One Plus Twelve ~ June!

Hi friends!

I hope wherever you are in the world,

 you know you are thought of and loved!

Even though the world has gone crazy pants and civil unrest prevails,

I send my biggest hugs and warmest thoughts to all of you ♥

 

Today's card is the June card my One Plus Twelve personal card challenge,

where I take just one stamp and use it all year long, twelve times!

The idea behind it was to use my stamps in a more productive way

instead of just once - or not seeing ink at all :)~

For June, I've invested in a new set of markers - the Karin markers.

I've seen many of the colorists I follow on YouTube use them

and after my friend Darlene mentioned a coupon special, I jumped!

{Scroll down to see a more in depth chat}

 

For this month's One Plus Twelve, I decided to try a watercolor wash - Tie Dye!

My daughter recently made matching tie-dye tshirts for her and her daughter

and that was a nice springboard for inspiration!

I used the Karin markers and water for an organic watercolor wash,

basically letting the water do the magic.

The fun part - you 'll never get the same look twice!

This was a hesitant purchase as I wasn't sure how I'd like them,

and decided against spending the $100+ for a larger set

 and settled on the 26 set.

Overall, I'm seeing some interesting possibilities with them

and did some comparison swatches with other water markers.
The results were interesting :)

I love how organic they are and the colors marry very well

but I'm not sure these are ones I'd reach for every day.

I think I made the right choice :)

Barb's card is here and Jeanette's card is here
as both of them are joining me in this challenge this year
with their own stamp choices.

Time to scoot!

Big hugs, bigger blessings 

~Kelly