Video: Peerless Watercolor + Storage + Jane’s Doodles Blog Hop + Giveaway
I am back with another watercolor video. This time I used Peerless watercolors… along with iron-off embossing and pearlized water. I also share another option for storage of the Peerless watercolors. This is also part of a fun blog hop with a giveaway… more on that below.
(All supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this post. To watch the video in HD on YouTube, click
I am still loving my Peerless watercolors. They are so easy to work with and intense in color. I adore the dark outline it leaves along the edges… making shading so easy to achieve. (I do also like the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor – these are my two favorites.) For this card, I combined Peerless watercolor (but you could use any) with “pearlized water” that I made my mixing Perfect Pearls and water in a mist bottle. (To see how to create this mix, check out this video
PEERLESS WATERCOLOR STORAGE
In THIS older video, I gave a close look at the Peerless watercolor and how I first stored them in coin pocket pages. Although I sometimes still use this system, I have since created another storage system and I love it. This idea came from a friend – Jo Ann Danchik – and she said I could pass it on to all of you.
This Peerless Watercolor storage – which uses an inexpensive 4×6 photo album – has a few advantages. First, if you get the bonus set (which I love), you don’t have to cut up your watercolor pieces. Second, it is nice and compact and has plastic to keep everything tidy and protected. I like both systems, but reach for this one more often. I found THIS photo album that worked great for me. Maybe this system would work for you!
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
Here are some other helpful watercolor links:
- Closer Look at Peerless – This video shows my other storage system for Peerless, along with more info on how they work.
- Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor – Since creating that last video, I found these and love them just as much as Peerless. I have since packed away all my other watercolors.
- Iron-Off Embossing – This video shows another example of iron-off embossing. It is definitely worth getting an iron out for!
- Creating Pearlized Water – Creating “pearlized water” is simple – just mix Perfect Pearls with water – this video shows how.
BLOG HOP
This post is also part of the Jane’s Doodles SPOTLIGHT blog hop. I have always liked Jane’s fun stamp designs, so I was very happy to play along.
The next stop on the hop is one of my favorite blogs – the blog of Marion Vagg.
GIVEAWAY
One lucky winner from the hop will get THREE Jane’s Doodles stamp sets. Just leave a comment here by 9/1/14 for your chance. For more information, head to the Jane’s Doodles blog.
SUPPLIES
Below are the products featured above. Click on the letters below the picture to go to a favorite store: Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Ellen Hutson (EH), Dick Blick (DB), Jane’s Doodles (JD), and Amazon (AZ).
