Simon Says Stamp | Watercolor cards with Watercolor pencils
Hello, friends! Summer is in full swing here and with all of this heat I seem to be spending a little less time in my craft room. I am working on a bunch of projects and the to-do list just never seems to end so I’ve made it a habit to spend a couple of minutes every day in my little craft corner to create what my hearts wants.
These past couple of days my heart wanted to play with watercolor pencils. I recently bought a case of Derwent watercolor pencils and I was swatching them (I’ll be sharing projects using those in a few days) I remembered about my Faber-Castell Aquarelle pencils and decided to play with those.
I had a few sets of Faber-Castel ones and last Fall I got a set of greens and I just never actually to try those, so I was happy to sit down, finally swatch my Faber-Castells and just enjoy the creative process. I used Simon’s Sketch Ranunculus stamp set and a fabulous technique of overlapping white heat embossed images (I shared a bit about that HERE) and colored these using various shades of pink, yellow and coral. I also added a bit of blue and green to the mix.
For my sentiment, I used You Are My Favorite die from Simon, its such a fun one, perfect for negative die cutting, I can see myself making a shaker behind those words.
Of course I couldn’t skip my Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins and drops – I added those here and there to complete this card.
I also made another project using similar supplies, I used Simon’s Spring Flowers stamps and Faith die cut. This card ended up being too simple, looking at the photo I wish I’d added some sort of stitching around the edges, maybe using a Stitched Rectangle die or similar.
The Faith die cut was popped up and offset to reveal a teal background. I couldn’t find cardstock that would match the colors of the teal pencils I used to color the stems so I just watercolored a piece of watercolor paper with a teal pencil to match.
I also wanted to mention Simon’s newest release – Among the Stars! Fabulous goodies, just like always! I am most excited about the Tropical Leaves, I think its such a fun set, ideal for Summer! I can wait for my package to arrive (post has been very slow here lately), hopefully it wont be too long.
SUPPLIES
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Spellbinders TOOL ‘N ONE T-001 Shop at: SSS |
Ranger .5 Oz. Multi Medium Matte Adhesive Shop at: SSS |
Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS |
Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix Shop at: SSS |
EK Success Powder Tool Applicator Shop at: SSS |
Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Clear Stamps Spring Flowers Stamp Set SSS101595 Shop at: SSS |
WOW Embossing Powder Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Sketch Ranunculus Stamp Set SSS101626 Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Painted Faith Die SSSD111576 Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Die SSSD111578 Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Mind Cardstock MT18 Shop at: SSS |
Svitlana Shayevich
June 18, 2016I cannot handle this softness and gentleness! Breathtaking cards!
jintyoo7
June 18, 2016Beautiful and soft colouring on these spectacular cards Yana! Great idea to create your own custom colour card stock 🙂
Teresa Doyle
June 18, 2016WOW Yana, these are amazing, so pretty!
Lisaerica
June 19, 2016So pretty Yana! I love the soft colors, and matching paper, great tip. Pencils really intimidate me, I need a little more practice using the water brush to soften the harsh lines out. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.
Vicki F
June 19, 2016So very Pretty, Yana. I think I need that Sketch Ranunculus stamp set!
Pat
March 24, 2019Yana – love your designs and always look forward to your posts.