Thursday, July 14, 2016

Watercolor Wash with Touches of Texture

Today I wanted to experiment with the watercolor wash technique.


It was actually very simple. I have seen it done a few different ways, some do embossing with Versa Mark & clear powder before doing the water color & others have done it after.  On this card I did not do any embossing.  I did the watercolor first, then stamped with black ink after.




Although you can use watercolor paper to do this, I used the Shimmer White.  It's not as heavy, but you are not using that much water for this technique.

1.  With your watercolor brush squeeze water to the tip & paint it on the paper in the area you would like to have ink. It does not need to be over the entire piece unless you want it that way.

2.  Then dip your brush into the Mint Macaron & paint it on.  Do this with Island Indigo, Sweet Sugarplum & Crushed Curry.  Be careful with the Island Indigo, it can be a little dark.

3.  Then take the large splatter stamp & Island Indigo ink, stamp off once spritz with Mint Macaron, & stamp randomly.

4. With the long narrow splatter stamp with Sweet Sugarplum, stamping off first.

5.  Set aside to dry, or dry with embossing gun.

6.  Stamp flower bouquet with Archival Black.

7.  I also stamped the edges of the Sweet Sugarplum & the Island Indigo with the long narrow splatter stamp.

8. I embossed the Basic Black with the Sparkle embossing folder.

9. Assemble & add bling!




I am also posting this on The Paper Players challenge for this week.

 
If you need any inspiration for this week, check out all the entries for this challenge.

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Let me know if you have any questions,

Happy Stampin'
Debbie

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Stampin Up Bonus Days!


Bonus Days! For every $50 USD/$60 CAD you spend* between July 7 and July 31, you’ll get a $5 USD/$6 CAD Bonus Days coupon that you can use between August 2–31, 2016. This is a great opportunity for you and your customers to get items from your wish list, whether you buy them now or with your coupons in August, so spread the word. This is the first time we have offered this type of promotion, and it’s a deal everyone will want in on!
 
Note: Bonus Days coupon codes will be delivered via email, so an email address is required to participate in this promotion. We cannot resend emails with coupon codes, so make sure you save the email and write down the codes in a safe place so you don't miss out on the coupons you earn.
*Participants will receive a Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $50 USD/$60 CAD they spend in a single order (catalog price before shipping and tax).


 Also...we have a new bundle coming. Thoughtful Branches will be available Aug 2nd - 31st.


Check out the entire bundle.
Thoughtful Branches

Let me know if you have any question or would like to place an order. 

Happy Stampin'

Debbie

Stampin Up Bonus Days!


Bonus Days! For every $50 USD/$60 CAD you spend* between July 7 and July 31, you’ll get a $5 USD/$6 CAD Bonus Days coupon that you can use between August 2–31, 2016. This is a great opportunity for you and your customers to get items from your wish list, whether you buy them now or with your coupons in August, so spread the word. This is the first time we have offered this type of promotion, and it’s a deal everyone will want in on!
 
Note: Bonus Days coupon codes will be delivered via email, so an email address is required to participate in this promotion. We cannot resend emails with coupon codes, so make sure you save the email and write down the codes in a safe place so you don't miss out on the coupons you earn.
*Participants will receive a Bonus Days coupon code via email for every $50 USD/$60 CAD they spend in a single order (catalog price before shipping and tax).


 Also...we have a new bundle coming. Thoughtful Branches will be available Aug 2nd - 31st.


Check out the entire bundle.
Thoughtful Branches

Let me know if you have any question or would like to place an order. 

Happy Stampin'

Debbie