Watercolor Stocking Christmas

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I love how this card turned out.  I’m choosing this one to send out to family and friends this year with the exception of one special card I’m making for my grandma.  I love watercolor washes and this is a great way to add a splash of color on shimmery white paper and a textured snowy background.

You can follow along how I made this card on YouTube here.

The items I used in this card are listed at the bottom of this post and also in the video.

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The variation I did for my grandma is using the Quilted Christmas DSP to look like a quilt on a watercolor background.  She has made dozens of quilts over the years and this piece reminds me of a square quilt she might make to hang on the wall.  I used two different paper patterns from the same DSP stack.  The red star background fit perfectly behind the 3″ x 3″ quilted piece to look like a border!  I was thrilled about that.

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I’m really thrilled with how these two cards turned out.  I’m excited to see the variations that come from doing multiple cards because watercolor is never the same twice.

The shimmery white cardstock is a dream to watercolor on.  I love how it has that wonderful subtle shimmer!  I used all the colors from the DSP: Garden Green, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party and Blushing Bride.

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Please share with me the cards you are making for your family this year!  I would love to see them.  You can post on my new Facebook group here.

Merry Christmas!

Product List

Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Christmas Stockings Thinlits Dies

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Quilted Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

Aqua Painters

Paper Snips Scissors

Fast Fuse Adhesive

Big Shot

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