Watercolor Pumpkins

This card uses the watercolor technique, and it was sent out as one of my Halloween cards this year.

~Enjoy!

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This card is based on a collection of cards using watercolor techniques as backgrounds. For this one, I used assorted fall colors of the Watercolor Pencils and Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2. The majority of the color is Crushed Curry with a little Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze. After I "colored" the background, I went over it with an Aqua Painter pen to soften & blend the colors. After that dries (or using a heat tool to set), I stamped these oh so cute pumpkins and sentiment (I think they came as a bonus gift with one of the Paper Pumpkin kits) with Stayz-On Black Ink. I then added some more watercolor pencils to color the pumpkins & stems. The background is then layered with Mossy Meadow & sits on a Whisper White card base. To top it off, I added some Braided Linen Trim, Mini-Sequin Trim and Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim. I love these little pumpkins, they may be my favorite in my collection! 

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Paper Pumpkin Stamp Set
• Watercolor Pencils 
• Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2
• Crushed Curry
• Pumpkin Pie
• Cajun Craze
• Aqua Painter
• Stayz-On Black
• Braided Linen Trim
• Mini-Sequin Trim
• Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim
• Mossy Meadow 
• Whisper White 

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Watercolor Technique: Collection

Here are all of the cards together, even though they use different products, the overall effect is very similar!

~Enjoy!

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For each card showcased below, get the details on each card here:

• Watercolor Technique: Pigment Sprinkles (Green)
• Watercolor Technique: Watercolor Pencils (Pumpkins)
• Watercolor Technique: Ink Pad (Blue)
• Watercolor Technique: Watercolor Pencils (Yellow)

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Soft Spring Stamp Set
• Country Home Stamp Set
• Paper Pumpkin Stamp Set
• Watercolor Pencils 
• Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2
• Aqua Painter
• Stayz-On Black
• Braided Linen Trim
• Mini-Sequin Trim
• Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim
• Whisper White Bakers Twine
• Night of Navy Bakers Twine
• Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon
• 1/8" Pineapple Punch Grosgrain Ribbon
• Linen Thread

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Watercolor Techniques: Pencils

While I was preparing for a swap, I could not decide on what technique I wanted to bring, so I tried several techniques including one with Pigment Sprinkles to use as a water-coloring sample. These are all really quick & simple.

~Enjoy!

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For this one I lightly scribbled Daffodil Delight from the Watercolor Pencils set onto a piece of  Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, I also added a very light Granny Apple Green (from Watercolors Pencils 2 Set) to the mix as well as a little harder press from the Daffodil Delight to add some depth. Then I went over everything with an Aqua Painter to watercolor it & smooth out the strokes. I used my Heat Tool to speed up the drying process. I stamped the plants with Soft Spring and StazOn Black Ink Pad. I filled in the plants with a mix of Garden Green and Granny Apple Green and water-colored again with an Aqua Painter. I matted the watercolor paper on some Pineapple Punch Card Stock and again on a Whisper White card base. The whole thing is topped off with a bow made from the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and the 1/8" Pineapple Punch Grosgrain Ribbon. The sentiment is stamped with one of the images in StazOn Black Ink and the Country Home Stamp Set.

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Stampin' Up! products used:

• Country Home Stamp Set
• Soft Spring Stamp Set
• Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
• Watercolor Pencils
• Watercolors Pencils 2
• Heat Tool
• Aqua Painter
• StazOn Black Ink 
• Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon
• 1/8" Pineapple Punch Grosgrain Ribbon
• Pineapple Punch
• Whisper White

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