Gray Tone Coloring W/Zig Markers

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For today's card, I will be doing some water coloring using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I own the 36 piece set which includes a few gray tone colors so I thought I would use the blue/gray, green/gray and brown/gray for my coloring. I will be using Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock for my coloring. This is the best cardstock I have found for blending my Zig Markers. The smooth finish on this cardstock allows the ink to move and blend with ease. The stamp I will be using is from the Statement Flowers stamp set from Altenew. This stamp has big open petals that are great for coloring. Let's get started!!

I will be doing all of my work today on my Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat.

To start, I take the biggest die from my Stitched Rectangle Dies Set and cut out of Bristol Smooth Cardstock, running them through my Big Shot Die Cut Machine. Next, I place the panel into my MISTI Stamp Positioner and prep using my Anti Static Powder Bag. I then stamp an image from the Statement Flowers Stamp Set across the top of my panel using Versamark Embossing Ink. I add Detail Silver Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

For my water coloring, I will be using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers 36 Piece Set along with a Water Brush filled with clean water to blend my colors. I start with 091-Light Gray and add to the base of my first petal as well as the lined areas. I then take my Water Brush to pull and blend the color out towards the end of the petal. I repeat this process with all of the petals on both flowers. I like to choose a very light or pale color, this creates a light wash for my base.

While the first layer of color on my flowers dry, I add 093-Green Gray to the base of my first leaf as well as the lined areas then take my Water Brush to pull and blend the color out towards the end of the leaf. I repeat this process for all of the leaves.

I now go back to the petals using 092- Blue Gray and add to the base of the petal as well as the areas of overlapping petals and any folded over petal. I then use my Water Brush to pull out and blend the color. For this darker color, I like to keep the ink more concentrated to the base and edges, fading out a bit. I repeat this process for each petal on both flowers. *The light gray is my main color, the blue gray is to create depth and shadows.

For the very center of my flower I add 096-Mid Gray to several areas then take my Water Brush to blend. I then add 095-Dark Gray to several areas as well as the center opening and blend with my Water Brush.

Next, I scribble 092-Blue Gray and 095-Dark Gray onto the white area of my Glass Mat. I then take a small paintbrush, wet it with water and pick up the dark blue ink the spatter it onto my panel. I clean off my brush and repeat using the dark gray ink.

To create a greeting for my card I take the Friend Layered Die and cut out of Storm Cloud Cardstock three times, running them through my Big Shot. Using Liquid Glue, I stack and glue the die cuts together.

Next, I place the panel into my MISTI and lay out the greeting die cut to figure out my stamp placement. I choose a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips 2 Stamp Set and line it up under the die cut. I then remove the die cut and stamp the sentiment onto my panel using Versafine Clair Nocturn Ink.

I trim down a piece of Double Sided Adhesive Foam to be 3 3/4" x 5" using my Tim Holtz Guillotine Paper Trimmer. I remove the release paper and adhere to the back of my panel and mount onto a Blue Denim Cardstock Card Base.

Using Liquid Glue I adhere my greeting above the sentiment and use my Jewel Picker to add Water Droplets also using Liquid Glue and this completes my card.

I hope you enjoyed today's card. I was going for muted colors for my card, and these gray toned colors from my Zig Markers set were just the colors I was looking for! I love bold, vibrant colors but there is just something about pale, muted colors that give off such a soft, beautiful look!!

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Jeannie