Happy Stamp Off Friday with Buffy, Susan and Jackie.
I hope that you are enjoying your first week of February!!
Today we are doing a Watercolor Challenge. Since
SU has introduced the new Watercolor Pencils, we have
lots of options for this challenge.
I did not, however, use the new Stampin' Up!
Watercolor pencils. I am drawn to cards with stamped
images that are spritzed with water,
so that the color drifts randomly. I decided that I needed to do more than admire these samples, and make one of my own.
In this example, I stamped
the balloons from Balloon Adventures (p 5) on to watercolor
paper, using Melon Mambo and Pacific Point ink.
I stamped the strings and then spritzed with water
several times. I found that I had to have a napkin ready,
when the images started to spread too much.
I also took a paint brush, loaded with water and
Melon Mambo ink, and flicked speckles across the images.
I let this card layer dry overnight.
I like the fonts that come with this set, because they have a
feeling of wild enthusiasm. The black ink looked good against the
two bright colors, so that's what I went with. After adding
a couple of enamel dots, I called it done. You'll notice
that this set coordinates/bundles with the Balloon
Pop-Up Thinlits Dies. I have both the set and dies,
but in this example,
I did not add any die cut components.
Now please click on over to see what Buffy and Susan
are doing with their watercoloring. Although Susan is our
resident rebel, I suspect she will present some kind of
watercolor component on her card. Either way, since
I love both Buffy and Susan, they know that they can
have their way with this challenge!
so that the color drifts randomly. I decided that I needed to do more than admire these samples, and make one of my own.
In this example, I stamped
the balloons from Balloon Adventures (p 5) on to watercolor
paper, using Melon Mambo and Pacific Point ink.
I stamped the strings and then spritzed with water
several times. I found that I had to have a napkin ready,
when the images started to spread too much.
I also took a paint brush, loaded with water and
Melon Mambo ink, and flicked speckles across the images.
I let this card layer dry overnight.
I like the fonts that come with this set, because they have a
feeling of wild enthusiasm. The black ink looked good against the
two bright colors, so that's what I went with. After adding
a couple of enamel dots, I called it done. You'll notice
that this set coordinates/bundles with the Balloon
Pop-Up Thinlits Dies. I have both the set and dies,
but in this example,
I did not add any die cut components.
Now please click on over to see what Buffy and Susan
are doing with their watercoloring. Although Susan is our
resident rebel, I suspect she will present some kind of
watercolor component on her card. Either way, since
I love both Buffy and Susan, they know that they can
have their way with this challenge!
