Welcome to day 11 of our 12 Tags of Christmas!
Lisa is here today with a holiday tag inspired by her favorite Christmas Carol, White Christmas!
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Hi there and welcome to Day 11 of the 12 Tags of Christmas! I’m so glad you’re here!
Today’s theme is White Christmas, and I have a tag to share inspired by the sisters in the White Christmas movie. This movie is such a classic! Bing Crosby gets me every time and I still get a bit teary watching it. So I had to use the Voices in My Head set to create one of the sisters – just had to be done!
I thought it would be the perfect day to talk about white watercolor. Full confession: white watercolor had me so confused for the longest time! I didn’t quite know what to do with it. Watch this quick tip video for the scoop plus a dreamy technique:
TIPS & TRICKS:
- Mix white watercolor with ANY other color to get a pastel version – such a simple way to get more from your supplies.
- White watercolor is opaque , so you’ll want to heat emboss your stamped images so they stay sharp. My fave way to do this is to use a black pigment ink like VersaFine onyx black and then heat emboss it with clear powder.
- For best results, splatter white watercolor while the paper is still wet and has a sheen to it. If the paper is too wet the effect isn’t as pronounced. If the paper is too dry you’ll get sharper splatters – which can also look like snow!
Here are the colors highlighted in the video:
- Chinese white: you can get similar shades of colors mixing other paints with titanium white, however, Chinese white will blossom easily when dropped in – and those beautiful blossoms are what gives that frosty look!
- Quinacridone coral: this is a warm red that I love to use on flowers, but it also makes a great Christmas red.
- Phthalo green (blue shade): mix this with white for a minty green – shown here on the holly.
- Quinacridone rose: this cool pink mixes with white to give a beautiful blush that’s perfect for cheeks.
May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white!
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52 Comments
Dear Lisa
thank you for the inspiration. Love the girl with pink cheeks and the bun adorned with holly leaves and a berry. May you and your family be blessed always
Love the tag, especially the top part with the snowflakes. Thank you for the tips on using the white watercolor.
Super cute!!!
Love your gorgeous tag! Thanks for sharing your techniques for using white watercolor…
This is my favorite tag yet! I love that little lady with her bun!
Wonderful tag, she is dreaming of that white Christmas. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge, so helpful! So adorable that she dreams in pink!
It is always good to see Lisa – she is so full of tips and tricks – and talent!!! I’ve loved her style for years and appreciate this cool inspiration. Thanks!
Pretty tag, love the snowy speech/thinking bubble out of the pretty water colored paper! Your beautiful water colored background is so perfect for the sketchy style of the voices in my head gal. Thanks for sharing the water coloring tips using white paint. I especially love the minty green you made with the Pthalo green!
Beautiful tag that fits White Christmas perfectly! Love it!
~carol
WOW what a beautiful background!! Thanks for the video about using white watercolor, very informative!
I like the barely there woman. This is really cute. And her bright cheeks look adorable.
Darling tag! Love the girl and the pretty snowflakes!
what a fun design !
Super cute tag! Thanks for the watercolor tips.
Absolutely wonderful tag!
The little face is a surprise.
Fun idea. thanks for sharing
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I love the snowflakes against the red background.
Love your face image and pink behind the snowflakes – a wonderful White Christmas tag!
Fabulous background and love the face image! Awesome tag! 🙂
Darling Tag..thanks for the water color tips.
What a pretty tag- love the background! Thank you for the video with all the great watercolor tips and techniques!
Such a cool tag, Lisa! I love the warm color you used for the background, with the white paint adding the “frost.” Thanks for sharing! 🙂 ~ Andrea
Hola, Lisa! Awesome tag, as always. So pretty. I love to watercolor. =) Feliz Navidad from your friend, Marisela in San Antonio.
I love how the speech bubble is full of snowflakes and the sentiment.
Lovely tag, I think this lady is going to a party! 🙂
love those fun paint colors
Pretty tag! It has such a pretty snowflake background.
Thanks for the tip about
adding white and your
tag is fun! Darling girl.
Carla from Utah
Beautiful snowflake speech bubble topper.
Thanks for the great watercolor tips. Your tag is so very pretty and it does conjure up thoughts of a ‘White Christmas’ ! Thanks for sharing!
Cute tag; thanks for the watercolor info!
Love the pink behind the snowflakes. Fun tag. Hugz
thank you for the lesson on mixing watercolors. I love the effect that you got by splattering.
Enjoyed your tips using Chinese white. How cool that it looks like crystals when added over a damp color! Super fun tag!
Super fun design!!! I love how you interpreted this song! Thanks so much for sharing this technique for the blossoming paint! I really want to give that a try on a snowy background!!!
Oh, I like this,what a terrific tag!!
This is a wonderful tag! Thanks for the video too– I never thought about getting white waterco!or but need to bc it looks so pretty in the fun background you made.
So clever, love it!
LOVE this SWEET Tag!! The Glitter Reinforcement is such a SWEET touch!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing!! Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!
Ok, I really adore this tag! 😍 and I would love to try that technique with the ink.
Thank you for the great watercolor tips! I like the colors used. The white watercolor effect looks really cool!
What a fun tag and using the ‘voices in my head’ set to dream about snow is a great idea! I also really like your tips on the white watercolor. I am hoping to get into the watercolor pool more this coming year. It is one of my goals so I have bookmarked this page to refer back to once I get all my Christmas items completed. Thanks for sharing this with us!
I like this tag because it is different.
Love the watercolor detail as well.
So unique and beautiful! I love the pink background!
Very cute! I never use white water color, hmmm…. Food for thought! Thank yo so much for sharing!
Awesome tag. Thanks for the tips on using white paint.
I am a little surprised by this design, fresh and unique looking.
Interesting tips about white watercolor. Love the girl on the tag. Cute!
I like your dreaming girl tag.
Lovely background on your tag and super fun stamped girl 🙂