This is how it looks before adding water.

And this is after. Watercolor perfection!

Next step is one of my favorite techniques, using a baby wipe and a stencil to remove color.

Bring on the stamping! I love using Stamper’s Big Brush Pens on my mixed media projects, because they contain India ink and will not move once dry even when I add water or other media on top.

For my title I also wanted to use a stamp. I love using Gelatos® for that, I apply them directly to the stamp and mist it with water before stamping. I actually do exactly the same thing with the Stamper's Big Brush Pens, it creates a watercolor look, but still preserves the qualities of india ink, permanent once dry.

I wanted to color my stamped images, so I grabbed some Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils in matching colors. I love the light airy look I can get with watercolor, and I was going for a messy look, so I used the pencils very lightly. They are full of pigment and just perfect for coloring in images.

The final touch was some Glass Bead Glitter Gel. I added some around the photo with my fingers. I used Snow Cone Gelatos® to tint the gel, so it matched my background perfectly.

And here's my finished layout with some close ups-

 There's also a process video-

Here are all the products I used-

Art GRIP® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils-

• Red set (#119, #125, #136)

• Green set (#156)

Gelatos® Colors

• Snow Cone

• Lavender

• Cotton Candy

• Raspberry

Stamper’s Big Brush Pens

• Manganese Violet #160

• Cobalt Green #156

• Light Cobalt Turquoise #154

• Black #199

Mixed Media Stencils

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Have a lovely day!