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One of my favorite parts of team meetings is swapping handmade cards—and this one was especially fun to create! For our latest swap, the theme was watercoloring, so I leaned right into soft blends, splatter, and layers to create this Valentine card using Stampin’ Up!’s Made with Love Suite. The watercolored background sets the tone with gentle…
There’s something so timeless about watercoloring—and when paired with the beautiful images from Stampin’ Up!’s Painterly Pears Suite, the results are simply stunning! For this card, the pear image is the star of the show! To create the watercolored pears, stamp the pear with Darling Duckling ink, then spritz the stamp with two squirts from the…
Watercolor Simplicity with Full of Charm 🌿🎨 Sometimes the simplest touches make the biggest impact—and that’s exactly what happened with this Full of Charm Paper Pumpkin alternative card! I loved the intricate floral die cuts included in the June kit, but I wanted to add a little extra personality and depth. So I grabbed my Water…
Watercolor Pencils and the Water Painter make creating this Mixed Media Florals card easy peasy! Use two shades of green on the leaves to create a deeper range of color. Just add some color with the Watercolor Pencils and then use the Water Painter to color in the rest of the image. Start with the…
Create a lovely and easy watercolored flower card with the Wildly Flowering bundle, part of the Wildly Flowering Suite. Simply color the flower stamps with the Stampin’ Write Markers – I used Wild Wheat, Misty Moonlight, and Mossy Meadow markers – and then spritz with a Stampin’ Spritzer filled with water a few times until…
Here is an easy way to create this watercolored butterflies card with the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and die bundle. Stamp a butterfly in a lighter ink like Pretty in Pink and then roll the edges of the butterfly in a darker ink like Moody Mauve. This is called the rock-n-roll technique. Then spray the…
Try this offset hidden gatefold card with the Nature’s Sweetness Suite. This grid-like Designer Series Paper from the Nature’s Sweetness Designer Series Paper is carefully lined up so that when the card is held or pressed down, the opening cannot be seen. Create your own Designer Series Paper with the different texture steps from both…
Change it up and create a front-flap card with the Nature’s Sweetness Suite. This is what I call a mega suite because it has two bundles. The Notes of Nature bundle is retiring, but the Lovely & Sweet bundle and the Nature’s Sweetness Designer Series Paper are staying! This card is part of my Coloring…
Create a lovely watercolored background easel card with the Textured Floral stamp set and dies. Start with some watercolor paper and use a Water Painter to brush water all over the paper. Then little bit by little bit add some drops of Pool Party ink on the paper and brush to fill the whole paper,…