On page 163 in the 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up! catalog is the stamp set, Floral Statements. It is one of those sets that can easily be overlooked but the two stamp set is great for creating quick, yet elegant cards. I decided to recreate the Thanks card from the catalog with one exception – some bling was added! As I was preparing to color the stamped image, I tested a couple of coloring methods with the aqua painter – one method used the Powder Classic Stampin’ Pad and one used the Calypso Coral Watercolor Pencil. Since some water coloring was involved, Shimmery White cardstock was used. So which method do you think was decided upon?
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| Watercolor fun using Floral Statements Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! |
If you guessed the Calypso Coral with the Aqua Painter, you’re correct! It was a pleasant surprise that the color was almost a perfect match with the Powder Pink cardstock layer. Plus using the watercolor color pencil made it quick and easy to color. The leaves were colored using the Old Olive watercolor pencil and an aqua painter. I had fun making the card and will be sharing variations using the stamp set in future posts.
