For today’s share, I’m sharing an easy watercolor background that I love to add color to a detailed stamp. It adds beautiful color and pizzazz without spending time coloring every tiny detail.

The stamp set I used is Coneflower Celebration, but this technique works great with any detailed image.

I also included the video below from a couple of weeks ago showing another watercolor background technique—be sure to catch the replay if you missed it.

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For today’s share, I’m showing how to create a sepia or vintage look using a watercolor technique. This is a beautiful way to give your stamped images a soft, timeless feel.

The stamp set I used is Gallery Blooms and Prayers & Promises, and the best part is that you only need two ink colors to achieve this vintage sepia effect.

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• I love this technique 😍 I need to get out my watercolor ... by Carol koroleski

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For today’s share, I’m showing how to create a soft watercolor background to achieve a beautiful sunrise scenery. The stamp set I used for the trees is Peaceful Pier. You could also use sets like Mountain Air (if you still have it) or Lovely as a Tree—any tree silhouette works well to set the scene and tie everything together.

A key tip for watercolor backgrounds is to prime your paper.

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Today, I’m sharing the Diamond Gate Fold fun fold card with the Delicate Dream Paper. This fold is great to showcase the beauty of the Designer Paper.

The lovely paper is new this month, and I would say my new paper of this month. It’s called Delicate Dreams, which is a Specialty Designer Paper.

I have the supplies listed below. I shared the video on how to create the Diamond Gate Fun Fold.

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• I love your card ideas and your wonderful instructions for ... by Pat Roemmele

 

Today, I’m sharing how to create a simple scenery card that I call Moonrise. This peaceful scene comes together quickly and is perfect when you want a beautiful card without a lot of complicated steps.

For the scenery, I used the Peaceful Pier stamp set. It’s a wonderful set for creating calm outdoor scenes like this one. The greeting is from the new Prayers & Promises stamp set.

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• In reply to Dot. Thank you so much by France Martin
• In reply to Dot. Thank you for the positive comments 🙂 ... by France Martin
• Just watched the video and although cards are similar, they are ... by Dot
• Totally lovely cards!!! by Dot

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