Natasha's Colorful Creations

Watercolor – Unity Stamp Company

Hi Friends! I hope you are having a great weekend! I wanted to stop in to share with you a gorgeous new release at Unity Stamp Company! It’s a beautiful release and we are celebrating Angela’s birthday too! Angela has added her favorites and has put over 100 stamps on sale! I hope you’ll check it out! I have included links below!

Stamping/Coloring

I am sharing the gorgeous new stamp Falling into Place which was designed by my dear friend Sandhya Iyer! Isn’t this stamp gorgeous! I love the large image and the beautiful florals as well! I started by stamping the large butterfly image onto Fabriano Hot Press watercolor paper. I used my Karin brush markers to color this image. I used a variety of colors and when I was done I had about 20 pens in my cup! I apologize I didn’t write the colors down this time! I continued to build color until I had the look I was going for. I then set the image aside to dry. Once it was dry I fussy cut the image using my Brother Scan and Cut.

Background

I then stamped an image from the January Kit of the Month. I love this large stamp and the distress look of it. I stamped this on a watercolor A2 sized panel. I stamped the image 3 times in various directions using WOW embossing ink and then heat embossed the image using gold embossing powder. I then chose 4 colors of Gansai Tambi watercolors to create the watercolor background. I chose 2 purples and 2 pinks. I added a bit of gold as well. I continued to build color and then set it aside to dry.

Putting it Together/Sentiment

I die cut the watercolor panel using a Gina Marie Designs scalloped rectangle die. I trimmed down a piece of black cardstock and adhered both the back panel and watercolor panel to my A2 card base. I added foam tape behind my butterfly image and adhered this to my card. I chose a sentiment from Wonderful and Simple Things September 2020 sentiment kit. (sentiment kits are a part of the mystery discount too – add them to your cart to see the discount). I heat embossed the sentiment using embossing ink and white embossing powder. I glued my sentiment strip to my card panel. I completed the card with a few sequins!

On release day, I shared on social media the beautiful new stamp kit Care and Hope Iris. This kit is also created by my dear friend Sandhya Iyer. This kit is the latest monthly floral release! I love this iris! I paired the stamped/colored image with pattern paper from Unity – Pink and Blue Watercolored paper pack.

Thank you for stopping by today! It truly means a lot to me! Here are the links to the amazing release and SALE too!

You can click on any of the links I have shared if you are interested in purchasing the products. The products listed are a compensated affiliate link, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I really appreciate your support.

I will be back soon to share more crafty inspiration!

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

Love You Too Release – Simon Says Stamp

Hi Crafty Friends! I am so excited to stop in to share with you the beautiful new release from Simon Says Stamp – Love You Too! This release is gorgeous – truly something for everyone! You can check it out here.

I am super excited to share with you the beautiful new Sweet Friend stamp set! This set is just gorgeous! I love the floral images, the sentiments, and the adorable bumble bee! So let’s get started!

Stamping/Coloring

I started by stamping all of the floral images in the set on Fabriano Hot Pressed watercolor cardstock. I stamped the images using Versafine ink in black and I heat embossed them using a clear powder. When I started my card I wasn’t exactly sure of my layout yet, so I colored all of the images. For this card I used my Karin markers. I continued to work in layers and allowed them to dry in between. These floral images are so fun to color! Once everything was colored I set these aside to dry. Once they were dry, I used my Brother Scan and cut to “fussy cut” the images. It was time to get started on my background!

Background

To create my background I used the gorgeous Lumen 3D embossing folder from the Holly Jolly release. I am loving the new 3D embossing folders Simon is creating! The details are gorgeous! On the Simon website you can find the “sandwhich” for your die cutting machine. I trimmed down a panel of white card stock and used my 3D folder in my Big Shot machine. I then used my Gansai Tambi watercolors to create the watercolor background. I placed several colors on my glass mat and added the colors to my 3D panel. I continued to add layers until I was happy with the colors. I wanted the background to be a soft pallet. I then trimmed down the panel (once it was dry) using a GMD rectangle die. I then set it aside.

Putting it Together/Sentiment

I chose 2 sentiments from the Sweet Friend stamp set. I stamped them using WOW embossing ink and then used a white embossing powder on black cardstock. I then adhered the 3D panel to a card base and started to decide on placement of the floral images. Once I chose the laytout, I did decide to add some splatter to the florals. Once that was complete I adhered everything with foam tape and added a few sequins!

I hope you like it! I am loving this AMAZING new release! Tell me what your favorite new product is.

Have a good day! Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

NEW Release – Unity Stamp Company

Hi Friends! I am so excited to be back and share with you the AWESOME new release at Unity Stamp Company! This release has something for everyone and I couldn’t wait to share it with you! You can see all of the new stamp kits here. There are new backgrounds – 3 new ones is this release, adorable new gnome kits, new Graciellie Design including a stamp kit and pattern paper, as well as a gorgeous new floral sentiment kit! So let’s get started with the beautiful Hello Fresh Start January sentiment kit! This kit has 14 stamps!

Stamping and Coloring

For my first card I wanted to create a one layer card. I love dimension, but thought this set was so pretty to stand alone! I started by stamping the large floral image from the Hello Fresh Start January sentiment kit on Fabriano Hot Press watercolor paper. I used my Karin markers to color this image. When I watercolor I enjoy mixing colors and adding layers to my cards! For this image, I initially had it in my mind to use soft colors, but then I got a bit carried away with adding colors, so I went with it! Has that happened to you? For this card I used the following colors: Pale Pink 220, Lipstick red 181, Gold 283, Orange Red 051, Apple 210, Curry 297, Olive Black 441, and Egyptian Blue 305. I added several layers of colors, always letting it dry in between.

Card Assembly/Sentiment

This set has AMAZING sentiments and the font is beautiful! I stamped the sentiment on my card panel using black ink. To complete the card I added splatters using Gansai Tambi Starry Colors, in #902 and Arteza metallic colors in Copper. I love adding splatters! I try to choose colors from within my images generally. I then die cut the image using a stitched rectangle die from Gina Marie Designs. I adhered my card panel to the card base. For a finishing touch I added Stickles to parts of the floral image in a purple color. I like how this compliments the orange floral image. I hope you enjoyed my first card!

For my second card I am sharing the beautiful new Criss Cross Hearts background stamp! I love background stamps and this is a perfect addition in my craft room! Today I wanted to show you how I created a watercolor striped background using this new stamp! Let’s get started!

Stamping/Coloring

To begin this card I stamped the beautiful new Criss Cross Hearts background stamp using a black ink. I wanted to create a striped watercolor background. I taped the image to a board and used washi tape to create the stripes on my background panel. I wanted the stripes to be different dimensions so I didn’t measure, I laid the tape down. I then used my distress inks to create the watercolored background. I used Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, and Peacock Feathers. I started by laying down water on the section of the card panel and then applied the distress ink using a paintbrush. I followed the same pattern for the other sections. I originally left a few white stripes, but I wasn’t happy with this, so I added gold Gansai Tambi over the whole panel. I completed the whole process two times. I then set it aside to dry.

I then stamped the adorable bird from One Crazy Bird on Canson watercolor cardstock. I heat embossed the image using clear embossing ink. I completed a quick watercolor using the same colors of distress inks as shared above. I added watercolor around the bird image as well and set it aside to dry.

Putting It Together/Sentiment

While everything was drying I started to work on putting the final elements of this card together. I chose a piece of pattern paper from my stash and used a die from Gina Marie Designs. I trimmed down the stripped panel and adhered this to my card base. Using the same die I trimmed down the hearts background. I used a circle die with the same outer stitching to trim down the little birdie. I decided on placement of everything and adhered down the hearts and adorable birdie! I chose a sentiment from the One Crazy Bird kit and heat embossed this on black card stock. I trimmed it down using a die cut from my stash and popped it up with foam tape!

I created a 3rd card for this awesome new release! I will share a picture with you and links to the products used!

Happy Birthday Gnome

Here is a link to the products used on this fun Birthday Gnome kit!

Unity Stamp Company is kicking 2021 off with an AMAZING new release and a HUGE Sale! Check out the sale here! There are amazing stamp sets at $10, $12, and $14! WOW!

Additional SALE……

You can click on any of the links I have shared if you are interested in purchasing the products. The products listed are a compensated affiliate link, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I really appreciate your support.

Crafty Hugs,

Natasha

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