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
Your painting/coloring is beautiful. I never thought about the pre printed cards before but you made them look amazing.
Posted by: Karen Stevens | September 02, 2019 at 05:58 AM
Beautiful cards, fabulously colored and I love all of your lovely designs.
Posted by: Becca Yahrling | September 02, 2019 at 06:55 AM
What a cute collection!
Posted by: barbara lassiter | September 02, 2019 at 07:22 AM
thanks for another great set!
Posted by: Laurie Gatton | September 02, 2019 at 07:53 AM
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!
Posted by: Rachel | September 02, 2019 at 08:05 AM
I like the goofy moose!
Posted by: Deb Selby | September 02, 2019 at 08:39 AM
Living in Vermont I love all your Fall examples! Love your coloring! Thank you!
Posted by: Jan Mancini | September 02, 2019 at 09:22 AM
Amazing, love them all!!
Posted by: Tamala Priebe | September 02, 2019 at 09:32 AM
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
Posted by: Becky Green | September 02, 2019 at 10:12 AM
I love your card sets and the helpful tips you include. Happy Fall Y’all.
Posted by: Julie L | September 02, 2019 at 10:31 AM
OMG - I am so happy to have found you. I love, love, love your WC cards. Your coloring of these Fall cards is amazing!!
Posted by: Wanda Radler | September 02, 2019 at 10:35 AM
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.
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | September 02, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Love the illustrations of the water color cards! These are great fall panels! TFS!
Posted by: Christa N Hamilton | September 02, 2019 at 12:14 PM
Fantastic set of cards!! <3
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | September 02, 2019 at 02:52 PM
I am just loving these cards. Your coloring is fabulous.
Posted by: Talitha Wright | September 02, 2019 at 03:44 PM
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.
Posted by: Sandy M | September 02, 2019 at 04:18 PM
Gorgeous array of fall cards. Loved them all. Those panels are really a great way to create beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Penny Hanuszak | September 02, 2019 at 04:33 PM
Suzy, you have such imagination, talent for design, drawing & colouring! These are wonderful & I do love fall colours.
This is a MASSIVE release!
Posted by: Teri S. | September 02, 2019 at 05:58 PM
Simply amazing cards!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | September 02, 2019 at 07:13 PM
Gorgeous cards! Really appreciate your tips on techniques for coloring & final composition. Thanks!
Posted by: Susan Carlson | September 02, 2019 at 08:04 PM
Awesome creations, Happy SSS STAMPTEMBER! I especially love the gorgeous fall leaves on the fox card!
Posted by: Lagene | September 02, 2019 at 08:49 PM
You really outdid yourself with these beautiful fall images. I can hardly wait to start coloring and to try your great tips!
Posted by: Michele W | September 02, 2019 at 09:30 PM
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!
Posted by: Gab | September 03, 2019 at 05:53 AM
Love the glittery texture you added to some of the coloring cards.
Posted by: Sherri Little | September 03, 2019 at 05:24 PM
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.
Posted by: Annette Reed | September 03, 2019 at 06:54 PM