WEEK OF WATERCOLOR! - FRIDAY

Happy Friday Everyone!
Here is another wonderful watercolor creation for you.  Enjoy!

I love using my Aqua Painter and Watercolor Wonder Crayons together!  The results are so fantastic and it is just so simple!  Here I have used the Build A Blossom stamp set and inked the petal with Daffodil Delight ink, stamping out a flower shape.  Then I took my Aqua Painter and used it directly on my Watercolor Wonder crayon (Pumpkin Pie) pulling color directly off the crayon and painting the color in the open areas, and slightly into the stamped ink areas to add color to the center of the flower.  I stamped leaves and drew in a stem with my Old Olive marker and then used my Aqua Painter to spread the color around to give it the watercolor look.

Happy Stampin!

Ann

WEEK OF WATERCOLOR! - THURSDAY

Can you believe it?  Thursday already!  Here is another beautiful watercolor wonder card for you!  Enjoy!

Stargazer Lilies are one of my favorite flowers!  Here I have used watercolor wonder crayons and a blender pen to create them from the lily line stamp in the fifth avenue floral stamp set.  I used Regal Rose and then a bit of Melon Mambo to create the inside color the stargazer lily is famous for!  I added a bit of Pumpkin Pie to the stamens to finish the flower off. More to come tomorrow!

Happy Stamping!

Ann

SUPPORT BREAST CANCER!

Unfortunately, cancer has probably touched your life, or the life of someone you know.  We are getting ever closer to a cure thanks to the tireless dedication of many around the world, and hopefully we will see the end of this terrible disease in the very near future!  Stampin' Up has always been very generous in their support of wonderful causes, and breast cancer research is no exception.  Stampin' Up is donating $2 when you purchase a Strength and Hope stamp set or digital kit.  Just click on the Strength and Hope campaign photo on the left side of my blog to be directed to my Stampin' Up website where you can make a purchase that will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  This is a beautiful stamp set and I know you will enjoy making many beautiful creations with it, just as I have.

Happy Stampin!
Ann

WEEK OF WATERCOLOR! - WEDNESDAY

Here is another posting for my Wonderful Week of Watercolor!  Enjoy!

Add a bit of SPARKLE to your watercolor design!  Here I have done a simple watercolor flower using Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set flower, just a simple watercolor wonder crayon and blender technique and then stamped the image repeatedly with a Versa Mark ink pad and sprinkle wet ink with Heat And Stick powder.  Shake off excess and use your heat tool until powder is just melted.  Sprinkle Dazzling Diamonds glitter over melted powder and use embossing tool again to set....TA DAAAAAA! Don't forget to look at tomorrow's posting for more Wonderful Watercolor Ideas!

Happy Stamping!

Ann

My Week of Watercolor WONDER!!!

I have finally had some time to play with my Watercolor Wonder Crayons and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM!  They can make anyone look like an artist with such minimal effort. This is my week of Watercolor Wonder, so stay tuned for my postings each day this week.  I am so happy to share my creations with you!

MONDAY

This card I cased from a sample I saw on Split Coast Stampers.  (I am so sorry, I am no longer able to find the card to give credit to the person who created it).  I did change it a bit to use some different colors from our new In Colors, using a Lucky Limeade base and Island Indigo behind the flower windows.  The other colors on the card are So Saffron, Whisper White, and a Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon.  The technique used here is simply coloring in the image loosely with a Pacific Point Watercolor Wonder Crayon and then using a Blender Pen to spread the color around.  Such a very simple technique that yields such beautiful results.

TUESDAY

This is a very simple card I finished in about 10 minutes.  The card base is So Saffron and the other color accents are Old Olive in plain cardstock as well as DSP.  The image was stamped on Whisper White paper with Staz On ink and then Watercolor Wonder Crayons in Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie were spread with the Blender Pen. Fifth Avenue Floral was the stamp set used here.  It has really great line stamp images for watercoloring.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's posting, I can't wait to show you more wonderful watercolor examples!

Happy Stamping!

Ann

IT'S SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!!

I am so excited, I can finally share it with you:  Our New Catalogue!  So many beautiful new stamps...and so much more!  Fabric's, Ribbons, Designer Paper...Click on the catalogue to the left to check it out!

Happy Stamping!

Ann

NEW CATALOGUE KICKOFF!!!

There is excitement in the air...it's time for our NEW CATALOGUE KICKOFF!!!

I can't wait to show you what's in store with Stampin' Up for the upcoming year!
Please join me Saturday, July 2nd from 9am to 12pm for door prizes, lots of goodies to snack on, coffee and tea, retired stamp sets for sale(containing valuable discount coupons for new merchandise) and of course new catalogues for you to peek at!
There will also be a FREE MAKE AND TAKE CARD featuring our new IN COLORS introduced for the 2011/2012 catalogue.  Believe me when I tell you they are BEAUTIFUL!
I can't wait to share them with you!
Please RSVP to me by Thursday, June 30th and let me know if you can celebrate with me!

Happy Stamping!

Ann

P.S.  Stay tuned for this month's feature class.  We will be playing with watercoloring!  You won't want to miss it!