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Pinkfresh Studio Watercolor Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

4 Jun

Good morning!  I am thrilled to be celebrating the new liquid watercolors release from Pinkfresh Studio!!  These watercolors are ridiculously vibrant and the colors are gorgeous!  I had a lot of fun playing with them this weekend and you’ll be seeing more from me in the future! 😉 But I didn’t want to take up too much of your time today so I’m just sharing one card!  Make sure to read all the way to the bottom of my post for information on several giveaways!!

When It's Dark Look for Stars by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pinkfresh Studio

Aren’t those colors GORGEOUS?!  I wanted to see how the colors moved on the paper so I tape a piece of watercolor to a piece of hardboard and tried out some ombre washes.  I started with the lightest color and blended Sky Blue, Sapphire, Lavender, and Licorice across the panel.  I blotted off the excess and let it dry.  Meanwhile I stamped the sentiment from Constellation onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before trimming it down to a label.

When It's Dark Look for Stars by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Pinkfresh Studio

Once the panel was dry I splattered white acrylic paint across the paper to create stars in the distance.  I let it dry and then added additional stars with a white gel pen.  Next I die-cut the constellations from the coordinating die set and spread liquid glue across the top of the dies.  I sprinkled them with white glitter and let them dry.  Once the glue dried I added the sentiment with foam mounting tape and then adhered the stars and constellations to finish the card! 🙂

Pinkfresh Studio is giving away three FULL sets of their new liquid watercolors: one on their blog, one on instagram, and one on Facebook!  Each hop stop is also giving away a $25 gift card to Pinkfresh Studio so leave a comment before 11:59PM CST on Saturday, May 9th and Pinkfresh Studio will announce the winners and post them on Sunday, May 10th on their Giveaway page!  You should have arrived from Janna and Kim is your next stop!  You can find the full hop list below:

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Thanks so much for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop! 🙂 Have a wonderful Monday!

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Categories:
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liquid watercolors, pinkfresh, pinkfresh studio

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Comments

  1. Jeanne Beam says

    June 4, 2018 at 10:36 am

    Love your gorgeous background! Amazing card.
    Thanks for sharing..

    Reply
  2. Colleen Moore says

    June 4, 2018 at 10:36 am

    I feel in space

    Reply
  3. Stephanie Stratton says

    June 4, 2018 at 10:38 am

    Jessica, thank you for demonstrating the intensity of the pinkfresh watercolors… they are beautiful!

    Reply
  4. Maranda M. says

    June 4, 2018 at 10:48 am

    Wow Jessica, blown away by your talent! I’m a sucker for blues and purples (cool tones) and these watercolors are eye candy to me! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Andrea says

    June 4, 2018 at 10:51 am

    beautiful card and gorgeous colors! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Linda M. says

    June 4, 2018 at 11:08 am

    So pretty! I love these watercolors!

    Reply
  7. Crimson Owl Creations says

    June 4, 2018 at 11:12 am

    I love that beautiful starry sky background on your card! Beautiful and warm!

    Reply
  8. Jean Heming says

    June 4, 2018 at 11:15 am

    oh so beautiful looks alot like tim holtz ink pads only with more control!! very beautiful!!!

    Reply
  9. shawninaz says

    June 4, 2018 at 11:21 am

    Amazing background, I love it!

    Reply
  10. Dee Earnshaw says

    June 4, 2018 at 11:23 am

    wow love the depth of color you created with these water colors !!!

    Reply
  11. Pooja says

    June 4, 2018 at 12:32 pm

    Beautiful Starry background !

    Reply
  12. Esther Hernandez says

    June 4, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    So pretty! I love the sentiment!

    Reply
  13. Gretchen says

    June 4, 2018 at 12:48 pm

    I don’t think Ive tried watercoloring with Black before but I love what you did!!!

    Reply
  14. Nandini Karmarkar says

    June 4, 2018 at 12:52 pm

    The galaxy background is beautiful! And I love the vibrant new colors!

    Reply
  15. Cynthia Cole says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:04 pm

    Simply stunning watercolor sky!

    Reply
  16. jen f says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:12 pm

    So pretty Jessica! Love the gorgeous sky you created

    Reply
  17. Ansa Sattar says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    Gorgeous colors.

    Reply
  18. Kelli Horger says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:33 pm

    Such a pretty color combo!!

    Reply
  19. JEWELZB says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    Very beautiful & vibrant night sky! Luv the card!! ❤

    Reply
  20. Liz O. says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    Love the galaxy you have created Jessica! my kids love galaxies on everything and watercolors too, the black on this collection is fabulous, most of the ones we have used tend to be super dull, I know is balck we are talking about, but still I am looking for a black watercolor that does not have a chalky finish and I think I have found it! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  21. Sue says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    Very, very creative card, wonderful colors too.

    Sue
    http://suek86401.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  22. Mary Lehett says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    Jessica, what colorful, gorgeous cards!

    Reply
  23. Marilyn Taleon says

    June 4, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    I bet those colors are fun to play with!

    Reply
  24. Brandi R says

    June 4, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    Fantastic card! Loving those watercolors and love that you used them as washes to create a wonderful background. ♥

    Reply
  25. Jo says

    June 4, 2018 at 2:09 pm

    Wow, your galaxy is stunning! what a lovely card, Jo x

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