Adding Shading to stamped images with the Water color pencils

Hi everyone!  I just love the new Watercolor Pencils that were introduced in the Occasions catalog!  I use them so much!  They are so fun and can be used on a variety of techniques.  These cards show how to use the pencils to add shading to your stamped images to make them really beautiful with added dimension.















I made a video for those of you who like to see things step by step. 

I first stamped my image with Pink Pirouette on the flower and Pear Pizzazz on the leaves.  Then I added the shading with the Melon Mambo and Old Olive pencils, then used a Blender Pen to blend the shading to the petals and soften the pencil.
I stamped onto Shimmery White card so that it would hold up to the Blender Pens.

In order to not stamp the leaves on the petals, I created a mask with a post it note and the Stylish Stem dies that coordinate with the stamp set.

This card uses a card base of Tip Top Taupe. I used a Gingham patterned paper from the Succulent Garden Designer Series paper pack. The Brown is Early Espresso.  I added a fun bow with some linen thread.




Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

$45.75

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad

[126956]

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$6.50

Linen Thread

[104199]

$4.50

Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper

[142778]

$11.00

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119686]

$8.00

Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138336]

$8.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

This card is basically the same but with a background made from a Thick Whisper White







Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

$45.75

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad

[126956]

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[131180]

$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

[138434]

$22.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Melon Mambo Thick Baker's Twine

[141689]

$3.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

New Sale-a-Bration Glimmer paper!!

Hi Everyone!  Today I wanted to show you this fantastic new Glimmer Paper offering from Stampin' Up!  It is part of the second release of products for Sale-a-Bration!  You can choose it as a free product with a $50 purchase now until March 31st.
I used the Special Reason bundle for this card, as well as the Succulent Garden Designer Series paper.











The Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack comes with 12 6x6 sheets, 4 Bermuda Bay, 4 Mint Macaron, and 4 Sweet Sugarplum.

 To make my card I used the new Stylish Stems framelit dies and the Special Reason stamp set. I love how these dies can cut out the floral images and the labels in 3 ways.

I made a quick video to show off the glimmer paper and the Special Reason bundle. I hope you'll check it out!

Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

$45.75

Succulent Garden Designer Series Paper

[142778]

$11.00

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141418]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

[141395]

$6.50

6" X 6" (15.2 Cm X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

[143831]

$7.50

Special Reason Bundle

One of my favorite new products from the Occasions Catalog is the Special Reason bundle.   I really like the sentiments included with the stamp set, and I especially like the way the floral framelits work.








 
 The dies work in pairs, with one die cutting out just the petals, in case you want to use the negative space as I did with the larger flower on my card.  You can also use just the outline of the flower if you wanted to cut out the stamped image.  The third way is to use the petal die and the outline die together to get the pretty thin flower outline piece.   There are two sizes of the flowers.  There are also two label framelits, and you can use these separately to make the two different sizes of labels, or together to create the label outline.

I layered all three ways to make the flowers on this card.  The colors I used are Night of Navy, Crushed Curry and Cucumber Crush.

Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

$45.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad

[138324]

$6.50

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131199]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Crushed Curry Baker's Twine

[134586]

$3.00