Since it was going to be a rainy, stormy morning here in Houston, Texas, I thought this Beautiful You Watercolor Card would be perfect! From our Demonstrator pre-order, I would guess this Beautiful You Stamp Set is one of the most popular out of the Occasions Catalog, in my opinion from samples I have seen. I even chose the background paper pattern in the Falling in Love Designer Series Paper that was the most “blurry” to look something like the rain that was expected. That “blurriness” on some of the paper patterns is called “bokeh”, a term in photography, that means a blurred, out-of-focus look to the background. Sometimes you see this look with Christmas lights blurred in the background of something.
The card base I used is Blushing Bride. The lady with the umbrella is stamped with Stazon ink on Shimmery White Cardstock. I chose this cardstock because it is the next best thing to Watercolor Paper….. and it is beautiful with just a very subtle shimmer to it!
To color my stamped image, I broke out my new Watercolor Pencils (141709) and just colored away, lightly and scribbly. Then I used my Aqua Painter to soften and blend the coloring. You could also use a Blender Pen or even a small paintbrush you have in your supplies. There are many ways to use the Watercolor Pencils, which we will explore in the future, so I would put these on your first order from the Occasions Catalog! They are in the lower right corner on page 24 of the Occasions Catalog, so don’t miss them!!
For the greeting I stamped on a piece of Vellum Cardstock. The Beautiful You Stamp Set has many wonderful greetings to use. I wanted to add a bit of bling somehow, so I came up with adding just tiny strips of Silver Glimmer Paper and then I was able to add a tiny bead of glue underneath those strips to glue the vellum piece on to the card without having the glue show!
When in doubt for new ideas, be sure to use your Stampin’ Up! catalogs for inspiration! I looked through my new Occasions Catalog and made my card somewhat similar to the sample on page 24, but also added my own touches. Sometimes you might copy directly, as long as you are not submitting to a contest or something like that.
I hope you had a wonderful New Year’s celebration, whether it was at a big party or home alone in your pajamas watching the New Year’s Eve shows or a movie on TV. (Did you see Mariah Carey?! Oh my!!) I used to think I was missing out by not being out at a fancy party in a beautiful ball gown, but now I’m satisfied to be home safe and sound eating some special snacks and a sip of champagne at midnight. (Or this year we tried sparkling grape juice, since we rarely find a champagne we like, but I didn’t care for that either!!)
I think this Beautiful You Watercolor Rainy Day Card was perfect for our stormy weather early this morning, but now the sun is coming out! I suppose today is the last day of the whole Christmas/New Year holiday so spend some free time looking through your Occasions Catalog, if you received it in the mail, and be ready to order in just two more days!!! The Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration both begin January 4, 2017! Last day for the Holiday Catalog and Year-End Closeouts Sale is January 3rd (tomorrow!).