Two Methods to Watercolor – Home Decor 

Hi this is Maria. Today we’re making a Home Decor framable art piece using two methods: Water Color Pencils with Blender Pens, and Ink Pads with Water Painters. I couldn’t decide how to color this, so we’re doing both and will decide later. This will look beautiful framed and displayed in my office. 

Craft with me!

Easy step by step instructions on YouTube so that you can watch, pause as needed, and craft along.

I had to get the “In the Moment” stamp set because it has an image of a woman reading with her dog, and I immediately thought of Penny! She’s always at my side. I thought it would be odd to make myself a card, but a picture to display in my office seemed perfect.

The Color Pencil & Blender Pen gave a lovely soft look. The Color Pencils can be used on their own, or blended with the Blender Pens. It was easy to control where the color went, and gave beautiful results. The paper did not warp. Coloring with pencils lets you take your time and color peacefully. The Colored Pencils come in two packs. This gives you lots of blendable color options for a low cost.

The Ink Pads and Water Painter gave a bold color that blended beautifully. Take care not to pick up too much water as the color may be too washed out, or it may run. This method warps the paper a bit (using Basic White CardStock). The color went on very quickly. This requires you have lots of ink pads, or it gives you the opportunity to buy more ink pads!

In the end, I chose to use the Color Pencil & Blender Pen image in the finished piece. The colors turned out lighter, but the image as a whole looked better. I prefer the brighter colors of the Ink Pads and Water Painter image, but I didn’t use it because the book didn’t turn out well.

Measurements:

• Mossy Meadow: 5 x 7 in
• Dainty Flowers DSP: 4 x 6 in
• Mossy Meadow: 3 x 5 in
• Basic White: 2 ¾ x 4 ¾ in (cut two)

Instructions:

1. Cut your paper to size. (The measurements listed are meant for a 5 x 7 in picture frame.)
2. On one Basic White piece: Stamp the image and sentiment using Memento Black.
3. Use Water Color Pencils and Blender Pens to shade in the image of the woman and dog.
   1. Pencils Used: Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy. 
   2. Make sure the black is dry before coloring.
4. On the other Basic White piece: Stamp the image and sentiment using StazOn ink.
5. Use Ink pads and a Water Painter to shade in the image of the woman and dog.
   1. Ink Pads Used: Mossy Meadow, Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy.
   2. No need to avoid the black lines.
6. Pick the image you prefer to use.
7. Use liquid glue to adhere the DSP to the Mossy Meadow background.
8. Use liquid glue to adhere the watercolored piece to it’s layer of Mossy Meadow. Attach this to the background pieces.
9. Insert the finished piece into the picture frame.
10. That’s it! You’ve made a beautiful framable piece of Home Decor.

Supplies and suggested Tools: 

• 157987 In the Moment Stamp Set 
• 160834 Dainty Flowers DSP 12 x 12
• 133676 Mossy Meadow Cardstock, 8.5 x 11
• 159276 Basic White Cardstock, 8.5 x 11
• 141709 Watercolor Pencils #1
• 149014 Watercolor Pencils #2
• 101406 StazOn Jet Black Ink
• 132708 Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• 147111 Mossy Meadow Ink
• 147091 Rich Razzleberry Ink
• 147100 Blushing Bride Ink
• 147094 Daffodil Delight Ink
• 147086 Pumpin Pie Ink
• 147110 Night of Navy Ink
• 102845 Blender Pens
• 151298 Water Painters
• 117147 Block B
• 118484 Block E
• 102300 Bone Folder
• 103579 Paper Snips Scissors
• 152814 Stampin’ Seal
• 110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• 152392 Paper Trimmer
• Picture Frame 5 x 7

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