Watercoloring - Right as Rain

Penny Black – Watercolored Flower Teddy

Hello! Today I am sharing two cards showcasing the Penny Black “Flower Teddy” stamp set. I recently had some time to watercolor (during a power outage) and decided to tackle this image.

On the first card:

I stamped the image on Cold Press paper with VersaFine ink.
I used a variety of Distress Inks to color the image (I have three storage tins full of the mini pads), as well as Kuretake watercolors.
Once dry, I fussy cut the image.
I used patterned paper for the 4 1/2″ square card base to which I added a dry-embossed 4″ circle. I added the teddy bear image with foam adhesive.
I heat-embossed the sentiment and cut it with a banner die.

On the second card:

I stamped the image on Hot Press paper with VersaFine ink.
I colored the image with Distress Ink and Kuretake watercolors.
Once dry, I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine ink and cut the image, on which I had added a blue wash background, to 4″ square.
I added the watercolored panel to a 4 1/4″ square dry-embossed background.

Ideally I would be practicing watercolor, Zig market coloring, and/or Copic coloring on a weekly basis!

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Taylored Expressions – Die-Cut Watercolor Scraps

Hello! I recently created a set of watercolor notecards, which were featured on the Taylored Expressions blog. I had a lot of leftover smooshed watercolor cardstock from which I cut flowers and greenery for a die-cut scene.

I created the scene using the Garden Arbor and Gate, the Arbor Fence, Bloomers Greenery, Mini Bloomers, and Mini Bloomers 2 dies.

I stamped a sentiment from the Simply Stamped – Wreath set on to a background brushed with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink.

Newton’s Nook – Beach Days

We are having a record-breaking heat wave here in the Pacific Northwest. Lying in a hammock is about all I have the energy to do!

I stamped this adorable image from the Newton’s Nook Aloha Newton set with Versafine ink on Arches hot-press paper. I colored the image with a variety of watercolor mediums, including Distress Inks and portable palettes (no longer available). I used Taylored Expressions ink and cardstock for the Tropical Leaves stenciled background.

Newton’s Book Club – Colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brushes

Hello! Today, I am sharing a “just because” CAS card created with the Newton’s Nook Newton’s Book Club stamp set. You can see the other two cards I created with the same stamp set here (Copic-colored cat) and here (watercolored cat).

I stamped the cat with Intense Black ink on Mixed Media paper and colored him (her?) with a combination of Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens (list below). It is easy to blend the colors on this paper, and I did so with almost no water. For the background, and the accent strip, I used patterned paper from a Echo Park pad (from several seasons ago) that complemented the reading/book theme.

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Taylored Expressions June 2018 Release

Hello! Welcome to the Taylored Expressions June 2018 Release! All of the products that we have been sharing this week are now available in the TE store! Before you head off to shop, I have several more projects to show you.

For my first project – a 4th of July card – I have combined the just-released Freedom & Fireworks stamp set with several TE die-cut sets.

I stamped and heat-embossed the Freedom & Fireworks images on Watermelon cardstock.
I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment on Sugar Cube cardstock.
I cut the Downtown Border from Blue Corn cardstock and the Underlay from Sugar Cube cardstock.
To finish the scene, I added a die-cut Little Bits – Flag.

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I have returned to the Tropical theme for my final project that showcases the Do the Hula Stamp & Die Combo with a watercolored Flirty Florals Background. There is more information about the TE Liquid Watercolors promotion at the end of my post.

I stamped and heat-embossed the Flirty Florals Background and watercolored it with several of the new Liquid Watercolors.
I stamped and heat-embossed the hula girl and colored her with watercolors.
I stamped the Tropical Florals sentiment on vellum which I framed with a die-cut circle, created with the Stitched Frame Stacklets 2 set.

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Thanks so much for stopping by! To see more projects with the new release and new product information, head over to the TE Blog for a complete list of the participating designers!

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