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Stampin’ Up! Watercolor Pencils and True Love DSP

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Hello! I hope today finds you well, in good spirits and ready to create something beautiful ~ oh, and have fun while you’re doing it. 😍 I happen to like coloring and chose to work with my Watercolor Pencils, which I haven’t used in what seems like forever. They give a wonderfully soft look, unlike the Alcohol Blends which are much more bold. Don’t get me wrong, I like the Blends too. They just give a different result. One of the nice parts about coloring, at least for me, is I don’t have to think about it much. I can listen to a podcast, or have the TV on (I don’t do that very often!) – it’s called multi-tasking 😁

Watercolor Pencils & True Love DSP – #1

Isn’t this just soft and lovely? I kept changing the pencils I was using for every flower and the leaves as well. It was so fun to play… The painted flower pot holding my pencils is one I did many, many years ago when I was teaching Tole Painting. 😌 Let’s do a close-up of the flowers on the card.

Watercolor Pencils & True Love DSP – #2, #3

You can see in these photos how the colors vary. The largest flower in the top left, the pencils used were Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo – Melon Mambo for the center. The leaves were Granny Apple Green and Garden Green. The smaller flower in the upper left was the same, just more Melon Mambo. The upper right leaf in that same photo is Granny Apple Green and Old Olive. And the orangey flower & leaf… Pumpkin Pie and the leaf is Granny Apple Green. After using the Watercolor Pencils on each flower, I then used the Blender Pen to smooth the pencil lines.

In the photo at right I used Rich Razzleberry for one of the flowers and Flirty Flamingo by itself for the flower closest to it. The darkest flower is mostly Cherry Cobbler and Melon Mambo in places. I always used the darker colors in the middle and left bare areas for contrast. They almost look real, don’t they?

  • I colored a panel of True Love DSP 4 x 6 then trimmed it to 4 x 5 1/4, removing a portion from each end. I used those trimmings on the inside of the card, which you will see in a bit.
  • Next I took a Stitched Rectangle Die to die cut the inside of the panel.
  • I layered the larger panel on Basic. Black, adhering with liquid glue.
  • I wrapped that panel with Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and tied it in a knot. I took another, smaller length and tied it on as well.
  • Layer this on the card base with liquid glue. (If I were hand delivering this card I would put it on dimensionals.)
  • Now layer the smaller panel on Basic Black with liquid glue, then to the card front with dimesnionals, matching the flowers and leaves. You do have to be careful as it would be easy for this layer to go on upside down…
  • Using the Double Oval punch and Basic Black, punch the larger oval using the scallop.
  • On Basic White card stock, stamp the sentiment from the Posted For You stamp set in Memento Black ink and punch with the smaller of the ovals using the Double Oval Punch.
  • Add three Opal Rounds to the sentiment banner, add dimensionals to the back and add to the center of the3 card.

For the inside…

Watercolor Pencils & True Love DSP – #4

Remember I removed the ends of the 4 x 6 DSP panel after coloring? And… here they are! The Pumpkin Pie flower is to the left and the Flirty Flamingo to the right. Each strip was adhered with liquid glue to a Basic White panel, then to a slightly larger Basic Black piece – also with liquid glue. This went into the card base with liquid glue and finis… the card is complete! Love, love, love. And I hope you like it too.

Because this card will be part of my class on Tue, Feb 9, I will demonstrate the coloring on a strip for the envelope flap. You’ll just have to use your imagination 🙂

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Thanks for stopping by.

May you have a beautiful day.

Make someone happy sending them a handmade card filled with love.

Card cuts for todays project:

  • Basic White Thick card stock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
  • Basic White 4 x 5 1/4 + scrap for oval
  • Basic Black 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 (2) + 3 11/16 x 2 3/8 + scrap for oval
  • True Love DSP 4 x 6 trimmed to 4 x 5 1/4

Stampin’ Up! Posted For You Birthday Card

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Hellooooo! First of all, my apologies for not posting first thing this morning… I played hooky by carving pumpkins with our local family – such fun! But alas – my card for today… Posted For You stamp set and the coordinating Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch, which is a BUNDLE! And what does a bundle mean? It means 10% off when you purchase them together :O)

Here’s the card…

Posted For You Birthday – #1

Confession… I haven’t played much with this set, but this convinced me to do more with it. It’s delicate and sweet… could be for a child or adult depending on what you did with it. And the Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch creates this wonderful edge that looks like what else – but a postage stamp!

The how to….

  • Begin with a Thick Whisper White card base 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
  • Next layer is a panel of Whisper White 4 x 5 1/4 run through the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder. This is a 3D embossing folder so it’s especially helpful to lightly spritz your paper to prevent it from cracking.
  • Adhere the ribbon with Stampin’ Seal by running it along the ribbon. This ribbon is wide enough and it works perfectly. The ribbon is the 1/2″ Mint Macaron from the Basketweave & Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack.
  • Adhere this embossed & ribboned panel to the card base with liquid glue.
  • Stamp the image three times from Posted For You stamp set on Whisper White card stock using Tuxedo Black Memento ink and color the leaves with Just Jade Stampin Blends; color the sweet birds with two items… first the belly with Cherry Cobbler pencil and a Blender pen, then the bird body with Balmy Blue Blends. I used the pencil as I didn’t want the belly to be a strong color and there is more control with the pencil as to darkness. Punch them out with the Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch.
  • Adhere the punched birds with liquid glue to a panel of Balmy Blue card stock: 2 1/4 x 4 3/4.
  • Adhere the Balmy Blue panel with liquid glue to a Just Jade card stock strip 2 1/2 x 5.
  • Adhere this to the card front with dimensionals.
  • Stamp the Special Delivery stamp using Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a Whisper White scrap and die cut with the smallest circle in the Stitched Shapes Dies.
  • Stamp the birthday stamp from the Posted For You stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink on a Whisper White strip about 3/4″ wide and die cut with the banner die in the All Dressed Up Dies.
  • Adhere this banner with liquid glue to a 1/4″ strip of Balmy Blue card stock, trim the ends, then adhere this to a 1/2 wide strip of Just Jade card stock.
  • Adhere the banner to the card front with dimensionals, then add the Special Delivery circle also with dimensionals and voila – your card from is complete!

For the inside…

Postage For You Birthday card, inside – #2
  • Stamp the sentiment from Posted For You stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Black ink on a Whisper White panel 4 x 5 1/4.
  • Stamp the LOVE stamp in the lower right corner with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and color with Stampin Blends: Just Jade & Poppy Parade.
  • Adhere to the inside of the card with liquid glue and your card is done, done!

For the envelope… All I did was cut a panel of Balmy Blue card stock 2 1/4 x 6, run it through the Tasteful Touches 3D embossing folder and adhere with liquid glue to the envelope flap and trim.

Such a sweet and cheerful birthday card using the Posted For You stamp set & Rectangle Postage Stamp Punch – available as a bundle to say 10%. Just sayin’… this is a deal. and here’s a picture of the card again.

Posted For You Birthday card – #3

Thanks for stopping by.

May you have a beautiful day.

Make someone happy by sending them a handmade card filled with love.

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