Hi and welcome the home stretch of my A to Z blog
challenge!
My theme for the month of April is scrapbooking, and
today’s letter offers more “project within a project” fun – W is for
WATERCOLOR.
Watercolor is a creative way to create your own card
stock. To start, the best paper is the thicker grade kind that is made specifically
for watercolor.
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| I found a few brands that offer watercolor paper in 12x12 size for the same cost as traditional paper. |
The next equipment you’ll need is watercolor paints. There
are many varieties to choose from but I found that the basic, inexpensive,
kid-grade paints work pretty well.
You can experiment with color combinations and
blending to create a mélange of backgrounds.
I find watercolor to be a relaxing and forgiving art.
There are few “mistakes” that you make that can’t be smoothed out, and the
water base allows for easy clean up.
If you want to go fancy with your watercolors, there
are more professional formulations available that give vibrant, smooth
application, as well as offer more designer colors like gold and pearl.
And just like regular scrapbooking paper, the dried
watercolor sheets can be cut for other uses.
Here I use die cuts to make a sun and rainbow from my watercolor art.
Watercolors are a flexible and fun way to add flair to
any scrapbook.
Well, our W post was short and sweet, which means we are
down to our final THREE letters! We’re X-Ying it to the Z-end, folks. It’s been a
journey. J
As always, please check out my fellow AtoZers posts –
I’ve seen some amazing themes out there, so if you're ready for more posts please
search the keyword “A to Z Blog Challenge 2017”.
And please stop back by tomorrow for the modern tool
that scrapbookers use – X is for Xerox and Home Printing.
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SNG
Interesting. I'm not a scrapbooker but I do like to dabble in the arts. Watercolor is fun. I like the idea of using the paper for another purpose. Like Eric Carle, the incredible artist and author of children's books.
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Hi Val - Nice to meet you! Oh, I have the hungry little caterpillar in my mind now. :) Thanks for the comment.
DeleteI love the idea of painting - but fear doing it. Why is that?
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Hi Cozy! Me, too. It is intimidating. I try to remember that all life began from chaos - and to wear an old shirt. Lol. Thanks for the comment!
DeleteWatercolours are my preferred art medium. Alas, I don't get much opportunity to paint at the moment.
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Hi Heidi! That wonderful - I wish I had more skill at it. Thanks for commenting. :)
DeleteWatercolor frustrates me because I want to be more in control of the outcome than I have found possible with it. I like your idea of using it as a base for other things including the die cuts. Maybe I will try once more.
ReplyDeleteHi lorig! I hear you - the control is tricky. It was definitely a different way to create. Thanks for the comment! :)
DeleteWhile I don't scrapbook, I do enjoy occasionally using watercolors in my journals. But I didn't realize there were gold and pearl watercolor paints - what a delightful addition that would be. Happy play-filled arting!
ReplyDeleteHi Deborah! Watercolor in journals sounds so lovely. Thank you for the comment!
DeleteAh yes. My best friend is really good with using watercolors to create totally amazing note-cards. She has people who want to buy them because they're so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVisiting from the A to Z Challenge. See my “W” post here: https://lydiahowe.com/2017/04/27/w-is-for-water-and-no-tea-atozchallenge/
Hi Aidyl! That's so cool - I got inspired by a card making tutorial. I've seen where heat-embossed stamps really hold the watercolors in the lines. I will check out Water and No Tea. Thanks for the comment.
DeleteI love watercolours and use a variety of styles and products from markers and paints to distress inks
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