The coordinating dies can be found here .

Here is the sneak peek of the card I created .
I hope you will stop by the blog here ,
to see the full card .

Thank you so much for stopping by !! 

Wishing you all a wonderful and Blessed day !!