Relax With Blendabilities

Since I can remember, nothing is as relaxing and meditative to me than colouring in a picture. I still own crayons and colouring books and now thanks to Stampin' Up!, I have Blendabilities. I bought the Stampin' Write markers right away so I could colour, but being an artist and a specialty with colours and shading, they made it hard to get things just right. The paper would start getting mushy and tearing and nothing really blended smoothly.

Enter Blendabilities! They are an alcohol based marker and you can go over and over and over colour to get it just right and your paper stays beautifully smooth. They do require some special care like putting the caps on as soon as you're done using them, and using Memento Ink so you don't have to worry about your black outline getting fuzzy and seeping into your yellow marker...that drives me crazy since I was little...yup...I'm a bit OCD about my crayons and markers ;) Always use lightest to darkest to keep your colours cleaner...in my opinion. 

The other thing about these special markers is they do show through the other side of your paper...so make sure you have a proper blotter etc. Also, our caps have a little click to them and double sided...fine point and a brush point. They lay and should be stored horizontal to keep colour even for either tip. 

Currently we have some beautiful colours and in January there will be even more to choose from and earn FREE! Each colour comes in a set of 3 - light, medium, and dark - so you can shade and create light and depth where you need it. I find I like working with different colours to create the best finished colour. And I believe the real magic lies in the Colour Lifter...it's like an eraser but it allows you to blend and highlight where natural light would occur in your picture without a hard line. I love it! 

So here is a project I made tonight just trying to relax and chill out. I used The Curvy Keepsake Die as my canvas. 

 

 

Here are the products I used: 

Whisper White Cardstock

Soft Suede Cardstock

Curvy Keepsake Die

Blended Bloom Stamp

Project Life Remember This Stamp Set

Flower Patch Stamp Set

Early Espresso Cotton Ribbon

Versamark 

Clear Embossing Powder

White Uni-Ball Gel Pen

Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities

Calypso Coral Blendabilities

Colour Lifter

Mossy Meadow Ink Pad

Old Olive Ink. Pad

Black Memento Inkpad

Tangerine Tango Inkpad

Hello Honey Inkpad

3/4 Circle Punch

1/2 Circle Punch

Decorative Label Punch