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Watercolor WONDER! with Art Impressions

February 10, 2022 1 Comment

I recently REALLY started to play with all my watercolor stamp sets from Art Impressions (not just collecting them – giggle giggle). AND WOW! The results are so fun and seriously so easy to create beautiful watercolor scenes. Here is a card I spotted on the Art Impressions blog designed by the very talented, Tricia O’Bin. How adorable s this design?!?!?!? I could jump right in this scene and enjoy a cup of java or two!!! Tricia used a variety of Art Impression watercolor stamp sets including the Wrought Iron Set and the Large Shops Set. She added all the beautiful colour with Tombow markers. For all the product details pop on over to the Art Impressions Blog – CLICK HERE AND be sure to subscribe to the Art Impressions Youtube Channel for endless tutorials! – CLICK HERE Have a super duper day friends!

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Picket Fence Slimline Dies Are So Much FUN!

July 12, 2021 1 Comment

Hello CSM scrapbookers! Kim here! It feels like it’s been so long since I last shared a project…likely because it’s so darn HOT in Alberta, which means my craft room is crazy hot! I melt in heat, making it hard to spend time there lately! Despite the heat, some Picket Fence Studio dies found their way to my room and called me to play. Both sets are designed for slimline cards, but as I played with them, so many ideas have come to mind for future scrapbooking use! My card is simple and FUN. My background was created with a cheap set of watercolour paints and Ranger water color paper. I literally just painted wide random stripes onto watercolour paper and let it dry. Using the two largest rectangle dies I cut my striped paper and a dark grey/black cardstock to create my background. Using an ephemera pack from the…

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Grow Your Own Bouquets with Art Impressions and Kerry Engel

June 10, 2021 No Comments

My summer garden inspired the big floral explosion on this card. This was the first time I’ve used these watercolor stamps by Art Impressions. It was very addictive. Watching the bouquets come to life is magical. Creating depth with a mask. To create the row of stamped pots I made a mask out of the pot and used it to create depth. The first pot I stamped was the third on from the left. After I stamped the middle pot I laid down the mask on top of it and then stamped a pot to the left, overlapping the image a bit. Then I put the mask down on that second pot and stamped the far left, over lapping again. The pot on the far right was stamped last. Build a bouquet. Using the Art Impressions foliage and flower sets I created the bouquets inside my pots. Layering the branches…

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FastForward #48 – Coloring Detailed Stamped Images

March 23, 2021 No Comments

Using watercolor pencils and a waterbrush is the absolute easiest way to color detailed stamped images. Adding shading and highlights using this technique has never been easier! I like to use a fine tip waterbrush pen and I dip it in water rather than filling it up with water. So really you could use a fine tip paintbrush instead! Here is the card I created. I am SERIOUSLY in love with this stamp set from Heartfelt Creations. Cottages are super trendy right now in the crafting world and this is one of my favourite designs. To create this card… Using the Heartfelt Creations Countryside Cottage stamp, stamp onto a piece of watercolor paper. I used Ranger Archival ink so that the ink doesn’t run when I add water. Stamp the image using a stamping platform. Do not remove the stamp from the platform as you will re-stamp the image once…

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Brush Pen Watercolor Technique – Fastforward #47

March 19, 2021 1 Comment

What do you get when you mix Art Impressions Rubber Stamps with Simple Stories?!?!? A charming little card that makes you feel like spring! To create the card I cut a card front from a piece of pink striped patterned paper from the Simple Stories Bunnies & Bloom collection. I cut the same size card front from Ranger Simon Hurley Create Stark White cardstock. Using a Sizzix Framelits circle die, I cut out a circle window in the upper portion of both the card fronts – in the exact same spot. Using Glue Dots Adhesives Gluetape I adhered the two-card fronts together. This process made the pink stripe paper stronger so I could pop it up later. Next, cut out a piece of Prima Marketing white watercolor paper. Pop it into your Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamping Platform. Securing it into place. Stamp the Art Impressions floral stamp onto the…

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Watercolour Backgrounds with Kelly Klapstein

July 21, 2020 3 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s Kelly Klapstein here today to show you a fun way to make quick, pretty watercolour backgrounds for cards and tags. SUPPLIES: Ranger Distress Ink, Kelly Creates Sentiment Stamps, Black permanent ink pad, Stamping block, Watercolor paper, large paintbrush, water, trimmer, adhesive, card stock Step 1: Rub your ink pad across the top of the watercolor paper. Step 2: Add a lot of water to your large brush and ‘paint’ the ink downwards. Dip your brush into more water if needed. Step 3: Let dry completely Step 4: Stamp your sentiment. I chose black ink, but you could use different colors. Step 5: Adhere to a folded cardstock base. This simple technique has limitless watercolour combinations. Use one ink pad or two, or more! Stamp your sentiment for any special occasion or just inspirational words to brighten someone’s day. Breathe. Write. Relax. . Visit Kelly’s website for all…

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Tombow Zodiac Art Journal Page

September 15, 2019 No Comments

Okay, this is SERIOUSLY a cool art journal page we found over at Tombow! Grace Myhre has a beautiful photo step by step tutorial on how she created this simple yet stunning page. She used a variety of products by Tombow including their Mono Adhesive Removable, Dual Brush Pens, Mono Graphic Mechanical Pencil, Mono Dust Catch Eraser and a flat head water brush. You definitely need to pop on over to the Tombow blog and see how this beautiful page came together! CLICK HERE A huge thank you to Tombow for sponsoring The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnivals! The carnival in Calgary, Alberta is on Sept 20-21 at the GORGEOUS Spruce Meadows! We want you to come on down to the show … make and takes, classes, shopping and MORE! You do not have to be a registered cropper to enjoy all the scrapbooking awesomeness! Tickets can be purchased at the door!…

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Watercolor Technique for Card Making – Technique Tasters #179

March 16, 2019 No Comments

Such an EASY and Basic watercolor technique for card making and scrapbooking! Watch Nicole Wright in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v70SFBG5Rag SUPPLIES USED Brea Reese Watercolor Paper Brea Reese Watercolor Ink Brea Reese Liquid Metal Pigment Ink Stampers Anonymous Stamps Ranger Archival Ink Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Runner Grand Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Super Stock Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on YouTube! Do not miss a single video! CLICK HERE Happy Scrapbooking Everyone!Subscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

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Easy Watercolor Technique for Card Making

July 12, 2018 No Comments

Nicole Wright is on our latest web show with a watercolor technique that will KNOCK your socks off because it is so darn easy! This technique is absolutely perfect for soft, subtle backgrounds on your scrapbooking projects and cardmaking. Check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvDv4F_qFf0 SUPPLIES Stampers Anonymous Stamps Ranger Distress Watercolor Paper Ranger Distress Oxide Inks and Archival Inks Eileen Hull for Sizzix Dies Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Pentel Aqua Waterbrush Be sure to follow Creative Scrapbooker Magazine on YouTube! Do not miss a single video! CLICK HERE Happy Scrapbooking EveryoneSubscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

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Brea Reese Glitter Watercolor and Mermaids!

June 11, 2018 1 Comment

Hello everyone, Kerry Engel here today on the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine blog. I’ve been playing a lot with Brea Reese watercolor inks. They are very bright and beautifully transparent. The glitter inks are just yummy. They are perfect for making the galaxy paintings that you see all over Instagram and Pinterest. Brea Reese watercolor inks are dye-based ink and they dry quickly. They are very concentrated…a little goes a long way. If you put them in a paint pallet they will dry in the pallet and when you come back later with a wet brush you can re-activate them. To make this card download a mermaid tail and turned it into a stencil. You could use any large silhouette type shape with this technique. Large flowers work well too. To begin, trace the tail onto watercolor paper. Use the rough side of 140 Lb, cold pressed watercolor paper. Paint the inside of…