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Distress Watercoloring Tutorial with Chari

April 18, 2012

Hi Everyone, Chari here today to share with you a little tutorial about watercoloring with your distress inks & markers.  Distress inks are one of my favorite supplies but I only recently started watercoloring with them. In this video I will use the inks as well as the markers so no matter which you have in your stash you can use these techniques too.

I will apologize now for the beginning of my video, my phone did some funny stuff to the first few minutes of my recording…but we’re just going to call it super cool effects! 🙂 

Here is a shot of the finished card.  I only colored 2 flowers because I knew I would be cutting them off and wanted to waste as little as possible. The thing I like best about watercoloring is it leaves room for imperfections, and being the perfectionist that I am I need a medium that can be forgiving of my mistakes at times. It’s also easy to add and take away color with watercolor which is a nice feature as well (more wiggle room for correcting mistakes).

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I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and it has inspired you to get out your favorite distress inks and some water and play!

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  1. cutiephinphin says

    April 18, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    Great video Chari. Love your card, the placement of your flowers and the colors used.

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  2. abnhwp says

    April 18, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Great video! Your voice is so cute. 😀

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  3. abnhwp says

    April 18, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Great video, Chari! The card turned out BEAUTIFUL!!

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  4. stamplover2011 says

    April 18, 2012 at 11:13 pm

    Wonderful video, Chari! Love how your card turned out! Beautiful colors!

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  5. Dee in N.H. says

    April 18, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Holy awesome video! Very cool! Thanks!!

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  6. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 12:48 am

    Great video Chari! Love the colors on these flowers…so pretty!

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  7. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 12:55 am

    Loved the video, Chari! Thanks so much – Beautiful colors on your fab card!

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  8. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 1:08 am

    Such a beautiful card! Love those stunning flowers. Awesome video!

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  9. Kelly says

    April 19, 2012 at 1:35 am

    great video and the colors on the flowers are so pretty!

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  10. Maureen Morton says

    April 19, 2012 at 1:49 am

    Thanks for this great video! Love the colors and the flowers.

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  11. joy says

    April 19, 2012 at 2:06 am

    The "special effects" made me giggle, Chari! Great video – thanks for the tips. I don't have any distress markers yet; but the waterbrushes totally do the job!

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  12. Katie says

    April 19, 2012 at 2:44 am

    Beautiful Color combination. Great Video. I learned a lot.
    Thanks for sharing your talent.

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  13. Judy1223 says

    April 19, 2012 at 3:38 am

    Super video, beautiful card!

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  14. Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Love your card and video. Can't wait for my distress markers to arrive.

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  15. Cecilia Hsieh says

    April 19, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Awesome card Chari! Great video too!

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  16. Terri (blindstamper) says

    April 19, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Great tutorial Chari! I always enjoy your videos.

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  17. Laura Jane says

    April 19, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    CHARI, Thank you for this video, you have convinced me that the MARKERS are a MUST HAVE!!

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  18. Holly saveur says

    April 19, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Stunning card..loved your video!

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  19. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    What a lovely card!
    Great video!!
    Thanks for sharing!
    God job, Chari!! 🙂
    I'm looking forward to your next video.

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  20. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    Thanks for the video Chari fabulous card!!

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  21. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Such beautiful card and I love the video.

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  22. Janet says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    I love this. I am still waiting for my distress markers that I preordered but can't wait to try it. Just lovely!
    God bless,
    Janet

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  23. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    Love that video! Beautiful card too. Way to go on the special effects too 🙂

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  24. abnhwp says

    April 19, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Thanks for the Video Chari! Such a wonderful spring card 🙂

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  25. Sue D says

    April 19, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    Great video–now I think I need to get some markers to go with my ink pads!

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  26. diana says

    April 19, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    Great video! Thanks for sharing your technique & tips. 😉

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  27. Mom to Deanna says

    April 19, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Thank you for sharing your card by video… like the way you used the ink for watercolors!

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  28. Chris says

    April 19, 2012 at 11:28 pm

    Great card and great instructions. I pre-ordered the distress markers and can't wait to get them!

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  29. Emily Leiphart says

    April 19, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Wonderful video, Chari! I always love your videos and your card is really beautiful!

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  30. Lindsay M. says

    April 20, 2012 at 1:03 am

    wonderful video!!! I love it!!! Gorgeous card! I need to try this! thank you!!!

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  31. abnhwp says

    April 20, 2012 at 2:10 am

    Thanks for the video Chari I really need those markers 😀

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  32. cardcreationsnz says

    April 20, 2012 at 8:35 am

    Great video Chari. Love the card and the way you have placed the flowers off the edge, rather than a whole flower.

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  33. ~ Jo ~ says

    April 20, 2012 at 8:41 am

    What a great video Chari! Thanks for sharing this!

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  34. Wendy says

    April 20, 2012 at 9:34 am

    Great tutorial!

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  35. Quip1320 says

    April 20, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Such a neat technique but it's another that is intimidating to me. I'd love to give it a wing though!

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  36. Tracey says

    April 20, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    Awesome video tutorial Chari!! Beautiful card too 🙂

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  37. Bonnie says

    April 20, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    Thanks for the great ideas. I especially like how you placed the flowers and faux stitched them!

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  38. hilde says

    April 21, 2012 at 9:14 am

    Awesome tutorial! Gonna look for some watercolor paper! Thanks!

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  39. jintyoo7 says

    April 21, 2012 at 1:41 pm

    So pretty, love the colour combinations and the faux stitching – thank you for a great video 🙂

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  40. abnhwp says

    April 21, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    Great video! Love the card! Looks awesome!!

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  41. Ruby Craft says

    April 21, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    Great video! I love my Tim Holtz distress markers. Your video really shows how versatile they are. What a fun design for your card and a cheerful way to brighten someone's day!

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  42. ivy says

    April 22, 2012 at 6:46 am

    great video chari!

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  43. Anonymous says

    April 24, 2012 at 2:57 am

    thank you!!

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