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Supplies:
Featuring: Watercolor Pencils
Stamps: Labeled with Love
Embossing: Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder
Cardstock: Night of Navy; Watercolor Paper
Ink Pad: Night of Navy
Adhesive: Liquid Glue; Mini Glue Dots; Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Water Painters; Bone Folder; Paper Snips; Paper Trimmer;
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss
Embellishments: Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Watercolor Pencils Technique
1. Expand your watercolor techniques using Watercolor Pencils on your card or project.
2. Smooth, acid free, high-quality coloring pencils are available in a variety of colors &
are perfect for watercoloring stamped images.
3. They can be used just by themselves, with Blender Pens or Water Painters &
Watercolor Paper.
Directions:
Card Base:
1. Cut Night of Navy Cardstock 4-1/4” x 11”
2. Score at 5-1/2” on 11” side;
Fold on Score line & burnish with Bone Folder
Watercolor Pencil Strips:
1. Cut 4 Watercolor Paper strips 1” x 5”;
Color each with Watercolor Pencils in a back & forth motion at an angle
in a variety of colors;
Fill the wide Brush Water Painter with water & Brush over colored strips & let dry
Card Front:
1. Cut Night of Navy Cardstock 4” x 5-1/4”;
Emboss with Painted Texture Embossing Folder;
Adhere to Card Front with Stampin’ Dimensionals;
2. Center 3 Watercolored strips to the Card Front & adhere with Liquid Glue
Sentiment:
1. Cut Night of Navy Cardstock 2-1/2” x 2-1/4”;
Cut Watercolor Paper 2-1/4” x 2”;
Adhere together with Liquid Glue
2. Cut Watercolor Paper 2” x 1-3/4”;
Color over with Night of Navy Color Watercolor Pencils at an angle;
Brush over with Water Painters & let dry
3. Stamp “Happy Birthday” in Night of Navy Ink;
Center & adhere to the Watercolor Paper/Night of Navy square;
Center & adhere Sentiment to Card Front wit Liquid Glue
4. Stamp Butterfly outline on Watercolor scrap in Night of Navy Ink;
Color with Watercolor Pencils without the water;
Fussy Cut with Paper Snips, cutting slightly into both sides of the wings for a 3D look;
5. Adhere Butterfly to Sentiment with Mini Glue Dots
6. Add Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels to Butterfly & Card Front
Inside Card:
1. Cut Night of Navy Cardstock 4” x 5-1/4”;
Cut Basic White Cardstock 3-3/4” x 5”
2. Adhere both to Inside Card with Liquid Glue;
Adhere 4th Watercolored strip along the left side of the Basic White
with Liquid Glue for a border
Envelope:
1. Color Envelope flap with Colored Pencils alternating colors at an angle
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