This is a glazing/overlaying watercolor technique with a little intentional messiness thrown in. It's perfect with Distress Inks and so fun with the Honey Bee Flutter By set.
See my drippy watercolor in action in this short video...
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Hugs!
Carly
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Honey Bee Fluttering By StampsDistress Ink Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Carved Pumpkin, Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers & Wilted Violent
VersaFine Onyx Black
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80 comments:
I love how the colors radiate from the butterflies. It is a unique way to use this set! The cards are absolutely gorgeous! I know have a new technique to try! Thanks for the video too! Excellent job!
Beautiful cards! :)
Love those butterflies! Pretty water-coloring!
Very lovely! Pinned it for inspiration :)
Beautiful one layer cards.
Carly! Drippy and OH so beautiful!
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I enjoy the drippy backgrounds!
These butterflies are so pretty, thanks for sharing your tips and the technique video.
I love your "drippy" technique. Your cards are lovely, and who doesn't love a beautiful butterfly and a seemingly simple card. Thank you for the video demo. Very helpful.
You colored the butterflies in such a cute, fresh way!
The butterflies are beautiful on the gorgeous backgrounds!
This is a great look and I will try this technique. Your cards are "simply" gorgeous!
Such lovely butterfly cards!
Beautiful butterflies.
Love the colors that drift off
from them. Wonderful idea.
thanks for sharing
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OH MY!! my favourite way to create a mixed media background. Love these cards and may have to create a Mother's Day card using this technique. Thanks for sharong.
Love your clean and simple butterfly cards!
Very pretty! I love C&S cards.
Ooohhh. I like what you did here.
Wow! Stunning! Love how the background and butterfly colors bring it all together!
Love these gorgeous butterflies! Beautiful colors!
Dear Carly
Your tiny fluttering cuties are so soothing to the eye that i thought i can keep my eyes glued to them.love and hugs
I've never tried this technique! It looks very satisfying!
I like the pop of color around the butterflies on your cards. I forget that distress inks make great watercolors!
Wow! Fabulous cards and colouring!!!
Beee-utiful butterfly cards--love the stamp set and love your cool backgrounds! Congrats to Honey Bee!
Looks like spring
So pretty!
Love the watercolor Carly!
Just beautiful.
Your cards are beautiful and very delicate !
Simple and yet so beautiful!! Love the results of your drippy watercolor technique!
Simply, beautiful! Love!
Lovely water colored cards!
I think these are so stunning! Beautiful colors.
I love the drippy watercolor backgrounds! And the butterflies are just beautiful!
Such sweet cards! Thank you for sharing the drippy watercolor technique! I can't wait to try it!
Marisela Delgado said: Love those butterflies. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com
Simple and elegant
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful card. I could use some spring in upstate NY so these cards are the perfect fit.
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card and I love your watercoloring!
What stunning projects! I really need to try this technique!
OMG! These butterflies are just awesome! I Love the colors!
Beautiful cards! Love your butterflies and I'm loving that watercolor technique! TFS
hugs,
joni
That technique is so cool. I’ll have to try it
Love your beautiful butterflies. Thanks for sharing the technique.
Pretty! I love the airy watercoloring behind your butterflies!
Great technique. It looks like the butterflies splashed the color.
Love learning new coloring techniques ….
Gorgeous effect. You make it look so easy. I'm afraid I would water down to much of the color from my butterflies.
Very pretty cards. Thankyou for sharing this technique in your process video.
Love the simplicity of your cards, would love to play with drippy watercolors!!!
Super sweet and simple. I love your cheerful spirit!
A great way to create a background. It sets this butterflies off beautifully
Love your beautifully colored butterflies! Both your cards are gorgeous!
So simple but so berautiful
How beautiful in its simplicity! The splatters look fantastic behind the butterflies!
Lovely cards! Your technique is wonderful!
lovely set of cards!
Lovely cards. This technique looks like fun. Thanks for sharing it.
Ooo I love this technique - makes the butterflies beautiful! TFS! This set is terrific and on my wish list, too.
awesome cards - thanks for sharing:)
Those backgrounds are beautiful!
So pretty ..love the watercolor technique, such a fresh spring feeling
Thanks for sharing your techniques. This is a beautiful card.
Love the pretty colors.
pretty cards.
So beautiful and thank you for sharing the video. I cant wait to try it!
Your cards are beautiful! Loved seeing the quick video of how you created them. I am ready to go give this look a try. So lovely! Thank you for sharing.
Sweet cards today along this hop.
Pretty cards!
Beautiful butterflies!! Your watercoloring is amazing!! Very nice!!
These cards are so pretty! Great technique, I am going to try it. Thanks for the inspiration.
This drippy watercolor technique is super cool! I am gonna try it! What kind of paper did you use for this project, you might have said in the video but I could not turn the volume on! And what kind of brush is that? I love the soft colors this technique created and how the colors look like that was the butterflies path. Thanks for showing this to us! You have a new can in me. :)
Super beautiful butterflies! I love the matching soft backgrounds! Wonderful CAS cards they are :)
Butterflies are always in style and the sayings are terrific also!
Those butterflies are amazing! Love the watercolor look.
Love your drip technique. Your cards are beautiful.
Butterflies are my favorite! The watercolors are beautiful.
Lovely technique - the simplicity of the card really highlights the stamp and your watercoloring. I wanna try it!!
Love the drippy watercolor look. The color choices are outstanding and so pretty with the butterflies.
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