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Dec 1

December 1, 2019

Card made with Gather Together stamp set by Stampin' Up! featuring Merry Merlot and watercolor.

More Watercolor Fun with Gather Together

Sometimes I think I could spend days playing with watercolor and my Gather Together stamp set. Not only are the leaves fun to color, but the pumpkins are, too! Especially if you go beyond orange and venture into other gourd colors.

The pumpkins on this card are all orange, though. Colored with Pumpkin Pie, naturally. Ah, but the leaves. I’ve had so much fun playing with different ink colors and my trusty aqua painter. These leaves started with a little Crushed Curry and Old Olive, then a tiny bit of Pumpkin Pie, but I wanted them to be more red and I tried Merry Merlot. I like the result, and the orange of the pumpkin plays well with it.

Detail of watercolored leaves on Gather Together stamp set card.

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Nov 1

November 1, 2019

Gather Together leaves in brilliant fall colors, watercolored with inks

Watercolor Fun for Brilliant Autumn Leaves

Recently I shared a card using the big leaf from the Gather Together stamp set that I had colored with watercolor pencils. (see it here)  However, my favorite way to color autumn leaves is with watercolor.

Detail of autumn leaves card using Gather Together from Stampin' Up!

One reason is the colors blend and wash together, just as the colors do on real leaves as they change. Also because its just fun to play with watercolor.

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Jan 16

January 16, 2017

Detail of card made by Paula Cannon with Hey, Chick Sale-a-bration stamp set using watercolors.

Hey, Chick! It’s time for a Sale-a-Bration.

Hey, Chick is just one of those stamps sets you want. It’s not about liking chickens. It’s about how cute and funny and silly and crazy and adorable they are. It’s one of this year’s Sale-a-Bration sets from Stampin’ Up! One of the most popular, actually. If you are new to Sale-a-Bration, it’s our annual sale. Any time you place an order of at least $50 you earn a free product from the “SAB” catalog. It runs through March 31st.

Detail of card made by Paula Cannon with Hey, Chick stamp set using watercolors.

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