Wednesday, March 30, 2016

GIU Day 3 - Watercolor Because I Care

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Day 3 of my Growing in Unity week! I'm the Growing in Unity gal this week over on the Unity Stamp Co. blog, which means I'll be sharing a project created with my Unity stamps with you every day. I invite you to come back each day and leave a comment for a chance to be one of the (2) lucky people to win a bag of (25) Unity stamps! Woohoo! If you're new to my blog, I'd love it if you became a follower and join in the fun over on the Caffeinated Papercuts Facebook page or followed Caffeinated Papercuts on Instagram. :)

I am still on my flower kick - who's up for some stamped watercolors?


These are FUN to make - grab two Distress Inks and your stamp. Start with the lighter ink and cover the roses, then come in with the darker ink to make the middles. Now spritz with water (make sure the spritzer is pointed away from your face...just saying...) and stamp onto watercolor paper. Look what you made!


Now continue stamping until you fill a sheet with roses. Or is that just me? When you finally run out of paper, trim them out and arranged artfully on cardstock stamped with the wood grain stamp, which is also super cool. Snip the leaves out separately to stretch your placement and help balance them back out.


Heat emboss your sentiment, then go to town with foam tape and gluing down the little leaves. It actually goes super fast. Add some sequins (because, sequins!) and you're done.


Thanks for stopping by today! Remember to leave a comment every day this week to better your chances of winning those stamps, and I'll see you tomorrow for Day 4.

Happy Crafting!

20 comments:

  1. Very pretty flowers and they look fabulous against the wood grain background. Thanks for the tip about spritzing with water!

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  2. Love the background and colors and flowers, well i love the whole card!

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  3. Sounds like you may have spritzed yourself with some water. :-) Love the wood grain stamp, so versatile.

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  4. Very pretty Jen. I love the wood grain background with your roses.

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  5. Pretty card! Love that woodgrain background!

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  6. Ooh live those pastellies you chose and those yummy sequins . Great card!

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  7. Great card. I love the watercolours on the flowers.

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  8. Very pretty.
    Love the shading.
    the wood grain paper is great.
    thanks for sharing.

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  9. So pretty! I never tried watercoloring with my inks, but now I will! I have, however, sprayed myself in the face when using my gelatos! I've even managed to get the cat (well, he WAS on my table where he wasn't supposed to be!). Love the woodgrain stamp too! TFS

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  10. Great tip for the watercolor effect. So many techniques out there that I haven't tried. Thanks for inspiring!

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  11. Nice card. Love the background with the roses.

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  12. Nice card. Love the background with the roses.

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  13. Ohhh, nice technique. I forget to do the watercolor effect.

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  14. Great technique! Made for such a pretty card!

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  15. Oh so pretty. Love the soft colors of this.

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  16. Very pretty technique. I need to try :).

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  17. Ack! Love! Plus that woodgrain background is one of my faves!

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