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Watercolor Pencils Technique

Updated: Aug 10, 2024
















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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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