No Line Watercolor [Featuring Altenew & The Daily Marker Watercolor Therapy Blog Hop & Giveaway]
Watercoloring really is therapy and I find such joy in coloring. That’s why I am thrilled to be partaking in Altenew and the Daily Marker’s Watercolor Therapy blog hop. You should have arrived from Jaycee Gaspar’s blog.
My sweet friend, Kathy Racoosin is celebrating her 16th coloring challenge right now; can you believe that?? I love her challenges and the way they encourage us all to try to color – even for just 5 minutes – every day. Here’s Kathy and I at Creativation earlier this year – feels like such a long time ago!
So let’s talk about the project I created for this fun hop…
I colored these flowers during some crafty time with a few of my friends (including Kathy herself!); we had a Zoom call and hung out for a while, each of us doing something creative. It was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the company as I colored.
The florals are from the Perfectly Perfect and the Beautiful Day stamp sets and I stamped them with Antique Linen Distress Ink. Using Altenew’s Watercolor Pan Set, I colored the images in a no-line style. For interest and texture I made sure to add splatter with my watercolors after the coloring was dry.
Arranging the florals was fun; using foam tape, I layered them along the top and bottom of the card. This frames the sentiment in the center and creates a focal point. My greeting is from the Script Words 2 die set from Altenew, which I cut from Rose Gold mirror cardstock. I also made a DIY shadow from vellum to give a little separation between the sentiment and the florals.
Finally, I embellished the card with just a few Moonshine sequins from Simon Says Stamp.
I’ve been on a no-line watercoloring kick of late; the relaxing effect coloring has really helps relieve stress. I’ll admit, no-line coloring can take a bit more time to do versus coloring with darker outlines, but I encourage you to embrace the slower pace! Even if it takes you a while to complete your coloring, I think you’ll find the activity very therapeutic and rewarding!
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THE HOP DETAILS
Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and Kathy from The Daily Maker is also giving away a goodie bag (worth $30) to 4 lucky winners. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 5/6/2020 for a chance to win.
Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog participating in the hop. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on 5/9/2020.
Your next stop in the hop is Kelly Griglione! Have fun hopping!
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Pretty picture on your blog. I love your thank you card. You are so very talented. Love the colors!
I love how you used splatters to add texture.
Very pretty, love the deep rich colors!
Beautiful card! Love the vintage look and the sequins are a nice finishing touch
Lovely work if art! It reminds me of some coloring done by Stacey at SMS using her marker tip to put dots on the flowers. Or was it Jennifer McGuire?
Beautiful coloring…Love your card!!
Beautiful card! Love the gorgeous flowers and the pretty ‘thanks’ sentiment die!
Beautiful water colouring, love this card.
Hanging out on Zoom and watercoloring takes some talent. I fit in the “Can’t walk and chew gum at the same time” talent level and would never be looking up.
How fun! To hang out with your friends and colour/paint all at the same time! Your water colouring is amazing.
How fun! To hang out and colour/paint all at the same time! Your water colouring is amazing.
This is just wonderful! I want to watercolor better, and this is so inspiring! Thank you!
Your card is gorgeous. I love the look of no-line watercoloring, but I’ve been afraid to try it. I finally bought some Antique Linen Distress Ink and I’m determined to give it a try. That’s going to be my goal this week — you’ve inspired me!
Super beautiful card! Love the colors and the coloring! <3
Right now, no line watercoloring is much too advanced for me, but this blog has me revved up and wanting to play instead of work (essential worker) or cook or clean up. Thanks for showing your technique– really love the white spattering! Makes it seem like early morning dew.
Can’t wait to try no line watercolor. Right now, it’s much too advanced for me, but this blog has me revved up and wanting to play instead of work (essential worker) or cook or clean up. Thanks for showing your technique– really love the white spattering! Makes it seem like early morning dew.
Great colours on your flowers Nina. I like the large Thanks die in the middle to tie it all together.
SWOON!! Such a BEAUTIFUL Card Nina!! I LOVE the Colors!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Stunning work!
Love your layers and how it also adds 3d depth.
Thank you for sharing. Gotta follow you more
It’s a very beautiful watercoloring Nina! And you are so cute with Kathy on the picture! Adorable ! Thanks for your sharing and for the chance to win!
Very nice Nina. I love your card! Thanks, Denise
Perfectly colored flowers
Love the colors. Love the card.
So pretty. I love the watercoloring
Beautiful card.
Love your watercoloring technique on the flowers They are so beautiful.
This is really a beautiful card showing your coloring skills! A Zoom crafting session sounds like fun and I was already in the process of getting a new computer(mine won’t Zoom Lol)! Maybe it’s first use will be a a cardmaking session with my crafting friends! Love this blog hop! :)
The last few blog hops, I have noticed a number of you using the no-line technique. I must give it a try. I sure like the look it gives. Much softer. Altenew’s watercolors are so beautiful. Must be a good quality. Thanks for the lesson. Staying home, reading, crafting, blog hopping and staying safe. You all take care.
Beautiful card – love the no line painting technique
Gorgeous – love that metallic die cut sentiment and all the colourful texture on the flowers!
I love the texture created by all the splatters. Gives a unique look to the card.
Hi Nina-Marie :) Your no-line coloring is awesome…color palette…composition and embellishment just perfect!!! I love that you go together and hung out with crafty friends to do this! Somehow it makes it all the more special! Thanks for inspiring me :)
Beautiful card, love the color combinations.
That card is stunning. The depth of the colors is outrageous. I am going to try this with the Flower Garden and Beautiful Day sets I have. Thanks you for the inspiration.
How lucky were you to be able to stamp with such royalty. Beautifully done card.
Beautiful bouquet, lovely card.
Love your watercoloring! Beautiful florals!
Beautiful card, thanks for sharing. I love watercoloring!
Love your card. Such lovely springtime colors.
Nina Marie, your work is lovely and conveys such a happy spirit. Thank you.
These flowers are absolutely gorgeous
Beautiful no line water coloring on this elegant card, love your style.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card! I love the layers in the flowers.
Stunning card – love the colors. Love the look of no-line watercolor. Thank YOU!
What do you mean by no line watercolor?
Gorgeous colourin, Nina- Marie! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Take care! :)
Gorgeous card. Beautiful watercolor!
Really like the no line look, beautiful card, great stamp sets.
Gorgeous card! Would love to try no line one day but right now it is still to scary of an idea for me, but I will get there.
Very pretty card indeed! Also your crafty friends Zoom get together brought a smile to my face! Thanks so much for sharing!
Nina – your artistry is a vision! I love the wonderful color palette and the splattered flowers give them such character! Such a beauty! I love your zoomie friends and the picture of you and Kathy together – crafty friends really are the best friends!
Nina- your joy in creating, passion for coloring, and talent for inspiring and teaching are always apparent, this time being no exception. Your thanks card is gorgeous, and i love that you thought to combine 2 different floral sets- now I’m looking at mine as to what could go together. Thanks so much for sharing your creative talents in this awesome therapy hop! Be Well!
So beautiful I love your inspiration I watch your you tube channel love your card designs tyfs
Oh my your work is Amazing and I Love it! Thank You for sharing your wonderful talent with us too.
Stay Safe,
Sue Ann
What a fun zoom call that would be. I love you card. Those flowers are just beautiful.
Beautiful card ????
I’ve never tried no-line coloring. Your technique and details are beautiful.
Omg… These flowers are so beautiful and I love tbe way you color it.. I had seen this stamp but didn’t really caught my eye.. But now I think I want this perfectly pergect stamp set.. This is fantastic way
Such pretty flowers. I love your coloring. You are so talented.
I have been trying my hand at no line water coloring and you are right practice makes perfect but I’m going to have to do a lot of practicing.
Your card is beautiful. I just jumped into the world of watercolor with a set of makers. So I’m excited to sign up for this class bundle. I’m not sure I’m ready for no line coloring, but I’m excited to learn and try new things.
Love the colors you chose for the flowers, Nina, and the pop of bright green was perfect for the leaves! All of it made a stunning card when you layered it together! Wow!
Beautiful card and coloring!
Love this technique, looking forward to trying it. Your card is beautiful
Beautiful card, love it!
love the colors you used for your florals, beautiful card
Such beautiful cards! Thank you!
This is a really beautiful collection of flowers! I love the texture and dimension that you have added to each petal! very pretty!
Warm Hugs,
Michele
Gorgeous card and watercoloring!!
Such a darling photo and I Love the bright colors of your flowers! Just beautiful!
Just beautiful water coloring. I really admire your designs.
No line is so intimidating to me and you make it look so easy – beautiful card, Nina!
Your no line is beautiful. I have to have some embossing powder down right now. Yikes! I’m learning.
Wow, beautiful card. Love how you die cut flowers and arrange to create great dimension. Thanks ???? for your very inspiring art.
Love the technique you used, so different.
Gorgeous card! Love it!
A very pretty watercolor card. Love the colors.
Love that you spattered each flower with its own perfect colors before assembling them as your frame. Really loved the look and haven’t seen or thought of that. Great card, really good look.
I love me a flower card! Beautiful card. Will have to sit down and do some no-line painting.
Beautiful coloring!
I’ve always been a bit scared of no-line watercoloring, but yours is certainly inspiring. I really love the spatter detail.
Gorgeous card, your coloring is breathtaking!
Who doesn’t love flowers on a card. No one I know. Very pretty thank you for sharing
So lovely! Thanks for the inspiration. And the flower stamps are gorgeous as well.
Love the choice of colors and the way you created balance on the card.
Super cute. Love the choice of colors.
Ooooooo, so pretty! I love the colors you chose! ????
Gorgeous card. Thank you for sharing.
This card is perfection! Thank you for sharing with us.
A beautiful and spectacular card! Great colors.
What a beautiful card! I love all the different looks in this blog hop!
Beautiful card!
Beautiful coloring and I love the bold, gold Thanks sentiment – it’s perfect!
I LOVE your card and the extra little splashes adds a bit of whimsy…I struggle with water color so I am in awe of anyone who is successful with the technique!! Awesome sauce!
So pretty! Love your color choices!
Love the coloring and especially the spatter. Great card.
Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing with us.
Very unique arrangement, will be trying that!
love the blue/gray flower best
Wow! This card is so gorgeous! I absolutely adore the artsy style of coloring the blooms.
A beautiful card!
Beautiful water coloring makes for a beautiful card to send someone. Your technique is so perfect and all this while having lots of people around you. A card to be proud of.
I have just recently gotten into watercoloring. Very beautiful card!
Happy May Day for sure! Really beautiful work that you crafted while visiting friends! Stunning, truly!
Your flowers are simply gorgeous! Isn’t it great that coloring is such wonderful therapy for so many people during these difficult times world wide?!
Wow its so beautiful!
Nina, thank you. I like your style and will try splattering in the different colors of the flowers- great idea!
Gorgeous cards and fun and vibrant colors! Sure to brighten someone’s day!
Amazing color, fabulous card. Love the Beautiful Day stamp set. That zoom call with all your crafty friends must’ve been awesome.
What a beautiful card! Love the gorgeous colors!
You created a very pretty card. That hug looked very therapeutic!
Beautiful water coloring. The spatters really add a lot of character.
Beautiful! No line watercoloring is on my list of things to try!
Gorgeous Nina! Stay happy and well!
Love your color choices
Such a pretty card., thank you for the inspiration.
Amazing card and stunning watercoloring! Love that cute photo of you and Kathy.
I love the spatters! AND the dark black/gray/blue flower. How unexpected. Thank you for sharing.
I like the grouping and the color addition of the flowers.
Beautiful layout – and a DIY shadow? Your talent is amazeballs!
What a gorgeous card! I love the splatters and the mirror card stock! I’m having craft time with my friends through zoom today, too!
The water color splatters on the flowers gives such realistic texture. I don’t know what that gray/blue color is but I sure do like it.
Nina, this is sooo beautiful! I’m in love! The splattering texture is the perfect touch. That Zoom call looks like the most talented, inspirational bunch of cardmakers I’ve ever seen in one place at the same time! ????
wow, fabulous card, and that zoom call must have been a blast.