I love when you find a stamp set and coordinating patterned paper that work for a wide range of seasons and sentiments; and that is what the Painted Seasons bundle turned out to be for me this Sale-a-Bration! So, since we only have 2 days left of Sale-a-Bration 2019, I thought I would share with you some of the projects we have been making in my classes in the Seattle area over the last few months with this bundle.
I got the Painted Seasons bundle (free stamp set and paper pack – with your $100 purchase) because I loved the paper, and thought the stamp set was ok. Turns out, I love the stamp set just as much as the paper because it stamps beautifully every time for me!
Stamp set – Painted Seasons**, Part of your Story**
Ink – Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Granny Apple Green
Paper – Painted Seasons designer paper**, Poppy Parade CS, Crumb Cake CS, Whisper White CS
Accessories – Story Punch**, Poppy Parade ribbon, Four Seasons framelits**
** item is only available through 3/31 as part of Sale-a-Bration or Sale-a-Bration coordination
Take the same idea of the first card and change the orientation of the layout and switch up the images from the Painted Seasons designer paper and stamps. The base supplies are all the same, so with just a change of colors and images you can get another beautiful card.
Ink – Pool Party, Lemon Lime Twist, Basic Grey
Paper – Painted Seasons designer paper**, Whisper White CS
Accessories – Story Punch**, Calypso Coral ribbon, Four Seasons framelits**, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Watercolor Pencils, Aqua Painter, Frosted and Clear Epoxy Dots
** item is only available through 3/31 as part of Sale-a-Bration or Sale-a-Bration coordination
See what I mean? Really pretty cards! And you could change up the images but leave the colors the same in the first card and turn it into a Christmas Card! But, still need convincing with more ideas? Check these out:
This is one when you are feeling fancy and want to go for all the layers! Use Vellum to mellow out one of the brighter patterns in a designer paper pack, and then let your favorite bold pattern shine front and center.
Ink – Early Espresso, Call Me Clover
Paper – Painted Seasons designer paper**, Sahara Sand CS, Early Espresso CS, Whisper White CS
Accessories – Stitched Rectangles Thinlits, Poppy Parade ribbon, Four Seasons framelits**, Stampin’ Dimensionals
** item is only available through 3/31 as part of Sale-a-Bration or Sale-a-Bration coordination
And finally, a sweet and simple card that uses a single stamp and just some basic coloring for a bold statement.
Ink – Memento Black, Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends combo pack, Pool Party Blends combo pack, Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends combo pack
Paper – Painted Seasons designer paper**, Smoky Slate CS, Whisper White CS
Accessories – Stampin’ Dimensionals
** item is only available through 3/31 as part of Sale-a-Bration or Sale-a-Bration coordination
They are all a bit different and all totally fun! I hope they gave you some inspiration for making projects for yourself at home.
*** Don’t miss out! You only have through tomorrow night (3/31) to get your favorite exclusive items as a free gift with purchase for every $50 or $100 in your Stampin’ Up order. You can see all the exclusive options available (and they’ve added a lot!) HERE
If you have more than $99 in product in your wishlist, don’t forget you can sign up for the Demonstrator Starter kit and get all that up to $175 in product for only the $99 as part of the Sale-a-Bration bonus***
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The cool thing about watercolor pencils is that you have the control to color in fine details and spaces because you have the fine tip of the pencil. And coloring with colored pencils is very pretty. But you are left with pencil stroke marks that maybe you would rather not have. Simply wave your magic wand (aka Blender pen or Aqua pen) over the places where you colored with the pencil and voila! You get this beautiful, smooth watercolored look. Here is an example… though I’m having the hardest time taking a good picture to really show you what I mean. But in the image below, the flowers are colored using the same colored pencils and amount of coloring. But the one on the right has been gone over with a blender pen. You can at least see that the color gets more saturated and maybe see that it has a smoother look.
