Hello Crafters!
I hope you all are having a wonderful week...
if it's a bit ho hum I have some good news for you!
It's a sale!
Honey Bee Stamps is having a 15% off sale including clearance and bundle items. Whoo Hoo!
The discount will be applied automatically to your cart for July 3rd and 4th.
I have a card for you featuring some Honey Bee floral stamps and nice and easy watercoloring.
This technique is a super easy one I adore but haven't revisited in quite awhile. I love the soft watercolor background paired with the bright bold colors of the copic coloring. The layering of the die cuts add even more interest with texture.
I started by stamping my image in watercproof ink. I then added water all around the image where I wanted the color to go. I used my media mat as a palatte for my distress inks and began randomly dropping pigment into the water on my cardstock.
I'm not super rigid with it but I try to pay attention to what goes next to each other and how they will mix.
Keep adding pigment until you're happy with the background. If your pigment is pooling don't be afraid to blot some up with a clean paper towel.
Once my background was dry I used my copic markers to add lots of bold color to my floral images. I love the contrast of this with the softness of the watercolor.
Once my copic coloring was done I used the matching die cut to cut out my image.
For real I wasn't paying attention and my die wasn't 100% lined up. It cut a little high. I made do by taping them together and then popping the whole piece up on foam tape.
You can see it but I don't think it's too terrible so I rolled with it.
You can see the whole process in the video below.
If you love these stamps don't forget to stop over to the store and shop the sale.
Speaking of sales you can check out a bunch more over on my sale page.
Supplies:
Affiliate links are used
 Honey Bee Stamps In Full Bloom Shop at: SSS | SB | EH | HB |
 In Full Bloom Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | SB | EH | HB |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB |
Affiliate links are used
 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV02 SUGARED ALMOND Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV04 SHOCK PINK Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV06 CERISE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV09 FUCHSIA Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG67 MOSS Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker V01 HEATH Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker V04 LILAC Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker V06 LAVENDER Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER V09 VIOLET Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker YR04 CHROME ORANGE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y08 ACID YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y38 HONEY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER YR09 CHINESE ORANGE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | SB |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Ranger Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 8 Round Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | SB |
 We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 DIE CUTTING AND EMBOSSING MACHINE Shop at: SSS | SB | Spellbinders |
 Hero Arts Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA |
 Hero Arts Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HA |
 Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide MUSTARD SEED Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Therm O Web PURPLE TAPE Shop at: SSS |
 Waffleflower Water Media Mat Shop at: SSS | SB | Waffleflowers |
 Strathmore Ready Cut Watercolor Sheets Shop at: DB |
