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Showing posts with label Picture Perfect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Picture Perfect. Show all posts

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Technique: Layered Watercolor Stamping

The Picture Perfect stamp set has been out on my desk for the last few months, because I just can't stop making pretty projects with it! This card features a simple but lovely technique: Layered Watercolor Stamping.

Start with watercolor paper and brush a very light coat of water where you want to stamp first. Then stamp your bottom layer of your 2 (or more) step stamp. Use your Aquapainter to lightly smudge the image and spread the ink around a little bit. Once you're satisfied with your image, use a paper towel to lightly dab off any excess water. Stamp your next layer, and smudge a little more. Continue this process, making sure to remove excess water with each layer before stamping again. When you are finished, use the Aquapainter again to spread a tiny bit of ink out from the edges of your image. This softens the borders and completes the watercolor look.

I used Layered Watercoloring on both the rose and the leaf images above. I love that this technique gives you an entirely different look with the same stamp set! I hope you'll give it a try and post your project in the comments.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Picture Perfect Sea Star


Picture Perfect is among my top sets from the Occasions Catalog. I love all the images, but I think the Sea Star is the simplest to use. Here, it is stamped first in Blushing Bride and second in Calypso Coral. Look for the white "lines" (no ink) as you line up the images. Gold Wink of Stella on the center ties to the gold patterned paper from the Neutrals Collection.

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Picture Perfect Hummingbird


Every year, we see a few hummingbirds in the gardens outside our front window. We watch for them and make sure we have plenty blooming at all times. When I saw the set Picture Perfect, I knew I had to have the hummingbird!

It's a 4-step process to get him, but it's much easier than it sounds. One of the steps is just the throat stamp. I found it helpful to line up the eye with the other 3 stamps, but the tail feathers help too.

The vellum is from the (now retired) Sale-a-bration Botanicals Vellum stack. I wanted a subtle background that wouldn't detract from the beauty of the main image.

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