Watercolor Roses

As many of you have emailed me to tell me… this watercolor rose technique is WAY too addicting!! 🙂   Here are the roses from my garden I was trying to copy:    Here is bouquet #3 this spring.. I LOVE this time of year!   Here are a few more of my creations you …

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Texturz Plates – Technique Class Project #4

The 4th project I taught in my Technique Book Class this week was how to use the Texturz Plates (pg 203 in the catalog).  There are 6 plates, each are 2-sided and when you run them through the Big Shot, you have the option of 12 different textures for your cardstock!! Here is the 6×6 …

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Bleaching Technique – Fifth Avenue Floral

This is the 3rd project from my 6×6 Technique Book Class that I taught this week.  Yes, there was definitely a FLOWER theme going on ! 🙂 The stamps are "inked" in bleach, stamped on Chocolate Chip cardstock, and accented with Barely Banana cardstock, Vanilla ribbon and Taste of Textiles striped paper. Bleach Stamping Supplies:  …

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Brayered Roses Technique and VIDEO!

Do you see a THEME starting to develop with my 6×6 Technique Book class this week??  Like… ROSES??  Manhattan Floral, Fifth Avenue Floral…  🙂   Here is project #2… I THINK I actually thought of this all by myself.. as far as I know you can call this a PATTY BENNETT ORIGINAL! BRAYERED ROSES   (click …

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Watercolor Roses – Technique and Video Tutorial

Your response to my “watercolor roses” post last week was overwhelming, and as promised, here are the instructions and a VIDEO TUTORIAL for you! 🙂 This technique originated with Crystal French from Denver, and was demo’d at the Stampin’ Up! Seattle Regional Seminar by Connie Ingram.  Then Sandi MacIver shared the directions on a yahoo …

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Watercolor Fifth Avenue Floral Roses

I was soooooooo excited to learn this new watercoloring technique – taught by Connie Ingram at the Seattle Stampin' Up! Regional and shared by Sandi MacIver – I am having a fabulous time watercoloring roses!  This will be one of the 6×6 Technique Projects we make in my class on Monday/Tues next week.  Stay tuned next week for …

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Technique Class – Blender Pens

The 4th technique we did in my Technique Book class this week was using Blender Pens.  I demo'd 4 ways to use Blender Pens.  Blender Pen/Watercolor Crayon       Blender Pen/Watercolor Pencil Blender Pen/ Stampin' Pastels       Blender Pen/Reinkers               BLENDER PENS Blender pens give the flexibility of watercolors with the convenience of a marker.  Achieve a beautiful …

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Technique Class sample – Craft Smoosh Background

This was another technique we did at my 6×6 Technique Book class this week. I saw this technique demonstrated on a video on the recent Stampin' Up! Cruise to Bermuda… they had a TV station playing demo's from Workshop Wow's all day long.. how cool is THAT?  Anyway.. this was a fun technique using Craft …

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Technique Class – Watercolor Wash background

Part 2 from my Stamping Techniques class this week…  Watercolor Wash Background… WOW.. LOVE THIS… watercolor paper and Aquapainters with reinkers… WOWZA! This sample features the new "Fresh Cuts" stamp set… click HERE for more info. Thanks to Caroline (See June 5, 2008) for the inspiration! She used a brayer and ink pads to achieve a …

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Technique Class – Faux Bleach – Riot of Petals stamp

This technique REALLY caught my eye when my friend Jan sent me a sample a few months ago.. WOW.. this is stunning in person!!  The Riot of Petals background stamp (Stampin' Up! catalog pg 136) is stamped with the Silver Encore pad and then embossed with silver embossing powder.  The petals are colored in with …

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Technique Class part 4 – Let’s Get Punchy

This was sooooooooo fun.. this was our 4th Technique in last Saturday’s class.  I showed them how to combine several different punched out shapes in unique ways and how to alter the 5-Petal Punch and the Scallop Circle punch.  This fabulous idea comes from MJ’s fabulous blog… she is sooooo talented!   SharePinTweetEmail0 Shares

Technique Class part 3 – Faux Silk

The 3rd Technique from last Saturday’s 6×6 Technique Book Class was Faux Silk.  This technique looks stunning in person.. it’s easier than you think – try it! 🙂  I found this technique on SCS here.  FAUX SILK The crinkled tissue makes it look like silk fabric! Instructions: FAUX SILK Supplies:  ·        Outline image …

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