It's a STAMPtember Party Y'all!!!

It's our favorite month of the year in stamping land - Simon Says Stamp's STAMPtember! Every September, they have a huge party/celebration and release a ton of new products and give away lots of stuff and have lots of promotions and Facebook lives and on and on and on and on! The new STAMPtember release can be seen HERE and is linked at the bottom of my post (with a set of sequins). I have a new set of Suzy's Fall Watercolor Cards in this release you can see here:

They are all printed on Ranger Watercolor paper and can be colored with any (and/or all) coloring mediums. I have a total of 35 sets at SSS now and you can see all of Suzy's Watercolor card sets here. And now you get to see all of these 12 colored so you will see a lot of photos. At the end of all of the photos I'll give you some tips for coloring the cards and the details for today's blog party celebration!

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TIPS/TECHNIQUES for coloring Suzy's Watercolor Cards: (Some of these may be repetitive from past posts!)

• Use a mixture of coloring mediums on each as I do. I always start with watercolor and paint the background first. Then I paint other larger items. Next, I go in with colored pencils and add shading and details and color all of the smaller items. Copic Markers work well mixed with both of these mediums as well. 
• I used Tonic Nuvo Drops all over my images to add texture, shine, and sometimes glitter. I used a lot of my glitter ones on these cards. Just spread them in a thin layer over your colored areas. If you only want to purchase one Nuvo Drop for these Fall cards, get the Golden Sunset Glitter ones - I use them the most of all of my drops!
• I left sentiments off some of these so you can add your own; I've used an assortment of dies and stamps for these with Simon Says Stamp's Sentiment Strips which are all listed in the supply list.
• I add frames to some of mine using some of the stitched rectangles and frames in the supply list; if you have the SSS Stitched Rectangles, cut a piece of cardstock full card size and then use the largest rectangle to create a frame which I used on my owl card.
• I love the new Autumn Sequin mix in the new release as it worked beautifully with many of these Autumn colors on my cards; I also use PPP Espresso Jewels on many of the cards.
• I leave some of the letters open so you can color them in; I like to use pencils for this and use a darker color on the bottom and a lighter color on the top mixing them in the middle.
• I flicked watercolor over the fronts of many of these to give them a messy background; the smaller the brush you use the smaller the flecks of paint.
• Add texture to areas of the animals with colored pencils by using little strokes all over (see squirrel tail as an example).
• Add gray or colored shadows behind the letters to make them pop and look more dimensional (I usually use a pencil, but a gray Copic marker works well for this).

STAMPtember Details:

• You can see the full Stamptember release here
• You can see the gallery of Stamptember cards here and make sure you add your own
• Use the hashtags #STAMPtember and #simonsaysstamp when you post images using the new release on IG (you an also search for all the images the design team has posted with this hashtag after the party today)
• Go to the Simon Says Stamp blog to link to all of the participants in today's blog party
• The banner at the top of this post has an exclusive STAMPtember promotion; there are many different promotions going on today, so visit all of the blogs linked from the SSS blog so you can make sure to see them all (think of this as a little scavenger hunt!).
• The first Facebook Live will be on September 6th at noon EDT!
• SSS will have DAILY exclusive collaborations, contests, prizes, special promotions, announcements and more surprises! So make sure to visit the SSS blog daily!!!

HAVE FUN ENJOYING THIS HUGE BLOG PARTY and I hope you all enjoy our favorite month of the year - STAMPtember! I also hope you like my newest set of watercolor cards called Suzy's Fall Watercolor Cards - they sure were fun to color! Thanks for visiting and have a great day friends! Suzy

Comments

[Karen Stevens]

Your painting/coloring is beautiful. I never thought about the pre printed cards before but you made them look amazing.

[Becca Yahrling]

Beautiful cards, fabulously colored and I love all of your lovely designs.

[barbara lassiter]

What a cute collection!

[Laurie Gatton]

thanks for another great set!

[Rachel]

Wow is this really the 35th set?! I still remember being blown away by your first one & nothing has changed! Your animals in this set are particularly adorable, especially how you colored/ shaded the squirrel - WOW!

[Deb Selby]

I like the goofy moose!

[Jan Mancini]

Living in Vermont I love all your Fall examples! Love your coloring! Thank you!

[Tamala Priebe]

Amazing, love them all!!

[Becky Green]

SO COLORFUL & BEAUTIFUL! You've shown us JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL these cards can for our cards, Suzy! JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! TOO HARD to pick a fav! ;)<3

[Julie L]

I love your card sets and the helpful tips you include. Happy Fall Y’all.

[Wanda Radler]

OMG - I am so happy to have found you. I love, love, love your WC cards. Your coloring of these Fall cards is amazing!!

[Teresa Doyle]

WOW Suzy, these are not only awesome panels but you really elevated them with your colouring of them all. Thanks for always sharing your many, helpful tips., I am looking forward to implementing some of your tips to my own.

[Christa N Hamilton]

Love the illustrations of the water color cards! These are great fall panels! TFS!

[Karthikha Uday]

Fantastic set of cards!! <3

[Talitha Wright]

I am just loving these cards. Your coloring is fabulous.

[Sandy M]

I love all of your cards. Especially the adorable owl. Sometimes I don't feel like coming up with a layout and just want to color. These cards fill the gap. Beautiful examples.

[Penny Hanuszak]

Gorgeous array of fall cards. Loved them all. Those panels are really a great way to create beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.

[Teri S.]

Suzy, you have such imagination, talent for design, drawing & colouring! These are wonderful & I do love fall colours.
This is a MASSIVE release!

[Jean Marmo]

Simply amazing cards!

[Susan Carlson]

Gorgeous cards! Really appreciate your tips on techniques for coloring & final composition. Thanks!

[Lagene]

Awesome creations, Happy SSS STAMPTEMBER! I especially love the gorgeous fall leaves on the fox card!

[Michele W]

You really outdid yourself with these beautiful fall images. I can hardly wait to start coloring and to try your great tips!

[Gab]

One of the best parts of every SSS release is your waterclour cards! And i love seeing what you do with them - your cards are amazing!

[Sherri Little]

Love the glittery texture you added to some of the coloring cards.

[Annette Reed]

Of all the cards of yours that I've seen, these are by far my favorites. The animals are adorable and the leaves look great. I need to get these.