Lilac Dreams - Thinking Of You Card - Watercoloring and Smooshing with Distress Oxide Inks

Hello Friends!

Today I'm sharing this super easy and fun to make card featuring the Lilac Dreams set from Ink On 3. At first, I was going to do a no line coloring for this card and then changed my mind when I realized I wasn't going to have the time to finish it. I've been wanting to try this technique out for a while and I am so happy I did because I love the results! 

I first began by stamping out the lilacs onto the cardstock using Juicy Ink, then heat set the images using a fine white embossing powder.

I then smeared some Seedless Preserve and Wilted Violet Oxide ink onto clear acetate sheet, sprayed it with some water then used the sheet to smoosh onto the cardstock, using my heat gun to dry every layer.  I repeated that process a few times until I was satisfied with the coverage. Then I spritzed the entire panel with water and soaked up the droplets with a paper towel, which left behind some watermarks.

Next, I used a detail watercolor brush and added more distress oxide ink to the flowers using the same colors as the background. Then to the leaves added a mix of Forest Moss, Evergreen Bough, and Lucky Clover Oxide Ink.

I finished the card by adding a sentiment from the Water Lily set to a piece of vellum which I wrapped around the card front and embellished with some green crystals.

Today also kicks off the 30-day coloring challenge hosted by Kathy Racoosin of the Daily Marker which I hope to be able to keep up with. 🤞 Wish me luck! This will be my post for Day1 (Shhhh, technically I did this yesterday so we will see if I have time for another coloring today) Anyone else doing the challenge? Make sure you follow me on Instagram for the challenge as I will not be posting everything I make here on the Blog.

Hope you were inspired by my card today and want to give this fun water coloring technique a try! I appreciate the time you spent here, so thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

To make supplies easy to find, I have linked them below. If something I used is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product. Your purchases help keep my blog running, so thanks in advance for the support!

Lilac Dreams Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | IO3	Water Lily Shop at: SSS | IO3	Strathmore WATERCOLOR Shop at: SSS	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Juicy Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3
Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Ranger Embossing Powder, .60 oz, White Shop at: AMZ	Black & Decker HG1300 Dual Temperature Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ	Oxide Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES Shop at: SSS
Oxide Ink Pad LUCKY CLOVER Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad EVERGREEN BOUGH Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger Shop at: SSS	Brutus Monroe Ultra Fine Embossing Powder Raven Shop at: SSS
Vellum Value Pack 8.5"X11" 50/Pkg Shop at: AMZ	May Crystals Shop at: SSS | SK	Silhouette Pick Me Up Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Applicator Bottle Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Shop at: SSS | AMZ
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE GLIDER Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Elmers X-Acto 12” Base Guillotine Shop at: AMZ	Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board 12x12 Shop at: AMZ

Studio Katia 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop and GIVEAWAY - Under the Sea Cards

Hello, and welcome to Studio Katia's 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop! For those of you that are new here, I'm Ilda 👋 and am super excited to finally announce that I have joined the Studio Katia Design Team! If you've already started on the hop, you have arrived from the lovely Emily's blog, and if you are just getting started you can find the next stop at the end of this post.

For my cards today, I stuck to the Under the Sea theme 🐟🐠🐚🌊

If you have been following me on Instagram you may have seen a preview of this first card already, if you are not following me yet on Instagram make sure you do, as I will be doing a GIVEAWAY on Instagram too! 

So let's get onto this is the tropical little aquarium shaker I created. I began by making the background using distress oxide inks and then used some micro glaze over top to intensify the colors. Next, I stamped out the images I wanted to use for this card and colored them in with the very vibrant Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers. I then die cut all the images out and also die cut what would become the aquarium using the frame from Dotted Pattern Loops Die. 

To assemble the card, attached acetate to the back of the frame, to which I then added a thin strip of doubled foam tape along the edge. Next, I placed and glued down the images I wanted to use on the inside of the shaker card. I also attached a very thin plastic thread to the back of the two larger fish and the Blowfish and secured the ends onto the back of the panel. This will allow those pieces to move up and down when shaking the card.  I then added a mix of March, April and May crystals as my shaker bits and added glued down some iridescent bubbles. For the sentiment, I used the Birthday Fishes stamp on the banner from the dotted patters - set 2 dies.

Here's a close look at this fun card.

Studio Katia Supplies:

Under the Sea Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies | March, April and May Crystals

Frame - Dotted Patterns: Loops | Banner - Dotted Patterns - Set 2 Dies

Iridescent Bubbles

Other:

Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers SSS | AMZ  Strathmore Smooth Bristol SSS | AMZ TH Stamp Platform SSS | AMZ

Heat Resistant Acetate SSS | AMZ  Distress Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon SSS | AMZ 

Peacock Feathers SSS | AMZ  Salty Ocean SSS | AMZ Micro Glaze AMZ

Blackout Ink IO3 | SSS

For this next birthday card, I used the cute little turtle from the Shell-ebration stamp set, colored it with Spectrum Noir Markers and die cut it using the coordinating dies.

For the background, again I used distress oxide inks, only this time I used them for blending out the distress oxide inks with the new Brush Stroke Waves Stencil. I then used the Scallop Window die to create a tunnel shaker window. To embellish the shell I added some lines of chunky glitter to it.

Here is a look at the card once it's opened up. I added a mix of large chunky glitter and Spring Gems.
For the sentiment, I used the positive piece from front background panel and adhered it right below where the window opening would be. I then stamped out the Happy Birthday from the birthday greetings set. Added a little iridescent bubble to the top to reveal a little pearl when the window is open from the top.

Studio Katia Supplies:

Shell-ebrations Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies | Birthday Greetings Stamp Set

Brush Stroke Wave Stencil | Scallop Window Die | Frame - Dotted Patterns: Loops  

Iridescent Bubbles | Spring Gems | Chunky Glitter | Large Chunky Glitter

Other:

 Strathmore Smooth Bristol SSS | AMZ | Spectrum Noir Marker AMZ  | TH Stamp Platform SSS | AMZ

Heat Resistant Acetate SSS | AMZ  Distress Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon SSS | AMZ 

Peacock Feathers SSS | AMZ  Salty Ocean SSS | AMZ 

Blackout Ink IO3 | SSS

For my final card, I used the Mermaid for Each Other Stamp set and did a no line water coloring using Zig clean Color brush pens. Once the images were colored I re-stamped their mermaid tails with a watermark ink and embossed only their tails in gold. I also used the gold embossing powder on all their mermaid accessories. 

Behind the mermaids, I used the Seashell die and cut the inner shell shape using a gold foiled cardstock and added a large April crystal between and some gold crystals above them. 

For the background, I used alcohol inks on yupo paper and burnished some of the areas with gold foil. Then I die cut the panel using the frame from the Dotted Patterns: Loops, popping up the center panel with foam tape. 

To the inside of the card, I used the outer shell piece and added the "love" diecut from the Spring Bouquet set and stamped out "you".

Studio Katia Supplies:

Mermaid for Each Other Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies | Seashell Shaker Die 

 Frame - Dotted Patterns: Loops love - Spring Bouquet Die Dies 

sentiment banner - Scallop Square Dies | April Crystals | Gold Crystals

Other:

Zig Clean Color Brush Pens SSS | AMZ Yupo Paper SSS | AMZ  

Alcohol inks - Stream AMZ, Pool AMZ, Wild Plum AMZ 

TH Stamp Platform SSS | AMZ Distress Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon SSS | AMZ  

Peacock Feathers SSS | AMZ  Salty Ocean SSS | AMZ 

Fadeout Ink  IO3 | SSS Juicy Ink  IO3 | SSS Blackout Ink IO3 | SSS 

Now for the details about the Blog Hop GIVEAWAY!

To celebrate Studio Katia is giving away TWO $100 CAD Gift Certificates every day of the Blog Hop! That’s FOUR chances to win. The winners will be chosen randomly from comments left on ALL blogs of our Blog Hop.

To enter:

- Leave a comment on this blog post and on every stop of the Blog Hop

- Follow us on Instagram

- Like us on Facebook

- Make sure to leave all the comments by Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 11:59 PM EST.

All winners will be announced on Sunday, June 3rd, 2018 on the Studio Katia Blog.

Here is the complete list of the Blog Hop, just in case you got lost or want to get started.

Studio Katia

Jennifer McGuire

Vicky Papaioannou

May Sukyong Park

Svitlana Shayevich

Anna Kossakovskaya

Cathy Zielske

Kristina Werner

Emily Midgett

Galina Filippenko

Emily Leiphart

                                  Ilda Dias ← You are here 

Nina Marie Trapani

Rosali Bartz

Rubeena Ianigro

Michelle Short

Kaja Vezenšek

Svetlana Pavlova

Amy Rysavy

Erica A-b

Laura Volpes

Zsofia Molnar

Next stop is the amazing Nina Marie's Blog!

For my Instagram GIVEAWAY...
Studio Katia has generously given the DT member a $20 gift certificate to giveaway (That's A LOT of extra chances to win!) SO, don't forget to enter my Giveaway on →Instagram

Hope you got inspired by my creations today. Let me know which one of my cards was your favorite (I'm always curious to know) and which set is your must-have from this release?
I appreciate the time you spent here, so thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Hopping 👋

SUPPLIES

To make supplies easy to find, I have linked them below. If something I used is no longer available I will link to a similar product.

Affiliate links may be used depending on the product. Your purchases help keep my blog running, so thanks in advance for the support!

Brush Stroke Waves Stencil Shop at: SSS | SK	Bubbles Stencil Shop at: SSS | SK	Birthday Greetings Shop at: SSS | SK	Lovely Blooms Shop at: SSS | SK	Kobi Bearing Gifts Shop at: SSS | SK
Kobi Bearing Gifts Dies Shop at: SSS | SK	Under the Sea Shop at: SSS | SK	Under the Sea Dies Shop at: SSS | SK	Mermaid For Each Other Shop at: SSS | SK	Mermaid For Each Other Dies Shop at: SSS | SK
Shell-ebration Shop at: SSS | SK	Shell-ebration Dies Shop at: SSS | SK	Halftone Dots Cover Die Shop at: SSS | SK	Seashell Shaker Shop at: SSS | SK	Scallop Window Shop at: SSS | SK
Stitch Borders Shop at: SSS | SK	Sparkling Sea Confetti Mix Shop at: SSS | SK	Luminous Lavender Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	Radiant Pineapple Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	Crystal Flowers Shop at: SSS | SK
Satin Vinca Flowers Shop at: SK	Satin Vinca Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	Dazzling Celery Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	Iridescent Magnolia Petals Shop at: SK	Iridescent Magnolia Flowers Shop at: SK
Misty Rose Petals Shop at: SSS | SK	May Crystals Shop at: SSS | SK	Silver Foil Stars Shop at: SSS | SK	Gold Foil Stars Shop at: SSS | SK	Golden Copper Stars Shop at: SSS | SK
Rose Pink Stars Shop at: SSS | SK	Lt. Blue Stars Shop at: SSS | SK	Rose Gold Stars Shop at: SSS | SK	Crystal Stars Shop at: SSS | SK	Diamond Sparkle Stars Shop at: SSS | SK
Dots Chunky Confetti Glitter Shop at: SSS | SK	Flowers Chunky Confetti Glitter Shop at: SSS | SK	Just Chunky Confetti Glitter Shop at: SSS | SK	3M Crystal Sequins Shop at: SK