Another card for him

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I did a little more water coloring with the In the Meadow stamp set.

One of my favorite things about this card is how the focal point pops off the multi color back ground.  I cut strips of Island Indigo, Old Olive and Crumb Cake card stock.  After I stamped the sentiment on the Crumb Cake piece I ran all three pieces through the Arrows Embossing Folder for some great texture.

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Water coloring In the Meadow

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I had a lot of fun water coloring with stamp , ink and 
my Aqua Painters.
The stamp set is called In the Meadow and it’s a great line art set that is perfect for nature lovers and the men in your life.  I stamped the images with 
Jet Black Stazon Ink and added color with Old Olive, Tempting Turquoises, Crumb Cake and Rich Razzleberry reinkers and an Aqua Painter.
The trick to watercoloring is using Stampin’ Up!’s Water Color Paper and start out very light with the ink and water because it’s a lot easier to add more color but good luck removing color if you’ve started out too dark.

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Do You Suffer From Creativity Block?

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Do you ever sit down to stamp and you just can’t get going?  Nothing seems to work?  If so, take the easy way out of the creativity block by using a previous layout.
So I created this card using a Sale-a-bration stamp set called Sky is the Limit.  Then I made a second card using the exact same layout… 

…with a different color palate and stamp set.  This second card features the Sale-a-bration stamp set Hello.   I replaced the Marina Mist card base with Crushed Curry and the Embossed strip down the side of the card with a strip of Perfectly Artistic Designer Series paper.  
By using the same layout and just swapping out stamp sets and color palates the hard part of creating is done.  Give it a try and let me know how it goes for you.
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