Watercoloring - Right as Rain

Penny Black | Dance in the Rain

Hello! Today I am sharing a friendship card created with Penny Black supplies featuring a water-colored image from the Dance in the Rain stamp set. I recently shared a card created with the same stamp set here. I have been playing with a variety of watercolor mediums as of late.

Stamp Dance in the Rain image with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper.
Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Zig and Tombow markers, as well as Distress Ink. Set aside to dry.
Stamp image on Masking Paper, fussy cut, apply mask to image and color background with Tumbled Glass ink.
Cut frame with Penny Black Polaroid die and frame watercolored image.
Cut sentiment with Hooray die set from Black Matte Alcohol Ink cardstock and add to Polaroid frame.
To create the background, stamp Dots in Space with Dandelion ink on yellow cardstock. Add A2 panel to card base and add assembled image to center.

Tim Holtz | Spring Florals

Hello! Today I am sharing a spring-themed card combining several Tim Holtz dies and stamp set. This is not to say that it is the least bit springlike where I am!

As I mentioned in this post, it has been a while since I have pulled out any of my watercolors. With the supplies out, I created washes from which to die cut, using Colorburst powders and Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches Cold Press paper.

Stamp Spring Shadows sentiment in black ink on white cardstock, cut to A2-size, and add to card base.
Cut florals and foliage with Brushstroke Flowers 4, Modern Floristry, Bloom Colorize, and Festive Bouquet dies from the watercolored paper and Black Matte Alcohol Ink cardstock. Darken foliage with Rustic Wilderness ink. Assemble flowers and adhere foliage to underside of the largest flower.
Apply Tumbled Glass ink to card panel. Add floral assembly to card with glue and foam adhesive.

Penny Black | Dance in the Rain

Hello! Today I am sharing a friendship card created with Penny Black supplies featuring a water-colored image from the Dance in the Rain stamp set. This set was introduced in June 2021. It has been a while (several years!) since I have colored with watercolors.

Stamp Dance in the Rain image with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad.
Color image with Gansai Tambi paints. I used 44 brown, 63 blue, 32 red, 43 yellow, 54 green, 35 pink, 20 black.
Stamp image on to masking paper and fussy cut. Once image is dry, add mask to image and apply Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink for sky and Mowed Lawn for the ground. Cut with circle in the Hero Arts set.
Create card background from patterned paper and attach to A2-size card base.
Cut Dream Big sentiment twice (for extra depth). I like this sentiment a lot and think it pairs nicely with the dogs sharing an umbrella.
Add sentiment and image circle to background; embellish with enamel dots (Taylored Expressions brand shown).

If you want to see inspiration with this stamp set, head to the Penny Black blog.

Tim Holtz | Die-cut Flowers

Hello! Today I am sharing a bouquet of die-cut flowers created with dies designed by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.

Cut pot, floral, and foliage pieces with dies in the Modern Floristry, Potted, and Brushstroke Flowers 2 sets from Strathmore Mixed Media paper.
Watercolor die-cut pieces with Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, and Peeled Paint inks. Once dry, add additional ink as necessary.
Cut flower centers from black cardstock.
Assemble flowers.
Stamp Tiny Text sentiment in black on white cardstock. Add Tumbled Glass ink to background.
Adhere pot, flowers, and foliage to card using foam adhesive as necessary.

Spellbinders November Clear Stamp of the Month

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, watercolored, Christmas card created with the just-introduced Clear Stamp of the Month Club from Spellbinders-“Christmas Gem.”

I stamped the set’s largest image on to watercolor paper with Archival ink.
I stamped the sentiment in the center portion of the gem.
I watercolored the image with Distress Inks.
I created a mask for the gem and applied yellow ink to the background.
I added Nuvo drops to some of the berries in the cascade on the left of the image.
I added the panel to a dry-embossed background and adhered clear round drops for texture and visual interest.

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