Watercolor Weekend Roundup - Stretch Your Stamps!

Hello, Ai Watercolor fans! We love finding new ways to use our Ai Watercolor stamps, and our three WC designers have some fantastic ideas for you today! Let's take a look!

Dot Freel - Instagram - Blog - Pinterest

Hello Watercolor Friends,

I had so much fun making this whimsical card for the Watercolor Weekend roundup. I used the stump and the stamp positioner to widen the stamp and make it taller. I used one of the hobbit doors along with that cute little mailbox to make it look like my chipmunks have a home. It's a play off of Watercolor Wednesday (my favorite day of the week!) Art Impression's Owner/Creator Bonnie Krebs tutorial on YouTube, see it here. Create one of these cards yourself using any of the animals and any of the flowers and grasses. I love how they all work together to create whatever scene you can imagine.

Art Impressions Stamps: 5015 WC Hobbit Door Set, 4871 WC Rustic Container Set, 4208 Furries TF, 4964 WC Branches Set, 4868 WC Flower Set 2, 5009 WC Mini Flower Set, 5008 WC Flower Set 3, 5007 WC Foliage Set 3, 4051 WC Foliage Set 1, 4774 Stamp positioner, 4773 Acrylic Blocks, WC Brush No. 4

Marvy LePlume II Markers: 45 sepia, 15 olive green, 72 pine green, 105 lt. teal, 6 brown, 1 black, 29 Prussian blue, 89 persimmon

Other Supplies: Canson XL Watercolor Paper

Tricia Kennedy - Instagram

My project for today’s Watercolor Weekend features my state – ARIZONA. This idea can be adapted to any state or country – the possibilities are endless. Print out the state onto copy paper. Trace the state onto masking paper and cut out with an X-Acto knife. Using the negative cut out, adhere to watercolor paper. Watercolor the Art Impressions Way by inking up the cacti from the Southwest Set in Olive Green and Pine Green using masks from Post-It Notes as you go. Stamp the long stem from Flower Set 2 in Terra Cotta and Olive Green. Add dried grass to the bottom from Foliage Set 1 in Sepia. Scribble a little Olive Green, Pine Green and Salvia Blue to your palette. Brush Olive Green and Pine Green onto the cacti to add depth and dimension and Salvia Blue for the sky. Be sure to get the color all the way to the mask edge to create a definite outline. Remove the mask for that WOW moment!

Art Impressions Products: Southwest Set, WC Flower Set 2, WC Foliage Set 1, Acrylic Block 5 Pack, Watercolor Palette, Watercolor Brush No. 4,Canson XL WC Paper Pad

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 15 Olive Green, 45 Sepia, 60 Salvia Blue, 72 Pine Green, 88 Terra Cotta

Other Products: Masking Paper, Post-It Notes, X-Acto Knife, state outline printed from www.50states.com

Tricia O'Bin - Blog - Instagram - YouTube - Pinterest - Facebook

I am still obsessed with card quilting. I wanted to create my own patterned paper to use on my quilt card. I thought red, white and blue would be fitting for the 4th of July holiday! I used a retired quilt die from Stampin Up! I created watercolor background using only 2 stamps. 

First, I created a template with the quilt die so I could do a bunch of watercoloring at one time. I backed the watercolor sheet with Stick it adhesive. Using Crimson Lake and Prussian Blue, I created watercolor flowers all over the watercolor paper using the daisy bunch. I added vines using Olive Green. Once the page was full, I die cut the quilt pieces out. I also cut quilt pieces out of another piece of white watercolor paper. I pieced it all together and adhered it to a piece of Black Onyx cardstock. I ran this through my machine using a quilt top textured embossing folder. I adhered the piece to a folded notecard. I die cut the 4th from a retired number die from Stampin Up! I embossed the “TH” and “Happy” from the Gina K Designs stamp set “Peony Wishes”. 

I hope you will join us and share your projects with us! 

Art Impressions Stamps: 4051 WC Foliage Set 1, 4052 WC Flower Set 1, Acrylic Block 5 Pack (Variety), WC Brush NO. 6

Marvy Le Plume II Markers: 15 Olive Green, 29 Prussian Blue, Crimson Lake

Other Supplies: Classic Crest Cover Solar White 8-1/2x11 110lb

Scor-Pal Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board, 9 by 7.5-Inch, Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- Black Onyx – Gina K Designs, Quilt Top Textured Impressions Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up!Peony Wishes- Clear – Gina K Designs, Canson Watercolor PadMISTI Laser Etched Stamp Tool Kit - Memory MISTI, Stampin Up! Quilt Framelits, Stampin Up! Number dies, Amazon.com: Stick It SK310 Adhesive Sheets

Thanks, team! What FUN ideas! From chipmunk mailboxes and lengthening a tree stump, to creating an interesting border mask, to fabulous floral quilts, there are just so many ways you can use your stamps! We hope this inspires you to take another look at your stamps and find more creative uses for them. Be sure to share your creations with us with Happy Stamping!