Thinking Inking

Sketchy Florals with Karin Brushmarker Pro

Welcome! Today I have a simple watercolored card to share. I love watercolors, though I have to admit that they stretch the controlling aspects of my personality! ;-) I wish I could be loose and free with them instead of tightening up. Maybe some day! On this card I used Altenew's Sketchy Florals stamp set, colored with Karin Brushmarkers and a water brush. If you are shopping for a great watercolor brush, I highly recommend the Karin Brushmarker Pro set that I linked above. (For the record, although I am sharing an affiliate link, that's exactly what I paid for my set of markers, and I'd buy them again in a heartbeat! It's a really good deal.)

Shown above are the Karin Brushmarker Pro colors that I used. The Sketchy Florals image is stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed with detail black embossing powder.

My sentiment is from the My Favorite Things Stamps Bitty Thanks and Gratitude stamp set--that set gets a lot of use! Thanks for stopping by today,

Thank You with Handpicked Bouquet

Welcome! I'll have a couple of posts today--trying to get everything lined up early since we are expecting a LOT of snow, meaning that I'll probably lose my internet. . .  So how about a thank you card to start with? Several weeks ago, a friend lent me some GraphIt ß Markers to try, and I colored this Altenew Handpicked Bouquet image with them. (I'll have a little more to share about my conclusions on the markers on another day, along with a color chart.) But today I just wanted to share this card so that I could also link to a Gratitude Sale at EllenHutson.com. Ellen has an awesome store--you've probably shopped there before! 

Sale Details:

• save an additional 20% on the products in the GRATITUDE19 category with the code GRATITUDE19
• applies to in-stock items in the GRATITUDE19 category only and only when code is applied
• not valid on previous purchases
• cannot be combined with other offers
• we are unable to combine orders
• sale begins at Wednesday 11/26 at 12am pacific time
• sale ends Monday 12/2 at 11:59pm pacific time

GraphIt ß Markers that I used are swatched out above. I used Distress Oxide inks in the background: Mermaid Lagoon and Twisted Citron (linked to EllenHutson.com below), applied with my Taylored Expressions Blender Brushes. 

Again, hope you get a chance to check out Ellen's Sale page. And stay tuned for more on the GraphIt ß Markers that I used. Thanks for stopping by,

Affiliate links were used in today's post.

Handpicked Bouquet, Altenew Clear Stamps

Mermaid Lagoon, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad

Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Crystal Clear Droplets, Essentials by Ellen Embellishments

Twisted Citron, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad