I illustrated a stamp set for Simon Says Stamp's Hugs Release. It's a 6x8" stamp called Forever Yours. I did a "one stamp, five ways" guest post on the SSS Blog in December, but I wanted to make another card with it for my blog, so today I have a new one to share with you. Here is an image of the stamp set which is sold as a bundle with a set of matching dies:
Here is a photo of the 5 cards I made with it for the SSS blog. You can see that blog post here with details about how all of these are made.
And here is my new card using just the stamp set as it is a one layer card. And I ended up using my Karin Brushmarkers to watercolor it AGAIN!
As I mentioned, this is a one layer card, so the supplies I used are very minimal. I die-cut a rectangle with the SSS Basic Rectangle Dies from Arches cold pressed watercolor paper. I then embossed just the one floral grouping from the Forever Yours stamp set with SSS White Embossing Powder in the upper center of the watercolor paper.
I painted it with my Karin Brushmarker 60 set. I love these markers for watercoloring stamped images so much. I like to use them with embossed images because the color bleeds into other areas really easily even when they are dry. I use this to my benefit though as I don't use markers at all for the wash around the image. After I colored all of them, I went back and ran a wet paintbrush over them to move color around the image for a soft background wash. The image was dry, but it reconstitutes even when dry when you apply water.
I embossed the sentiment from the stamp set on the bottom below the floral grouping using Red Geranium embossing powder. It fit perfectly! I flicked some red marker over the card front for some splotches. I added a few sparkling clear sequins.
If you like to watercolor flowers like I do, I highly suggest trying out the Karin Brushmarkers if you haven't yet. I love how you can mix colors together by going in after they are dry and adding more with or without water. This Forever Yours stamp set is perfect for watercoloring. And if you prefer other coloring methods, visit the SSS blog post to see them colored with Copics and colored pencils. Thanks for visiting! Suzy
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