Hello again, my friends! I've been using my Distress ink pads for years to watercolor - have you, too? They never seem to go dry because I don't use them for stamping. But after watching Jill Foster use those Distress re-inkers for painting all of those gorgeous Penny Black images, I decided I needed to put a little research of my own into it! Ranger had a 20% off coupon for first time buyers so I quickly put a dozen in my cart...
I found an empty watercolor pan palette from Altenew in my stash
and added a small drop of each color to its little wells.
Then I SWATCHED! Yes, Therese, I swatched those inks! I'm so glad
I did - the inks truly are so deeply pigmented it completely shed light on Jill's watercolor methods!
Since I neglected to add any greens to my cart, Forest Moss and Peeled Paint
were smooshed onto a surface for those leaves.
BTW I think I've come to
the very last item I purchased during the Christmas sales! This
Pinkfresh Studio Poinsettia Frame had been calling my name!
[Marcia - I also got the stencils and have already stamped
a few for our playdate next week!]
I took my own sweet time painting and experimenting with color mixes and can quickly see adding a few more re-inker colors to my stash as those pads get dry! Ready for the reveal?
It truly is going to take some time getting accustomed to the intensity of these inks,
and how to move them on my Canson watercolor paper. But for my first
outing I'm very happy with the results.
I'd love to know if you watched the release of the Penny Black Kit Starter video that released today. You KNOW those tulips are on their way soon!
=] Michele
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