Hey there! I’ve got a fun yet easy technique to share today: dauber layering! If ya hadn’t heard, Hero Arts came out with pastel daubers in the 2014 catalog release. Love these so much! They have a white dauber base with a hint of color and are semi-opaque. I experimented with layering the pastel colors with coordinating non-pastels on regular white cardstock as well as watercolor paper and I gotta say that I love how it turned out!
I just swiped on alternating colors of pastel and non pastel, sometimes in several layers. For example, the pastel yellow at the top and the pastel peach I did one layer each since they are both pastel. Then I added a swipe of dark quartz (fave!) over the pastel peach and then added another swipe of pastel peach over the dark quartz. Then I moved to pastel pink and ultra pink — I had to add a few swipes of the pastel pink since the ultra pink is super bright!
You can see how the colors are more vivid on the regular white cardstock and more muted on the watercolor paper. I also tried misting the watercolor paper blend the colors even more!
Gotta say that I like how the different textures look together, too.
Some good colors to layer:
- pastel peach and dark quartz
- pastel mint and tide pool
- pastel pink and ultra pink
- pastel yellow and pastel peach
- tide pool and lime
- and! tide pool and ultra pink to make a sorta fuchsia color!
This is just a small list — I haven’t had nearly enough time to play with this technique!
Giveaway
Now then, how about a giveaway! Somehow I ended up with TWO of the Always Remember stamp, so I checked with Hero Arts and I can give one away, yay! This stamp was newly released for CHA — it’s not even available in stores yet. There are so many fun things you can do with this stamp — I haven’t even scratched the surface here.
And! To make the giveaway even better, I’ll be including my fave dark quartz and pastel peach daubers, plus some goodies from my stash! I’m planning to absolutely stuff a flat rate box, so US addresses only please. :)
To enter the giveaway, just leave me a comment on this post by Monday, January 27th with something that makes you smile. I’ll announce the lucky random winner on Tuesday.
Updated on Tuesday, January 28th: Comments are now closed. I asked J to pick a number …and the lucky random winner is #37, ~amy~! I emailed you for your addy! Thanks so much all who entered — seeing your comments really made me smile! :)
Supplies
Here are the daubers I used on this card — notice there’s no purple because that was the ultra pink and the tide pool blending together! :)
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It looks like I need to add the pastels to my wish list. Thanks for the scoop on using them on water color paper. Your card design is perfection!
My baby makes me smile. But you make me smile too, Lisa! I wish we could spend more time together!
I absolutely LOVE those colors, Lisa. Wonderful combination. I’ve never used any of the daubers before (just make do with a cut-up bath sponge, I must confess!), but you sure make it look easy…and tempting! Beautiful card for many occasions.
Seeing this colorful creation on a cold winter day definitely makes me smile, Lisa! I love those pastel daubers. Thanks for the inspiration.
Ah, Lisa! This is so striking. Gotta get me some daubers soon! Love the contrast between the pastels and the brilliant. You are such a sweet inspiration. Thanks!
What a cool looking card, Lisa! Brilliant design! Love this! ♥
Sunshine makes me smile! Cute card with sunny colors. :)
very lovely card and I love the colors..
Gorgeous way to use the daubers! I love this sentiment stamp too….such a wonderful message to send to a friend in need!
Your cards, sleeping babies, cookies, snow, a great song.
These ink dauber color-laying makes me HAPPY! Just look at the colors…amazing! And visiting your blog makes me smile!
Love your card design Lisa, thanks for this sweet giveaway:-) The sun peeking through on a dreary winter’s day makes me smile and feel gratitude for many blessings!!
Warm, sunny, spring days make me smile :) Really missing those right now!!
I really like the way you experiment with new things, Lisa. You can get fabulous results,too.Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to win a beautiful stamp and daubers!
Fantastic card! Fresh brewed coffee definitely makes me smile!
Bright colors & new craft supplies always puts a smile on my face!
Grandkids and the maillady with stamping orders make me smile. Hope you’re staying warm and dry down there. Love this card and the sentiment is a really good one for lots of occasions. Thanks for doing the give away.
Great card! Love these new dauber colors.
What makes me smile is when I open up an email & there is a photo of my 8 month old grandson :)
Wonderful card those colors are fantastic. Anything with lots of well blended colors makes me smile. I love colorful views.
Making fun crafts with my kids always makes me smile. Thank you for the lovely giveaway.