Something Saturday - Brightest Birthday Kit

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  Hi there Creators Today we're checking out one of the new kits, I have to say WOW!, maybe it's the holographic blingy bits (ooooo bling....🤣)  if you're a regular reader of my blog or watch my YouTube or Facebook channels then you'll know I can't resist bling.  Anyway check out the kit here: Brightest Birthday Kit And here are the cards it makes.... oh and their matching (also blingy) envelopes. Then you'll notice on the first card with the balloons it has a box that has the holographic outline, which is actually a sticker, so in the video I show you how to get the sticker off and onto a separate piece of card without having to pick it off and re-piece it yourself. And this is the card I made with it:  I probably should have used the same Azure Afternoon colour, but I had this piece of Shy Shamrock hanging around my desk, so chose to use that instead, and seeing as the star stamp hadn't been used I figured I should put it into action.  Its not a bad littl...
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Watercolour technique for a Watercolour challenged individual.

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HI there Creators

Well this week I'm joining in the Watercolour Technique Blog run by Crafty Collaborations which is a collection of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world😊 this one was truly a challenge as I'm not really that great at watercolour!

So I had an idea that I wanted to watercolour a few flowers from my new Pierced Blooms dies and make a kind of bouquet out of it, my initial attempts at properly watercolouring them failed dismally lol however after dropping one into the remains of colour that was on my silicone sheet I had an idea......

Here is the card I made, and I have some close ups and explanations to follow.
Stampin' Up!, Pierced Blooms dies, In Bloom Stamps, Watercolour
 
So my technique....  I used water color paper and cut out the die pieces, then painted each piece with water, inked up a blank stampin' block then dabbed the block onto the pieces till I liked the colour of them, with the flowers I repeated this method with a couple of colours.  I've used the Subtles colours.
stampin' Up! Pierced Blooms dies, In Bloom stamps, watercolour
I really love the way it gives that slightly splotchy look (plus it's so easy to accomplish)😉

stampin' Up! Pierced Blooms dies, In Bloom stamps, watercolour
stampin' Up! Pierced Blooms dies, In Bloom stamps, watercolour
For the label I've stamped first, with one of the saying from the matching In Bloom Stamp set then cut out with the dies, and just painted the edges with water, then dabbed the inky block onto the edges. Just so you know the dies and stamps do come as a bundle - In Bloom Bundle (yay for 10% off!!)   I really felt this ribbon the Pool Party Sheer ribbon matched the watercolouring on the card nicely.
Lastly I've added some of the oh so gorgeous Pastel Pearls, it was very hard only to add a couple hence every flower ended up with pearls lol.

Well that's it from me, I hope it inspires you to have a go at this way of watercolouring!

do check out what the others in this blog hop have created
God Bless love
Heather xox
 






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  1. Sugar and Scraps6 January 2021 at 04:34

    I love the way you watercolored the flowers!

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  2. Chris Smith6 January 2021 at 06:40

    I love the look of this - it's absolutely beautiful!

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  3. Taffy Crafting10 January 2021 at 21:04

    I think you've done an amazing job. Beautiful

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  4. Amanda14 January 2021 at 06:21

    Love the look of the watercoloured flowers! Beautiful card

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  5. Nigezza Creates16 January 2021 at 01:01

    Lovely card :-)

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