A Passion for Watercoloring

Yesterday was an awesome class.  There was a lot of creativity and a lot of great conversation. One thing I have noticed through my 14 years as a demonstrator is that crafting women just tend to get along.  You put all of them in one room and they can almost always find someone to talk to.  I'm very lucky that my customers are fantastic and find each other enjoyable as well.

Since I was putting them through a colorful camp already with Stampin' Blends and Brusho, I decided to throw Watercolor Pencils into the mix.  This was mostly a Hail Mary pass - my order gets here on Monday with the supplies for last Saturday so I needed a quick fill in project.

I think that the Petal Passion DSP might be my favorite product in the Occasion catalog since you can do all sorts of techniques with it.  This time I put a 6 x 2 strip at an angle on a Whisper White card and added a 6 x 1/4 strip of stripes on top and below using adhesive.  Cut the ends that hang over the edges.  I colored the DSP using the watercolor pencils and tried to use the colors that were in our past Paper Pumpkin kit since everyone at my camp had it.  Then I had them blend them using a Blender Pen which has just the right amount of water for coloring on the DSP.

I stamped a saying from the Lots of Happy Card Kit stamp set on Thick Whisper White and punched it out with a 1 3/4 Circle.  It's mounted on a Basic Black scallop circle from the Layering Circles Framelits.  It's popped up on dimensionals.  While it would look great just in black and white, I like the pops of color!  A few sequins would be great too - if they were here......

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Petal Passion DSP
• Ink: Archival Black
• Stamp Set: Lots of Happy Card Kit Stamp Set
• Stampin' Blends: None
• Big Shot: Cutting Mats, Cutting Platform, Layering Circles Framelits
• Accessories: 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Dimensionals, Adhesive, Scissors.

It's Sale-a-Bration time!  That means for every $50 you spend on merchandise, you can earn a free Level 1 product from our Sale-a-Bration offerings.  And, if you spent $100, you can earn a Level 2 offering or two Level 1s.  It's the best deal of the year and it lasts until March 31st.

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Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  Plus I try to send one of the alternative ideas out to everyone in the mail so you get two fun surprises in the mail each month!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit! 

There are two ways to sign up. 

• Receive it monthly
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Subscribers can also have access to all my past project sheets!

Another great product is out from Stampin' Up! in time for Sale-a-Bration.  Our Stampin' Blends are our new and improved alcohol markers that make for vivid images and are relaxing to use.  Find out what colors are available via my ONLINE STORE.

You can order any of these products on my ONLINE STORE.  Please use hostess code NWU39JUB when ordering during the month of January!

Joining Stampin' Up! was one of the best decisions I've made in life.  I have met some wonderful people who offer incredible inspiration and I believe in the quality of the product. Plus there is always something special about making and receiving homemade cards or décor from people.

If you are interested in joining my team, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  If you sign up during Sale-a-Bration, you can add any two stamp sets (not bundles) to your kit for free! 

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Have a craftastic day,

Stacy