Hello Friends!! Thanks for your sweet comments in my last post. I have been working behind the scenes on something very very exciting… a new twist so to speak… something about the next 30 day coloring challenge. You all will be the first to know when everything is set.
On another note I am excited to be back on the Stamping Bell Blog today for my monthly post.
Tea cups, floral vintage dishes, crystal … all things I love to collect so when I saw this stamp called, “You’re My Cup of Tea” from Stamping Bella I just had to have it. I set out to create a card set of four but, things went a little south lol … just a little.
I stamped the image on Tim Holtz pre cut watercolor color paper and inked the stamp with black archival ink.
Notice two of the cards the tea cups are positioned differently. I was chatting and placed the paper in the wrong area in the misti but, fortunately it still worked. I was away at a retreat when I colored these sweet angels but, I managed to pull together a little video to show you how I painted the background with distress ink.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO IN HD. Keep in mind it’s a quick one that was done on the fly.
The distress inks I used for the background are spun sugar, shaded lilac, salty ocean & seedless preserves.
When everything was bone dry I added some shadows with my grey copic markers. Gasp I know and it might use a little extra ink but, it’s a time saver for me and it works well if I don’t go over the black line.
A little extra shading with a sharp tip colored pencil. Easy to control and just fun too. I used my trusty white gel pen to add dots and lines here and there.
Adding foam tape to my watercolored card panels gave my card some depth and more interest. Thanks for stopping by and for the record I am missing you all. Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs, Kathy
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Coloring with Marvy LePlume Alcohol Markers & new giveaway and a winner from last week!!
My very first video & some candy to celebrate
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Oh, this is so sweet. Love the darling image. Fantastic coloring as always!
Thanks so much, Monika!
I always love tea cup and dish images but this background is drawing me deep inside! It’s incredible and just makes this card set fabulous! So curious what you’re up to behind the scenes hmm. Just have to wait n see!
Thanks for your sweet words, Patti.
Kathy, that is super adorable. LOVE it.
Wow, this captured my attention right away. Your colouring is awesome. That image is so cute too.
Just so perfect. I love what you did on this card. Gorgeous. I also like your use of all the different mediums…when I start coloring with, say, watercolor pencils, it doesn’t occur to me to use my copics also. Wonderful. Thanks for waking up my sluggish arty brain. (emoji smiley face).
Awe, thanks, Susan! Maybe next time you’ll try mixing my up your mediums! You’ll love the outcome!
What a sweet and precious image…!!!
Sometimes the easiest technique just does not conw to me naturally. Im talking about having a towel there to blot. What a great idea. I squeeze the brush to get out the extra water out -and while effective, it sure is messy. I’m going out onto the harage right now to find an old towel to claim for painting. Thanks ans have a colorful day!
Beautiful cards! I usually make more than one card at a time so this was fun to see you do a set. I really liked the video to see just how wet the paper is. I would love to watch the entire process on video. I am a Kathy stalker…. love your work!!!
Thank you so much for your awesome compliments, Kerry. I try with the videos but don’t always remember. Trying to record more! So happy you like the videos!
Thank you for the short video – yes short is way better than just pictures! I learn better from watching you work and reading – just easier for me to understand. I adore that cute stamp and your colors were very pretty.
So happy to know you like videos, even if they are just short ones. Thanks for the feedback!!!
Thank you for the short but sweet video! I learn better while watching you – more than by just reading with pictures. I adore that stamp and just love your card set!
Thank you so much, Mary! Appreciate the video feedback greatly!
These are so gorgeous Kathy! Love your watercolour background! I love the colour you did her hair! It’s all so sweet. This is my favourite of what you’ve coloured I think. It must be the whimsy. It’s certainly not what you usually choose to colour. I love silly images. It’s just darling and so much sweeter the way you coloured it!
So happy you enjoyed this one, Bunny. I do tend to lean toward florals so you’re right, this is a bit different for me. I do like the whimsy too, but adore me some flowers! LOL
Beautiful!!
This card is absolutely adorable. I love it.
You make it look so easy! I am still trying to get the hang of watercoloring. Thanks for the inspiration. Such a pretty card!
Practice makes perfect! You can do it too, Betty! Just try! You’ll surprise yourself!
I collect antique teacups, too! So, this cute stamp is definitely my ‘cup of tea.’ Thank you so much for showing us your technique for the beautiful watercolor background. I’m so inspired to try it now, Kathy! ♡
Yay, I am so happy to have inspired you, Dawn.
so pretty card!
Even though the video was made usingyour phone, seeing how you mixed the inks and the amount of water is really helpful! Love this image and your gorgeous result!
Thank you for the video feedback. I have gathered that the general consensus is short videos are better than no videos.
Just fabulous!
This is just gorgeous Kathy!
that is pretty incredible. Love the idea of how you do it but not sure I could!
Sure you can!!!! Practice makes perfect!
Kathy you amaze me every time, i would like to ask your advice with my gel pen, it does not work, same thing with my glue pen, i hate to see them full!.
I am your fan!
Try to gently shake them and then warm the tip of the pen up, onto your finger…to get the ball moving so that the gel ink or glue can flow and it isn’t clogged. If that doesn’t work, they might be old and dried out!
I TOTALLY GET why you like this image, Kathy! It is SO SWEET & TEA CUPS are my thing too! 😉 You did BEAUTIFULLY with the video! It takes TALENT to paint & film at the same time! LOL WE MISS YOU TOO!!! I’m glad you called this a “mixed media” because when I do things like this, I’m not sure if it REALLY IS “mixed media” & now, I KNOW! LOL SUPER JOB!!!! 😉
Absolutely Becky – as far as I am concerned if we are using more than one medium, it’s mixed media!!
Beautiful cards. I really like seeing how you did the water color background. The deep color at the base really makes the image pop. Great image and coloring.
This is your conscience talking: wasn’t it you who said don’t compare yourself to others….hmmm! I absolutely adore that background and I am flagging this post to add to my idea file. Love the gradient blending of color and the choices of colors. Beautiful job. I like Dawn, but I subscribed to your blog. Hope I am not over stepping the boundaries. I just hate hearing you put yourself down. You are. Kathy and you are wonderfully talented. I always learn something.
As always, thank you for your compliments, Bev!
Oh this is so SWEET!
Your water colouring always blows me away. These cards are adorable!!!
Cheers,
Thank you so much for your sweet comments, Marie!
So sweet!!! LOVE!
Wonderfully coloured!
Really beautiful. I love the background colors. The whole card really pops.
Lovely card!
Fantastic background Kathy.I enjoy watching your thought process come to life.Just beautiful.
Such great coloring – as always! Love how you mix mediums!
And now I am really giddy about the news!! :)))
Thank you for the video feedback and kind comments!
The image is adorable and your cards are gorgeous as always! I hope you had a lovely time at the retreat. I can’t wait to hear about the new 30 day Challenge!
I collect teacups as well (as does my sister, and our mom, aunt and grandmother did as well!). I really appreciated the video (length doesn’t really matter!) – it was wonderful to have you show us the addition of the darker mulberry (I know that wasn’t the actual color, but it’s all that’s coming into my mind at the moment – lol!) at the base of the cup – I never would have thought to do that, but boy! does it make things pop! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Such a sweet image and you colored it beautifully, Kathy!