Hello there!
I’m so excited to share today’s card with you. It uses images from two stamp sets from Hero Arts and was voted a favorite of all the My Monthly Hero Kits from 2021. Originally an exclusive 6” x 8” set as a part of the January 2021 kit, its contents are now brought back for purchase as individual sets. I love the chubby bees from the new Sweet as Honey and Beelieve sets!
I have never colored stamped images with Karin DecoBrush Pigment Markers before and decided I would try them out on today’s card. They are opaque paint markers and are versatile on a variety of surfaces. For my card today, I stamped the images over Tim Holtz Distress White Heavystock paper using a hybrid black ink. I didn’t stamp the best impression because I knew I would restamp later for a more crisp impression – so make sure you keep your stamps in your stamp positioning tool if you want to try this technique.
The coloring is not perfect. While the colors do somewhat blend, it is not perfect and that’s what makes these Pigment markers unique – you have to embrace the organic brush strokes from the pigment. Once I got over the fact that it wasn’t going to blend flawlessly like Copics or watercolors do, I relaxed with the coloring of my images. Once the pigment dries, you can layer colors and that’s what I did with the yellow stamen flecks.
Karin DecoBrush Pigment Markers used: White, Grass, Poppy, Pastel Red, Pastel Blue, Pastel Yellow, Gold, Cinnamon.
After I was done painting/coloring, I placed my panel back into my MISTI and re-stamped the image using a black pigment ink to get a crisp impression and to hide the muted stamped lines from the pigment markers. I also embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it more texture.
For the background, I ink-blended some yellow ink and die-cut the Honeycomb die into a card panel to create a textured background for my flower stem. I attached my images with foam adhesive for dimension and finished with an embossed sentiment from the Sweet as Honey set.
I hope you liked this card! The Karin DecoBrush Pigment Markers are so unique and is a medium I need to remember to use more! Thanks so much for visiting today!
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 HA Sweet As Honey Combo SSS |
 HA Beelieve Combo SSS |
 HA Honeycomb Die SSS |
 SSS Stitched Rectangles SSS |
 SSS Clear Embossing Powder SSS |
 SSS PSI Trio 3 SSS |
 SSS Lemonade PSI SSS |
 SSS Sunbeam PSI SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Basic Set SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Passion Set SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Pastel Set SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Nature Set SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Gray Set SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Nude Set SSS |
 Karin Pigment Decobrush – Violet Set SSS |
 Ranger TH Distress White Heavystock SSS |
 VersaFine Clair Nocturne SSS |
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 Copic Sketch Markers SSS |
 SSS Pawsitively Everything Tool (PET) SSS |
 SSS Blending Brush Set Small & Large SSS |
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 SSS Large Blending Brushes SSS |
 SSS Rainbow Pack Blender Brushes SSS |
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 Hammermill Color Copy Digital Cover 100lb SSS |
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 Black Cardstock SSS |
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 MSP MISTI SSS |
 MSP MISTI Mouse Pad SSS |
 SSS 3.5 inch Acrylic Block SSS |
 Versamark Ink SSS |
 Wagner Heat Tool SSS |
 TRHD Embossing Powder Tool SSS |
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 Double Sided Foam Tape SSS |
 Darice Foam Strips SSS |
 3D Foam Strips – Black SSS |
 Glad Press’n Seal SSS |
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 AG Ultra Fine Metal Tip Applicator SSS |
 SSS Dot Runner & Refills SSS |
 SB Platinum 6 Die Cutting Machine SSS |
 LF Stamp Shammy SSS |
 Mini Score Board SSS |
 Teflon Bone Folder SSS |
 C-Thru T- Ruler SSS |
 SB Reverse Tweezers SSS |
 Tim Holtz Craft Pick SSS |
 TH Sizzix Shaping Kit SSS |
 TH Tonic Guillotine Trimmer SSS |
 TH Tonic Max Guillotine Trimmer SSS |
 TH Tonic Mini Craft Guillotine Trimmer SSS |
 EK Success Honey Bee Scissors SSS |
 Sakura White Gelly Roll SSS |
 IKS Square SSS |
 IKS Rectangle SSS |
 IKS Mini SSS |
 TH Distress Sprayer SSS |
 Fiskars Titanium No5 Micro Tip Scissors SSS |
 SSS Magnetic Glass Mat SSS |
 TS Pick Up Stick SSS |
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