Watercoloring a new way...
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Finally, I had a chance to create this tutorial for you.
This is one of my new favorite products. It's called "Peerless Transparent Water Colors."
My friend, Chris, recently bought this company that has been in business since 1885!
A couple reasons why I love these so much is, of course, you can use them to create beautiful VIBRANT watercolored projects but you can also use them for photo retouching which is super cool for scrapbookers. I have started to print some things in black and white and then add a little color back in with different mediums. These work great for that! And, I really love the price! $12.00! I paid way more than that for other watercolor products and the complete set has all the colors you need to blend up any combination. They do make a mega set that is $38.00 as an add on but so far, I haven't needed anything more than these to get the colors I want. So, for twelve bucks, it's sure worth taking a shot.
Here is a card I made using the Peerless System:
One of the greatest things about these is the way the come packaged. They are in a little booklet that can slip in your purse. I own the watercolor wonder crayons and I LOVE THEM! But they are very cumbersome to take with me. With these, I can stamp a bunch of images on watercolor paper and bring them with me to the doctor's office, a swim meet, McDonald's. (Not that I ever eat there! LOL! Can you see the special sauce on my chin??)
All I need is my little stamped images, my Peerless booklet and my water brush, maybe a paper towel and I'm good to go!
I stamped these overalls, available at stampingfreak.com, on a piece of watercolor paper using Stazon Ink. You have to use this ink for watercoloring. Even some of the other permanent inks are not so permanent when you try to watercolor with them.
Then, I chose my first color, sky blue.
Just a small dab with do ya'
And I painted my overalls. Remember to go outside the lines and leave a few blank spots. It looks better. Isn't that color so vibrant and yummy!
Next, I added a little bit of purple.
And then finished up with some crimson to bring it together with the patterned paper.
I also shaded the background with a little bit of gray. Then, after it dried completely, I mounted it on two punched Giga Scalloped Squares and added it to my card.
My patterned paper is from DCWV and my Stampin' Up card stock is Vintage Violet. I used brads and polka-dot ribbon and a little spiral clip that I got a JoAnn's. The tag was punched from my cuttlebug tags die and I stamped the word "Thanks" by Gina K. Designs on an angle. Then I sponged some Tempting Turquoise around the edges.
Voila! A very easy way to watercolor. I stamped up a whole bunch of small things to be watercolored that I can take with me and it fits in a ziplock bag. I'm leaving it in the card because I hate to get caught waiting somewhere with nothing to do. This will make me happy and way less aggravated! LOL!
We will be carrying Peerless Watercolors at stampingfreak.com in the very near future and I will let you know when they are available.
Well, off to do a little business and then to bed. I hope you all catch up on your beauty sleep too. Who would have thought that one hour would hurt so much! LOL! I'm getting old...
{{{HUGS}}}
Gina K.
Finally, I had a chance to create this tutorial for you.
This is one of my new favorite products. It's called "Peerless Transparent Water Colors."
My friend, Chris, recently bought this company that has been in business since 1885!
A couple reasons why I love these so much is, of course, you can use them to create beautiful VIBRANT watercolored projects but you can also use them for photo retouching which is super cool for scrapbookers. I have started to print some things in black and white and then add a little color back in with different mediums. These work great for that! And, I really love the price! $12.00! I paid way more than that for other watercolor products and the complete set has all the colors you need to blend up any combination. They do make a mega set that is $38.00 as an add on but so far, I haven't needed anything more than these to get the colors I want. So, for twelve bucks, it's sure worth taking a shot.
Here is a card I made using the Peerless System:
One of the greatest things about these is the way the come packaged. They are in a little booklet that can slip in your purse. I own the watercolor wonder crayons and I LOVE THEM! But they are very cumbersome to take with me. With these, I can stamp a bunch of images on watercolor paper and bring them with me to the doctor's office, a swim meet, McDonald's. (Not that I ever eat there! LOL! Can you see the special sauce on my chin??)
All I need is my little stamped images, my Peerless booklet and my water brush, maybe a paper towel and I'm good to go!
I stamped these overalls, available at stampingfreak.com, on a piece of watercolor paper using Stazon Ink. You have to use this ink for watercoloring. Even some of the other permanent inks are not so permanent when you try to watercolor with them.
Then, I chose my first color, sky blue.
Just a small dab with do ya'
And I painted my overalls. Remember to go outside the lines and leave a few blank spots. It looks better. Isn't that color so vibrant and yummy!
Next, I added a little bit of purple.
And then finished up with some crimson to bring it together with the patterned paper.
I also shaded the background with a little bit of gray. Then, after it dried completely, I mounted it on two punched Giga Scalloped Squares and added it to my card.
My patterned paper is from DCWV and my Stampin' Up card stock is Vintage Violet. I used brads and polka-dot ribbon and a little spiral clip that I got a JoAnn's. The tag was punched from my cuttlebug tags die and I stamped the word "Thanks" by Gina K. Designs on an angle. Then I sponged some Tempting Turquoise around the edges.
Voila! A very easy way to watercolor. I stamped up a whole bunch of small things to be watercolored that I can take with me and it fits in a ziplock bag. I'm leaving it in the card because I hate to get caught waiting somewhere with nothing to do. This will make me happy and way less aggravated! LOL!
We will be carrying Peerless Watercolors at stampingfreak.com in the very near future and I will let you know when they are available.
Well, off to do a little business and then to bed. I hope you all catch up on your beauty sleep too. Who would have thought that one hour would hurt so much! LOL! I'm getting old...
{{{HUGS}}}
Gina K.
Gina, those look very easy to use and, as you say, easy to carry around. And your card is lovely. I'm going to try these when you get them in stock. I'll keep checking.
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What a great watercolor set! I can just imagine painting everything in sight knowing that all I need is the portable palette and an aquapainter. Great share -- thanks!
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Ok so they are really neat! I too will be buying them to try them out!
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How cool!!! This is something I would definitely use.
Thanks for the tutorial -- your card looks great!
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Wow, this looks really cool. Thanks so much for the info. This is exactly the kind of thing I like to read on a stamping blog! Do you know, would it work to use the SU blender pen in place of the water brush?
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Barb, I think you need more water than the blender pen would provide to get a water colored look, but you could use it to color using a blender pen for sure!
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How cool is this!!! What a fabulous job you did on the card!! Love it!! Aaaahh more products for me to buy!!!
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This is way cool. If the colors are on the paper in a booklet....does the water dry up from when you've picked up some color with a "wet" brush?? It looks cool though. Love your tutorial.
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TI believe the colors are actually on a transparency sheet, not on paper. I would just let it dry a minute of two before closing the book.
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Yes, I think they are on a transparency sheet. They dry rather quickly.
Gina K.
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Love your card and would love to try this.
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I've had the Peerless system for quite a while and mine just came individually with no color names or mounted on anything. I wonder if I got the wrong thing?? They do work but it was such a hassle to use them so I had to make up my own cards for them. I mounted them on watercolor postcards and used my waterbrush to doodle the color on the pc next to the peerless piece. I had a hard time even telling the difference between which was the front and which was the back of them originally. Does the larger set come mounted like the one you pictured?
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I believe, the way Chris is manufacturing them, that they are in a booklet with the color name, etc... It must something new she's doing because mine came this way and I haven't had any trouble. She may have thought the same thing as you and made them easier to work with. HTH!
Gina K.
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I LOVE this watercolor system! I can't wait to buy this system, I hope they come in quickly! thanks for the tutorial!!
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Suh-WEET! These look really neat, Gina! I think I'll have to try some. TFS!
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Cool! I love watercoloring and might have to look into buying this product! I love the portability factor! Thanks for the tip on the StazOn ink, too!
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Forgot to ask. Would you be okay with me including your tutorials on my Great Tutorials page (on nuttnhoney.net)?
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Love this technique. BTW, how did you make the scalloped rectangle? Thanks!!
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great tutorial Debbieolson mentioned your tutorial so I came to look. I think I need to book mark your blog.This is veryhelpfuland I need to look at these paints thanks
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Neat!
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