No Line Watercoloring & Dry Embossing [Featuring New PinkFresh Studios]

No line watercoloring is such a fun technique to give the look of a hand painted masterpiece without actually needing to know how to draw!

Today’s post is part of the PinkFresh Studios April release blog hop! If you are participating in the hop, you can find all the details at the bottom of this post.

I enjoyed using the new Take Pride stamp set from PinkFresh Studios in this card for my no line watercoloring. The image was stamped onto Strathmore watercolor paper with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Because the Distress Ink is water based, it blends out perfectly when the watercolor is applied over top. For my watercolors I chose Prima Watercolor Confections.

For extra detail, I used Finetec’s gold watercolor palette to create splatters and some framing to the stamped florals. The floral arrangement was then cut out with the coordinating Take Pride die set.

I wanted my florals to be popped off a white card base because this would help them really stand out; they are so pretty and detailed! To give my card base some interest, I dry embossed Simon Says Stamp’s Flora stencil, which added amazing, subtle texture to the design.

In the center of the circle, I stamped one of the sentiments from the Take Pride stamp set in Deep Sea ink; paired with that greeting, I gold embossed a supporting sentiment onto black cardstock.

Have you tried out no line watercolor yet? If so, I’d love to hear what you’ve been working on lately. Let me know in the comments below.

SUPPLIES

Simon Says Stamp Stencil FLORA… [ SSS ] Prima Marketing THE CLASSICS… [ SSS ] Prima Marketing TROPICALS Watercolor… [ SSS ] Prima Marketing PASTEL DREAMS… [ SSS ] Prima Marketing ODYSSEY Watercolor… [ SSS ] Finetec MICA WATERCOLOR PEARLESCENT… [ SSS ] Strathmore WATERCOLOR 9×12 PAD 24… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Envelopes COTTON… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad… [ SSS ] Tonic MORNING DEW Grande Nuvo Crystal… [ SSS ] MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping… [ SSS ] MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000199 [ SSS ] NEODYMIUM BLOCK MAGNET Rectangle NBM [ SSS ] Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder… [ SSS ] NEW 2020 Wagner Precision Heat Tool… [ SSS ] 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE… [ SSS ] Therm O Web Gina K Designs ADHESIVE… [ SSS ] W-023 Spellbinders WIZARD TAN… [ SSS ] Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 Die Cutting… [ SSS ] Altenew MINI BLOSSOM DIE CUT MACHINE… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic Craft SHEARS 9.5… [ SSS ] EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 [ SSS ]

THE HOP DETAILS

I’m joining PinkFresh Studios and many of my fellow designers in a special release blog hop, showcasing inspiration using the new release. You can find all the other hop participants linked below.

Would you like to win a $25 gift card to PinkFresh Studios? Leave a comment here and at every stop in the hop for a chance to win! Winners will be posted on May 8, 2020 on the PinkFresh Studios giveaway page. Please check that page to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

PinkFresh Studios is also giving away the FULL release on their blog, Instagram feed & YouTube channel. Check out those locations for the giveaway details.