A Rainbow of Watercolors
Hi there, Simon friends! So happy to see you all again and bring a simple technique and a few cards your way.
I don’t know about you, but I sure dig the look of stamps that are more on artsy collage side, I’m not a super artsy stamper though so I’m always in the hunt for not-so-intimidating ways to use them.
Enter: The Watercolor Background technique.
This is such an easy way to get some mileage out of those more artsy stamps.
All you need is watercolor pencils, some watercolor paper, a couple artsy stamps and a good black ink pad.
Cut a few strips of paper and scribble some color onto them with watercolor pencils. Don’t be too fussy. Just regular old scribbles will do.
Spread the color with water. Use either a waterbrush or good old paint brush.
After the colors dry, you’ll get a whole pile of pretty papers that look kinda like this.
I took those papers you see and made cards with them.
For my first three cards, I used a couple artsy looking stamps from Technique Tuesday. I simply inked up with black ink and stamped right on top of the watercolored panels.
It’s such an easy technique, but the results are really stunning.And to finish each of these cards, I added a few gems and stamped a sentiment with Technique Tuesday’s Sending Smiles stamp set.
I lived a bit on the edge when I made fourth card.
For this one, I used Technique Tuesday’s Scritch Scratch stamp to repeatedly stamp a pattern onto one of my watercolor papers. Then I used die-cut the awesome word out of it of a couple times to use on it on my card.
Got to admit that I think the awesome words look pretty cool with the color and Scritch Scratch pattern on it.
Thanks for having me today! See you again soon!
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Thanks for reading today and thanks to Teri for this rainbow of fun inspiration!
Giveaway!!!
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Absolutely gorgeous! I like this technique a lot, very interesting!
Oh wow! I am definitely going to try this and I would love that stamp!
Oh wow! I am definitely going to try this and I would love that stamp!
I love this technique, thanks for sharing!!
I’ve had the watercolour pencils for ages and couldn’t think of what to do with them… thanks for the great idea! I’m off to get my watercolour pencils!
What fun!
Cool painterly card! And best of all, simple….thank you.
Love this technique and hoping to get my Derwent pencils soon. Thanks for sharing.
These cards all deserve a serious WOW! My watercolour panels just never seem to look this good. :)
As a painter, I LOVE this stamp!
What a great idea – so simple yet WOW!
Love this technique, what an easy way to make a background.
So pretty! Such a cheerful color combination! Love!!! Fantastic stamp set too! This is a great stamp set to use for a scrapbook or layout for an artist especially!
These cards are totally awesome!! Thanks for sharing a really cool technique.
Wow, these cards are all amazing! And yes, I have tried watercoloring and it was a disaster. I guess I need to keep practicing.
What fun! This idea is so easy, it can’t possibly look as nice as what I am seeing! ? Thank you for the great inspiration!
Very creative cards — I am going to try this technique out on the weekend when I have lots of time to play. Just gotta look for some cool artsy lookin’ stamps. The possibilities are endless with this technique.
very pretty effect. I will try this soon it’s great for white scraps I have left.
Love the look of the black ink on top of the watercolors! Cool cards!!
Oh wow, what an “awesome” technique – something even a beginner (like me) can do. Thank you!
Love this stamp set and the way Stephanie used it, so bright and fun!
I don’t know what would look more gorgeous under this stamp – Derwent Inktense pencils, Peerless Watercolors, or Neocolor IIs, but you bet I’ll be trying them all if I win!
OK, this is stimple enough: scribble on paper and then wet it. I have found watercoloring to be intimidating, but I love it. This seems like a good way for me to start. Thanks much for lovely examples.
I LOVE this stamp set!!
I LOVE the watercolor technique. Been doing a few myself lately. Your colors are so vibrant!
I love the cards. Thanks for the tutorial. The stamp is wonderful.
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