I mentioned yesterday that I stocked myself with some amazing watercolour products - namely Peerless Water Colors and Derwent Inktense Pencils. I haven’t been quite so happy about a purchase in a long time.
With Peerless I went purely with Jennifer‘s recommendation, after a long personal search for a decent product. Score. They’re THAT good.
As for the Inktense pencils, I tried them before and fell in love with unconditionally. It took me a long time still, to convince myself that I can justify paying so much for them. I knew they’re worth every $$ so it was only a matter of time to break my will 🙂

I’ve been also toying with the idea of using my supplies in the form other than a card (seriously, how much can one possibly fit in the house??) and my choice fell on the art journal. Keep in mind, I’m a devoted self-learner and my knowledge on the matter, including mixed media when applicable, is scarce. I most possibly won’t be wowing anyone with techniques, neither it is my goal. I just want to have some fun because frankly, it all comes down to it 🙂

You would have seen a sneak peek of this page on my Instagram. I’ve been eyeing this stamp (Swallowtail from Stampin’ Up!) for a very long time. I’ve got a thing for butterfly stamps and this one’s I’m smitten with. It’s HUGE and not easy to fit on a card but it’s perfect for a journal page.

I used Peerless Water Colors and an aqua brush to colour it. The saturation of colour is mind-blowing and the paint runs smoothly under the brush, giving a perfect transition from colour to colour. Mind you, I still decided to keep it a bit untidy because that’s how I roll 🙂
For the background around the butterfly, I decided to use Derwent Inktense Pencils, because they give me a better control over the intensity. I added a polka dot texture with a Bo Bunny Distressed Textures stamp and a Distress Ink spritzed with water. I also sprayed the page lightly with Glimmer Mists and smeared them with my fingers before they set.
The hand written quote is from one of my favourite poems from Tomas Tranströmer, who in turn is just about the only poet I’ll ever accept in full (I’m very picky when it comes to poetry) and whose work I’ve been unconditionally in love with for years.

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Right! One thing down, now on to the giveaway! I’m rearranging stuff in my craft room and I recalled that there are a few things I acquired one way or another and I don’t need.

In the lot:
Penny Black Breezy, Love Flourish and Valentine Dance slapstick stamps
Stampendous vintage stroller cling stamp
The Craft’s Meow Tandem clear stamp (company retired)
Simon Says Stamp Thanks for the Support clear stamp
Want2Scrap Stars Five Nestaboard
Want2Scrap Fancy Tags Two Nestabling
Simon Says Stamp Hello Line stencil
Tattered Angels Tatered Tangles (2) assorted paper packs
I’ll most likely add a few bits & pieces to the lot when packing, at my discretion 🙂

They are free to go to one person (all Internationals welcome) who meets these criteria:

- subscribes to my blog (if you don’t yet, please find the appropriate links on the sidebar)
- follows me on social media, be it Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc. One of them is enough but by any means, feel free to subscribe to more if you’d like. Links can be found in the sidebar.
- leaves a comment on this post, letting me know what kind of posts you enjoy seeing most on this blog. Please don’t leave comments limited to “thx for a giveaway”, they won’t be included in the draw. I appreciate my readers who take time to give me valuable feedback, no prize hunters please.

You have until midnight EST on Friday the 4th to enter. The winner will be drawn randomly from the comments and announce here shortly afterwards. Cheers and good luck! xxx