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Day 2. Watercoloring with Distress Oxides

Hello Friends, Woo Hoo It’s Day 2. I am so pumped by what you all are sharing … it’s like drinking a bottle of  wine!  Not really but, it makes me giddy and  I am  being silly because I am so pumped!

Usually for Day 2. I like to plan a blog hop but, honestly I had to take that off the table because in life these next two months there is just to much to do. Isn’t it always that way tho hahah. I am sure you are just as crazy but, that’s what’s  great about this challenge. It forces me/us to make time!

Every time I get out my Distress Oxides I love the results but, they usually aren’t on my radar. I inked up Gina K. Designs beautiful butterfly called, “Your Wings” with (I probably don’t need to say anymore lol) Warm Glow ink. I love the sentiment PLUS how you can have different options to stamp on the wings. I choose to keep mine simple.

You can watch a this short video on Instagram how I dropped the color on the paper. I waited for the first layer of color to dry then with my wet brush I dropped in Wilted Violet on top of  every color. Love how the colors interacted together forming  beautiful color combos.

Once the second layer of color was dry I used a dark brown pencil and a violet pencil to enhanced the wings. Eyelash lines were drawn on  the main butterfly only.

I know I sound like a broken record but, the proof  is real. Such a difference a sharp pencil or two can make. Try brown don’t use the same color as your project  ….  just saying!

See you tomorrow  and have a great day. Hugs, Kathy

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Comments

  6. Carol Austin says

    Always love your coloring. I love that you use different mediums. I have some of these but I haven’t used them yet. You inspire me to try them.
    Carol

  9. Cyndi Morris says

    Beautiful! Your no-line coloring always inspires me to try it, but I think I need to get better at “line” water coloring first!

  11. Henriëtte says

    Again Stunning!!
    I love to see how you dropped the colour and make the stunning butterflies.
    I have Ditress Oxides and never painted with them although I love to paint with my regular Distress inks. I still have to try them out, perhaps this challenge, how knows.
    Thank you so much for sharing your fabulous work, happy colouring and see you tomorrow .

  12. Beverly Jordan says

    I haven’t tried this as of yet and must! Thank you for your challenges that push me out of my comfort zones AND I get a ton of cards made too!! All the while enjoying coloring!!

  13. Anne Sturgeon says

    There is something so magical about butterflies… this one from Gina K is beautiful. I am going to try this color drop myself, this really comes out pretty, Nicely done.

  14. Judy Holbrook says

    Fabulous butterflies! I need to used my Distress Oxide ink more often. Thanks for a great challenge!

  16. stempelfrida says

    It is always amazing to see how much more one can get out of the colouring, when adding another “set” of details with pencils.
    Kind regards from stempelfrida

  17. Teresa Doyle says

    This is so beautiful Kathy and the eyelash lines really look amazing. I keep forgetting to try that…
    Have a great day!

  19. Heather Innusa says

    I just absolutely ADORE this!! I’d intended to do a lot more watercoloring with oxide inks, but haven’t at all! I need to rectify that immediately!

  20. Heather Mills says

    This is so gorgeous!!! The colors are so pretty and it is amazing how much difference the brown pencil makes!

  30. Gail Plaskiewicz says

    I love your card! I love how you did the eyelashes on the main butterfly. You always do these cool tricks on your cards & I always think I will too & then I don’t. I have to remember to do stuff like that. However, I do use lots of embellishments as you can see by my cards so that is something different, right? I never knew you could use stamp ink & make it into water colors or is it just Distress Oxide? I love my Twinkling H2O’s watercolors. I’d like to get all of their colors. I have to make a list of all the colors I have because some I have doubles of, then I can order the ones I don’t have.
    You did a really great job on this card. One more question. What do I do when a colored pencil I have just sharpened breaks? I always have points on my pencils but sometimes they aren’t sharp enough & then they break. I hate that! That happened the other night when I tried to get a point on one of my chalk pencils.

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      Unfortunately there are some pencils that are prone to that. I use mostly Polychromos and they don’t break as much but they are pricey I know.

  36. Monda DeWeese says

    Can you please link to the video? New technique for me and the stamp set just arrived. Excited to start. Thank you!

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