Hi everyone! It’s
Rachael, and this time, I’m stepping out of my comfy box and trying some new
techniques. Recently I’ve purchased a
few stamps with the hopes of dabbling in card making. I had not figured out to do with said stamps
until one night, I discovered the Faber Castell Watercolor Pencils.
For some reason these pencils didn’t overwhelm me. I felt like I could try them out and play
with them, even if I didn’t have any artistic talent or technique. I started out by stamping the butterfly image
several times with archival ink. I
allowed the ink to dry and then colored in the butterflies using various
colors. Using a simple paint brush and
some water, I then painted over the colored butterflies, and voila, a water-colored
image.
I cut out my butterflies and attached them to my card base
with pop dots, then stamped the sentiment and added some twine. I love the different variations of color in
the butterflies, with very little effort.
We carry several different color families at the store that
would be beautiful in a wide variety of stamped images. These are so simple to
use, even I can do it J My kids were
really intrigued by the process and loved watching the colors turn into a
painted image. I’ll be stamping lots of
shapes for them this summer and letting them color and paint to their hearts
delight.
Happy crafting
Rachael
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