3 Approaches to Watercolor Backgrounds

[@StamperKirsten]

I premade thank you cards for an Alaska ferry ride from Juneau to Seattle. I had a 3 and 1-year old that were a handful. The staff put up with noise and many loops around the deck with the stroller. I became the talk of the ship after giving the staff thank you cards! Apparently, they didn't receive much appreciation for their hard work. I also made 2" x 2" thank you cards for the nursing staff when my Mom was going through her breast cancer treatments. They were easy to make and keep in a ziplock bag in my purse. Again the staff was very appreciative! I know your cards will be well received!

[@ericastwilight]

Now I wonder if you can use microglaze under embossing powder. Great little cards. TFS!

[@mariafernandez6537]

I was going to ask this also. Do the microglaze first then emboss.

[@DonnaJo3452]

I’m also going to experiment with Distress Micro Glaze and other embossing powders. It should be okay to use with Ranger embossing powder.

[@ericastwilight]

Donna Jo let us know please. I planned on ordering micro glaze in my next SSS order

[@DonnaJo3452]

ericastwilight I’d say go ahead and order it! I’ll try to test it this week and will let you know.

[@hemjoo]

Aww...I wanted to see how u fixed the dulled heat embossed sentiment. Like using a metallic pen to go over it? Or re-stamp in stazon black?

[@inspirationalquotesanddesi2836]

Wow. Very nice! I really appreciate this kind of work. I hope they also appreciate my work in Lettering and Calligraphy.

[@DonnaJo3452]

I love the simplicity of these cards and appreciate you showing the fails, which are really just experiments! Hope your cruise is fun.

[@louised6790]

Beautiful cards! That was quite a lot of micro glaze. I wonder if you used less if that would still happen. Of course I have to try it now. Enjoy your cruise 🚢

[@ТатьянаНик-ш8у]

Я тоже хочу так научиться! Интересно,на русском есть такие видео?

[@annemoloney4357]

I just spray the card with hair spray and it seems to stop the shimmer coming off.

[@wtpb]

And this is why I love my matte workable fixative for this type of thing. And for a bonus you can still work on top of it with pencils and some other mediums.

[@ilyrivera7297]

Lyndel Turner what fixative do you use? I like the idea of being able to add other mediums. Thanks.

[@wtpb]

I use one by Micador for pencil, charcoal, chalk and pastels. There are things you can't spray it on like regular pen ink and markers but it's great for chalky and dusty medium. I have also used it on dry cheap watercolours. You should always test with the medium you intend to spray it on so you don't end up ruining your work. I buy mine in Aus and I don't know if you could get the same one where you live but Krylon probably have a workable one as well.

[@ilyrivera7297]

Lyndel Turner thank you 😊

[@tamirose1646]

what kind of paintbrush is that? love these!

[@jolenepalmer8307]

Hi I am Jolene from New Mexico I also found out you cannot use micro glaze on your jelly roll pins will not protect them it eats away at them

[@cindybearj]

Hope you're having a great time cruisin'!

[@elizabethwallace7495]

Any other words besides "Just a Note?"

[@LisaTilsonMyCardTrip]

Love your experiments!! And your honesty! The three backgrounds are beautiful Kristina. I have some of the glaze but often forget to use it. Great video, and super pretty cards 💕

[@libraryllady]

Thank you for the cautionary tale. You are the best!

[@marie_h1104]

What a bummer regarding the shimmer powder! Note to self: No microglaze. I really love the distress ink background, though; I will be trying that!

[@lyndiegf]

I not so great at ink blending but I love water colour, and I have pixie powder which is similar and I love these idea, I was also thinking of using clear embossing powder just to play around thank you this is really helping me out xx

[@CanadianKim]

I recently bought the micro glaze but haven't had a chance to use it yet, so thanks for sharing and saving me some grief lol. Like someone else commented, I wonder if you could use micro glaze on a background, let it dry or set, and then stamp and/or emboss over it?

[@shabbytimeboutique7037]

Thank you for this video. I'm a newb at water coloring, and your video reminds me how simple a background can be, yet the card comes out awesome! *Lisa*

[@pattiepan]

Wow that glaze ruined a really pretty card...is there some way you can salvage it.............................

[@Dianalynn62]

Beautiful little cards...hope your enjoying your cruise!! :)

[@andrealavigne7824]

Really elegant cards, Kristina! I love the silver embossing over the watercolor backgrounds. It was too bad about the one where the Micro Glaze ate away at the embossing. Thank you for the warning! I hope the card wasn't totally ruined, anyway. :)

[@silviawardsly3061]

The cards turned out great. They look so professional! Adding embossing powder to the sides, really took it up a notch from beautiful to Wow!

[@littlebirdie2]

What ‘wash’ brush are you using when you add plain water to your bkground? I chkd the link u listed for brush, but didn’t see it. Thanjs

[@mariac.2895]

I wonder if Renaissance Wax would be gentler on the embossing powder areas.

[@karatekate89]

Thank you for sharing this. It's good to know about the micro glaze and embossing powder.

[@melissamcneil59]

Love these. So very pretty. Thank you for the caution with the microglaze.

[@patth.170]

Lovely cards< Kristina! Thanks for the glazing tip!

[@erikaquinones4499]

I just notice how interesting the watercolor design (fall colors) turned out like a human heart shape. Did anyone else noticed it ?😍

[@sevenandthelittlestmew]

Ooo... quick question: you know how watercolor reacts to salt crystals - do distress inks do the same?

[@michellekernan6678]

That stamp is really beautiful. How happy would you be to receive a card like that!!!

[@donnadacy5876]

Thanks so much for sharing with us. The cards turned out beautiful. Too bad the microglaze damaged the embossing on the one card but now we know.

[@lindaepstein7736]

Love the backgrounds and a great tip about the Micro Glaze. TFS.

[@lynnbeaumont8551]

Those are beautiful! My son gave me a set of distress inks for Mother's Day this year - I know what I'm going to do today!

[@stefaniestaniak4329]

Wonderful cards. Great to keep in your stash. Also great to do for the holidays when you want to give a special gift. Thanks for sharing.

[@AshleyTuckerDesigns]

Love the cards 😄 good to know about the embossing reaction!

[@jocelyncrosby815]

Hi, in a Tim Holtz video he only used a very very small amount of micro glaze in his demos.

[@tongkrongansopan425]

I'm new to art and i want to tryout watercolor, can i use sketchbook paper or is it best to just use watercolor paper? yea i dont know a lot of art stuff, hehe.

[@kwernerdesign]

I really recommend using watercolor paper.

[@tongkrongansopan425]

K Werner Design Thank you! :D

[@Chaiyotartist]

wow great👍😀

[@lisad.3247]

I love this! Simple and beautiful. Thx for sharing : )

[@teresadoyle1396]

These are so beautiful Kristina, good to know about the glaze over EP.

[@ernataylor-stark4593]

Oh my gosh! That is a shame and thanks for letting us know, but I love the cards.

[@verblu8507]

This is an awesome technique! Each card is lovely! Thanks for that tip about that medium that lifts the embossing!

[@deniseferguson8589]

I hope you're have a great time Kristina! Thanks for the video!

[@rhondabarker1432]

I heard the audio but the video was stopped at showing the cards so didnt see demo.

[@sallystapleton4237]

Gorgeous cards Kristina, hope you enjoyed your cruise xx

[@Emmi553]

So professional

[@alkaios_lykos]

Would one be able to emboss after the microglaze?

[@patth.170]

Love these awesome cards! So pretty & thanks for the tip on the glaze!

[@bettyhall9777]

Beautiful , love the size of that sentiment , tfs.hope you have a blessed day 😊

[@SoniaLoConte]

oh no! what a shame the glaze ruined that beautiful card. But who's the real guilty: the microglaze or the purple powder that came off on your fingers and needed a coat of glaze? mh.. mh... Mh... anyway, it's always a pleasure to watch at your videos!

[@DonnaJo3452]

Sonia Lo Conte That was my thought too so I’ll do some experimenting!

[@louisamochizuki9432]

Thanks for sharing and enjoy your cruise 😊

[@vlynd2006]

I love the purple, blue & green one. So dreamy :)

[@katyglenn9271]

Great video. Thanks for the advice!

[@carlaarias4951]

Simple but so pretty cards💕

[@sharonjones841]

Will never use the micro=glaze...Love these cards and that stamp! So beautiful, Kristina...thanks so much!

[@DonnaJo3452]

Distress Microglaze sets watercoloring and makes it waterproof, for example when watercoloring on envelopes. I use it all the time to waterproof my Distress Inks. Only a tiny bit on the tip of your finger is needed! Maybe if a smaller amount was used it would have worked. I guess I’ll be experimenting with that! Also i just saw a Tim Holtz video in which he used Distress Microglaze to water proof Distress Oxides - and the most extraordinary thing happened - the Oxides became really bright and you could see every color in every layer. It was so amazing!

[@lindaruschmeyer5298]

Beautiful little cards. Have a great cruise.

[@roshodgkins5417]

Love the colours of your cards. X Ros

[@martharoberts2167]

Nice nails😨 but nice hair back to life!

[@martharoberts2167]

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[@martharoberts2167]

Kristina, my response was not for your video. I thought it was for an ad! A man had these long fingernails polished black! So sorry.

[@lindafielder8344]

Thank you, you are amazing.

[@lisadaly7366]

These cards are beautiful!!

[@vickidip]

Thank you, lovely cards

[@meggriffin467]

Could you do the glaze first? Would the embossing powder stick to it?

[@marieduncan8746]

I was wondering the same thing...

[@kwernerdesign]

I think would initially stick and then flake off. But I don’t know for sure.

[@a7xmaNga]

K Werner Design you could try re embossing it with using Versafine marker maybe that would work?

[@rhondamancini1471]

Tfs, wonderful cards.

[@dulceguizar3318]

Very pretty!! Have a nice trip!!!

[@susangreen9308]

Thanks for the tip.

[@racheljolley26352]

Lovely, really lovely! Tfs

[@suedunlop3040]

Have a great cruise 😁

[@vaishnavi98sharma]

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[@lynnwayne6132]

Enjoy your trip!

[@idajeanette1893]

I have IT

[@wendyodell356]

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[@kristinevencel2898]

So sorry that your card wasn’t up to par, but great info for us. Thank you!

[@kissandhugmethruthephone]

Beautiful cards