Watering Can

Hello! Leah here. Today I have a card for you using some Great Impressions stamps.

This is such a pretty image and I wanted to used my colored pencils to color it in. I stamped it onto watercolor paper as that gives the colored pencil more tooth to hold on to and I didn't try to blend it out. I think letting the medium shine through in texture is nice too. The image is called( G302) Watering Can and the sentiment is (D500) So Very Special.

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Special

Hello! Hope you are having a good week so far. Here is my card to share with you today.

I used the G302 Watering Can Bouquet image and the D500 So Very Special sentiment. I colored the image with Copics and trimmed out the sentiment.

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Have a wonderful day!

Inspiration Tuesday with Carolyn

Happy Tuesday!

Today I am going to share one of my favorite stamps, watering can bouquet G302.

Who doesn't like a watering can full of pretty flowers! I stamped the image in brown onto kraft paper, colored it up using Prismacolor pencils, used a white gellyroll pen and added 2 cute 3D butterflys. I am really liking coloring on kraft paper!

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Carolyn

Someone Special

Happy Monday Great Impressions Stamp Friends!

Once again, Kendra here from Luv 2 Scrap 'n Make Cards to share a card with you!

I used the Watering Can Bouquet (G302) stamp for my main image!
Love the flower bouquet in the watering can!

I used the For Someone Special (A109) for my sentiment.

A fun, bright cheery card to brighten anyone's day!

More details on my personal blog here.

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TechniqueTuesday with Carolyn

Hi ya GI peeps,

Today I am going to share with you the chalkboard technique.

So lets get down to business..

This stamp, Watering Can Bouquet G302 is the perfect image for a little chalkboard technique. It's relatively simple and the effect is really pretty. Here is the basic recipe for you to try this technique.

1. Black  paper

2. White stamp ink ( I used StazOn )

3. A stamp ( I highly recommend any GI stamp but try not to use one with lots of itsy bitsy details) 
4. Prismacolor pencils or even pastel crayons. Make sure to used pastels for greatest visibility.

Stamp your image on the black paper making sure to give the ink enough time to dry. 

Next you will choose your colors.  Here is where things get tricky. You will want an extra piece of black paper to test your colors on. I found that bright pastels work best.

 Always try your choices out on the extra paper before coloring your image. TIP: When coloring, don't "brush" extra color away with your hand or sleeve, try to blow them off or flip your paper a few times. This will prevent you from accidently rubbing color into the paper.

Hope you liked my little visual tutorial. 

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Carolyn