Watercoloring Tips Video with Patty

Watercoloring tips with watercolor pencils by Patty Bennett. Stampin' UP! Nature's Paintings kit #164982

Thank you so much to everyone who joined live yesterday to chat about watercoloring tips using Stampin’ Up! Watercolor pencils and the Nature’s Paintings kit. If you missed it, no worries.. the replay is below in this post. All supplies I’ve used are also available by clicking images at the bottom of the post. For …

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Watercoloring Tips Video

Watercoloring tips live video with Patty Bennett using the Stampin' Up! Nature's Paintings kit, watercolor pencils and water painter

Hi Friends! I hope you can join me live today if you are around.. I love chatting with you and answering your questions live as I craft on Fridays! Join Me Live or watch the Replay I’ll be sharing my method of watercoloring with watercolor pencils today using the Stampin Up! Nature’s Paintings Watercolor kit. …

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Nature’s Paintings Watercolor Kit

Nature's Paintings Stampin' Up! watercolor kit with pencils and water painter. Samples by Patty Bennett

Wow friends.. I am in love with this Nature’s Paintings Watercolor kit!! You know I love flowers, and I love to color, (and I TRY to do my best at watercoloring), so when you put the 2 together.. I’m in my happy place! This kit comes with a 24 page coloring book of printed images …

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Zinnia Card that looks like a Mum to me!

Stampin' Up! Simply Zinnia card colored with Stampin' Blends and colored pencils by Patty Bennett

I think I remember saying this during the live video when I shared this color combination for coloring the Simply Zinnia flower stamp… but this one reminds me of a Chrysanthemum (mum) from my mom’s garden in the fall!!   I used both Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers and Watercolor Pencils to color the stamped image.  Tip: …

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Watercolor Pencils with Stampin’ Blends Coloring Tips

Stampin' Up! Simply Zinnia bundle cards. Stampin' Blends marker coloring tips and free video tutorial with Patty Bennett

I had so much fun coloring the Simply Zinnia stamp from Stampin’ Up! with BOTH my Stampin’ Blends markers and Watercolor Pencils! Yes, you can combine them on one image!!  The watercolor pencils tend to give a lovely deep shading or shadow effect that sometimes I can’t get with just the markers.   I’m including …

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Live Today: Stampin’ Blends Coloring Tips

Coloring tips with Stampin' Blends markers and Watercolor Pencils featuring Stampin' Up! Zinnia stamp set by Patty Bennett

  Join me Live Today for Coloring Tips! I recently polled my Luv 2 Stamp Group (Stampin’ UP! downline / team) to see what coloring mediums they would most want to learn more about, and the top 2 answers were Stampin’ Blends markers and Watercolor Pencils, so I thought I’d do a quick card making …

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Adorable Lemonade Slimline Card Idea

Stampin' Up! So Refreshing bundle lemonade slimline card by Patty Bennett

What do you do when you have left over pieces from filming a video?  You make more cards! I thought these adorable lemonade pitchers would be so fun on a slimline card, and I think you’ll agree… this is so cute!!   So Refreshing bundle available in my online store! All other Stampin’ Up! products …

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5 Regency Park Flower Card Ideas

Use Stampin UP! Regency Park designer paper with the Petal Park flower punch bundle. Card idea by Patty Bennett

  Just a quick inspirational post for you today with 5 more card ideas for using the fantastic Regency Park designer paper and the Petal Park Bundle!!  I simply LOVE this combination!!   Above: combine the Stitched Greenery background with any floral and you get a great combo for your handmade cards! Below: simple visual …

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Taco Tuesday Fiesta with Hot Sauce!

Taco Fiesta stamp set from Stampin' Up! Hot Sauce bottle with Vintage Bottle Punch. Card inspired by Melanie!

  I think I need to give this card to my hubby for Valentine’s day… he loves hot sauce, we both love Mexican Food (who doesn’t love Taco Tuesday!!?) and he’s been spicing up my life for 39 years!!   This adorable card idea was inspired by Melanie Hockin and uses the Stampin’ Up! Vintage …

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Coloring Options for In the Country stamp set

Stampin UP! Sale-a-Bration In The Country stamp set colored with Stampin' Blends markers and Watercolor Pencils, by Patty Bennett

I’m delighted you enjoyed the ideas I shared on Tuesday for this stamp set!!  Today I’m sharing 2 more cards featuring the 2nd image from the In the Country stamp set – a free gift option with your $50 online Stampin’ UP! order during Sale-a-Bration 2023!   Above & Below: this image is stamped on …

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Technique Class #4: Watercolor Pencil Blending

Stampin' Technique class part 4 with Patty Bennett, blending Watercolor pencils with Color Lifter

  Yes, it’s Friday, you might be looking for my weekly live video, but I have family commitments today so I have recorded a video for you!  After sharing photos on Facebook and Instagram of my Petal Park flowers colored with Watercolor Pencils, I had so many requests for a video I thought I better …

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More Beautiful Abigail Rose Cards

Abigail Rose floral cards with Stampin' UP! Watercolor Pencils by Patty Bennett

I loved creating 3 unique backgrounds for more of my Abigail Rose Cards!!  These were images I colored with Watercolor Pencils, fussy cut with Paper Snips, then adhered them to 3 very different card backgrounds!      Embossed Vellum Background:  The Highland Heather card base below was my color choice for picking up the sweet …

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