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“Abundant Hope Water coloring “Tips” Tutorial”
Hi everyone I created this photo TIP tutorial to show you how I watercolor and to hopefully give you another
alternative to the way you already watercolor on your projects or to teach you how! Please remember this is not
a “full” tutorial, but one about the Tips I have to share on watercoloring.
This is the finished card using the Abundant Hope stamp set from Stampin Up # 118547 (clear mount) or
#117054 (wood mount). This set is only available in the Occasions Mini catalog through April 30, 2010. I also
used very vanilla cardstock, always artichoke cardstock and water color paper. For the texturing I used my
Stampin Up big shot and the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder # 117335 also from Stampin Up! Love those
SU products!
I like to use the Reinker drop method of water coloring because I wanted a bolder/darker color than in the card
you see above . And here is how I did that:
I used Always Artichoke, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive re-inkers
and an Aqua Painter.
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These are coordinating ink pads. See how I added just a “drop” of the
reinker to the open lid? I will be using that ink for my water coloring.
I used Stazon Black ink to stamp my image because the Stazon will NOT
bleed when water is applied to my Watercolor Paper or any other cardstock. Then I used my Aqua Painter and
made sure I had water (not a lot) in the tip and then dip it in the drop of ink and then paint my flowers. You can
see in the photo that I colored in my daffodils with summer sun and see how bold they are? Just like the ones
out in my yard. I will now use the pumpkin pie and color in the centers and tips. I am NOT a professional
water colorer by any means, but I am pleased with my results!
See how much darker and rich the color is
using this reinker method? If you want your colors softer: just add more water in your aqua painter brush, so
easy to do!
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Next, I added Old Olive to my stems. When water coloring, ALWAYS start with
your lightest color and go to your darkest other wise your colors mud up and you never see your light
colors.
I am adding the always artichoke to the leaves and stems here. I never make just one card, because I like to have
extras for my card keeper and to send to friends and family.
In this photo I am using my Stamp a Ma Jig to place my words “just so” and keep
them straight, this is a fantastic tool for making sure your stamped words are straight without a lot of hassle or
guessing!
Here you can see how I used the clear mount blocks, and
honestly, I am a traditional wooden block user, but I am really loving this option! These clear blocks are THE
best quality available on the market (no lie!) and so easy to use because of the rounded corners and grooved
sides for ease of holding them! Yahoo! I love the quality of all of Stampin Up!’s products!
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I cut the Very Vanilla at 8.5” x 5.5” and scored it in the center and folded it. I
then placed the FRONT of the cardstock in my embossing folder making SURE that the dots on the inside of
the folder coordinated with how I wanted them to show in the front of the card. In other words, I made sure that
the Stampin Up! logo was on top/front of my card or another way to tell is that the “raised” dots were on the
bottom of the cardstock. I then sandwiched it like this before putting it in my big shot.
Can you see the folder in between both acrylic pads? I like to use that format
for my folders. I feel I have more control over the sandwich that way. Now you are going to run it through
your big shot using your multi level platform on tab 2 just like the instructions on it tell you .
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And this is what you get! Gorgeous! And so easy!!
Now for the inside of your card, I again used the Stamp A Ma Jig to line up my saying. I stamped the saying on
the imaging sheet (see how close it is to the corner of the plastic?) and then lined it on my card inside where I
wanted it. I put the “T” at the corner of the plastic imaging sheet and then pulled away the imaging sheet and
stamped my image, voila! The imaging sheet comes in the Stamp A Ma Jig box (see photo on last page).
The thing you HAVE to remember using clear mount stamps or wood stamps, is that the edges of your block
MUST line up with the outside edges of your plastic imaging sheet or your image will not match up when you
stamp it. I hope this makes sense to you- in other words if you stamp your imaging sheet, be sure to line the
“edges of the clear block or wooden block” up with the edge of the imaging sheet and then stamp your image
and you stamp your cardstock and it doesn’t match where you wanted it to go, it’s because it really didn’t and
because you didn’t line up the edges of the clear block with the edges of the plastic sheet (in the corner ) first.
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Now for finishing the card-: before I added my layered flowers and punched piece, I used my Angel Policy
Stamp for the back of each card- Stampin Up has copyrighted images and by law when purchasing their stamps
you are required to have a stamp like this for the back if you sell any cards or projects you have stamped with
their images.
Here are the finished cards. Another
reminder: when you cut the Always Artichoke piece of cardstock, allow enough space on the sides for your
punching or your piece may be to small or you could make a punching mistake (gasp, I know but it happens!).
This layered piece was adhered using dimensionals. I wish you could see these in real life, they are quite nice if
I do say so myself.
For my Stamp Cleaning tip: I am going to show you how to clean Stazon from your stamps. The photos are
pretty self explanatory.
Not pictured is the last photo of how I used my Stamp and Scrub. I just rubbed the stamp gently on the wet side
and then on the dry side and you can see by the next photo that it’s Clean as new! I love this cleaner, I have
used other products in the past 28 years, and NEVER found one that cleans off Stazon so well! It also takes off
other stubborn inks too!
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Stamp a Ma Jig #101049 a definite must in your tool collection! (see the
imaging sheet over the top of the T in the package? This product is 2 fold: the T & the imaging sheet come in
the box together.
Here is the Abundant Hope stamp set I used and the coordinating Stampin Up! Acrylic Blocks.
I hope you enjoyed this tip tutorial and you are excited to watercolor! My last tip is to always use “Watercolor
Paper” for your watercoloring projects because you get that authentic watercolor look and a professional
appearance!
I love watercoloring because I can color outside the lines. Use water to mute it a bit and its “ok” ! lol
Have fun with your projects!
Gwen Mangelson
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