Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials for Cardmaking and Stamping
Create a watercolored card with the Apple Harvest and NEW Apple Blossom Dies that you can now purchase as a bundle and get 10% off during Stampin’ Up!’s Perfect Partners Promotion in September. Use Shimmery White or Watercolor Paper for the background watercolor wash and the apple branch. When watercoloring, the best ink to use […]
I’m going to show you the easiest watercolored card ever! Use shimmery white paper and stamp your images with Early Espresso ink. Then just then just use a Water Painter to color and spread the ink in the image. That’s it! I don’t think you can get much easier than that. So don’t be afraid […]
Try watercoloring on masks to create beautifully watercolored backgrounds for your card. I used the Wonderful World stamp set and Designer Series Paper bundle you can earn for free when you place a $100 US order. After watercoloring the mask, press the mask on to Shimmery White card stock or Watercolor paper with a large […]
Create your own masks or template to use for watercoloring or other types of coloring. For this card, I used the diamond die from the Organic Beauty Dies. I cut a window sheet it so I can reuse it. I store it in the stamp case with the stamps. To create this easy watercoloring card […]
Have you tried watercoloring with masks? You can use your masks to create beautiful watercolored backgrounds for your cards this like one using the FREE Sale-A-Bration Wonderful World stamp set and Designer Series Paper. Start with watercolor paper or shimmery white card stock. I used Shimmery White card stock for my card. I placed the […]
Create a beautiful wisteria forest watercolor card with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Wisteria Dies! Start with Shimmery White card stock and the Grove Dies to create the forest scene. Use Water Painters and Mossy Meadow ink to color the forest. Add Soft Suede for the tree trunks and branches. Color a background […]
Create a beautiful watercolor card with the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Wisteria Dies. Use shimmery White card stock and Water Painters to add water to the background and then stamp the wisteria in Fresh Freesia and then Gorgeous Grape and let the colors bleed into each other. Use the Wisteria Dies to cut […]
Create an easy watercolored card with the Nature’s Prints stamp set and Natural Prints Dies which are part of the Sun Prints Suite. Start with a piece of 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ Shimmery White card stock and stamp off with Starry Sky on to a scrap piece of paper and then stamp on to the card […]
Create a slide flap card with the Happiness Abounds stamp set and Blossoming Happiness Dies which are part of the Hues of Happiness Suite. Start with a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Melon Mambo or Gorgeous Grape card stock. Adhere a 2-1/2″ x 1″ scored at 1-1/4″ to the left side of the card with […]
The Paradise Palms stamp set has great images for any level of stamper! For this card, color the stamp with Stampin’ Up! Write Markers Garden Green and Soft Suede, then Stamp and die cut the image with the Palms dies. Use Watercolor paper to create this easy watercolor background. Start by spreading water around the […]
