Hello, and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Masterpiece Box blog hop. If you came from the amazing Kelly’s blog, you are right on track!
Today the design team girls and guests are sharing some fabulous projects to celebrate the release of Masterpiece Box and I’m so excited to be part of this special blog hop.
I created a watercolor birthday card using the Floral Frame stamp set from Altenew included in the Masterpiece Box. If you want to buy this stamp set separately, you need to wait until Altenew releases the stamp set in October.
“We’ve been working on coordinating this Masterpiece Box for about 8 months. It’s been a labor of love. The fact that so many companies were willing to release their product alongside other manufacturers shows the strength and cooperation in our industry. Aaron from Hero Arts has been known to say “The rising tide lifts all boats” and I totally see his point.
The Masterpiece box features 15 products from 10 different manufacturers and is about about bringing something super special and exciting to market. The Masterpiece Box features new releases from many of the industries finest brands!” – Heidi Crowl, founder of Simon Says Stamp
Celebrate, Smile, I Love You, Garden
These are a few watercolor cards that I created for the last few months. When I don’t have any ideas for my card design, I tend to go through my old cards and take some layout and colors from them. That’s exactly what I did for today’s card.
I went kind of messy for my card today. I’m still not sure if I should have left my background clean without ink splatters. What do you think?
It took me about 40 minutes to color entire images. I watercolored my images with patience and repeated the process of adding colors over and over to give them depth and interest.
● How to Make a Watercolor Card using Masking Technique ●
- Stamp the images from the Floral Frame stamp set from the Masterpiece Box on a piece of Arches cold pressed watercolor paper with Hero Arts black ink.
- Stamping the same image on a post it note and cut it out with scissors to create a mask.
- Mask off the images along the way you stamp the images until you finish your stamped background.
- Watercolor the images with Gansai Tambi 36 watercolor set.
- Add some ink splatters using watercolor paints, Perfect Pearl, and Hero Arts Unicorn white spray.
- Mount the watercolor panel on a foam sheet using Be Creative double sided tape and adhere the panel on a A2 sized top folding card.
- Finish off the card with some Sparkling Clear Mix sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.
I made a video tutorial to show you how to make this watercolor card from start to finish along with lots of tips. I also filmed a behind the scenes video you won’t want to miss. You can watch it below or on my YouTube channel. Hope you find it helpful.
● Giveaway ●
I’m giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky winner, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Leave a comment below and tell me what your desk or craft space look like at the moment. If you watch my video above, you’ll know why I’m asking this question.
The winner will be picked randomly from the comments left on my blog and the winner will be announced on Monday, July 18th over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
It is now time to head on over to the talented Nina’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. I am sure she has something amazing made up. Thanks so much for stopping by. Happy hopping!
● Supplies ●
 Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Mix Shop at: SSS |
 Be Creative Double Sided Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Simon Says Stamp Masterpiece Box Shop at: SSS |
 Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 Color Set Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Unicorn White Spray Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Dye Ink Pad Black Shop at: SSS |
 Silver Black Velvet Brush Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success Cutter Bee Scissors Shop at: SSS |
 White Fun Foam Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
chamorritacrafts
Beautiful card! Colors are just lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Jul . 17 . 2016Diane
Your card is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Jul . 17 . 2016Betty N
Your card is gorgeous! I think the ink splatters add a really nice touch. My crafting space is actually pretty clean at the moment – I tidied up after making a card yesterday. Thank you for the chance to win!
Jul . 17 . 2016Renee Collier
Love those perfect splatters!
Jul . 17 . 2016Susan
Really beautiful card. Thanks for sharing
Jul . 17 . 2016lisascreativeniche
Wow! These are gorgeous!
Jul . 17 . 2016Rosemary D
gorgeous, gorgeous card!!
Jul . 17 . 2016Carla
May,
Jul . 17 . 2016I love your card and thank you for the video. I so appreciate your work. As for my workspace, it’s just a fold out dinner table and the floor. When the end of the week comes I clean it up and put it away. But it is messy all week long. ;). TFS!!!!
Tricia Ann
You do beautiful work! I usually try to pick up after each card I make, but right now I have 3 projects going because I am making an assorted box set of cards to auction off at our church for a Benefit Fundraiser. So my craft area is a wreck any which direction you look!
Jul . 17 . 2016Teresa - Joe's Mom
May, your cards are beautiful & I love that your creativity comes through with a “messy” workspace. I think we are kindred spirits. At least regarding the workspace presentation :0) I only dream of being half as talented as you. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Jul . 17 . 2016Carol H.
I love your card and the splatters too!! All of your cards are stunning, like this one is!
Jul . 17 . 2016Julie
This is my favorite card on the hop!
Jul . 17 . 2016Daria Zender
May, your card is stunning! I always love your watercolored cards and this one is just stunning.
Jul . 17 . 2016Tammy B
Such a pretty card! My desk and craft room are pretty messy right now. I work from piles usually, and there are a lot of piles happening!!
Jul . 17 . 2016Mary Holshouser
Love how the flowers are grouped together.
Jul . 17 . 2016Beautiful cards.
thanks for sharing.
Christine Lazarides
Great design, love the colors
Jul . 17 . 2016Evelyn Vasquez
Love the colors on your card.
Jul . 17 . 2016Laura Ricketts
Hello, May! Your card is beautiful! As for my workspace…its in transition right now. I am “redecorating and rearranging” my workroom to fit more stuff! But my worktable is usually a mess. I hate being cluttered and messy though it always seems to end up that way. I guess creativity comes when there is a mess because that seems to be when I do my best work. But its nice to put everything back in its place so I can find it next time!
Jul . 17 . 2016Judyt28
Beautiful watercolouring.
Jul . 17 . 2016Nuala
I LOVE the ink splatters!
Jul . 17 . 2016Lisa
Great card showcasing the watercolor effect I like the splatters in the background and the sketchy feeling Lovely!
Jul . 17 . 2016Dawn
Just beautiful, May! I love knowing how you find your color inspiration by looking back at your favorite cards. I’m inspired by your lovely watercolors. Thank you for the wonderful video, too! ♡
Jul . 17 . 2016Sangeetha
Brilliant cards… I’m only an amateur in this field so not a lot to tell about my craft area….
Jul . 17 . 2016Looking Out The Window
The flowers are hugely popular
Jul . 17 . 2016nanagretchen
Gorgeous card as always! I love watching your videos, I wouldn’t miss one!
Jul . 17 . 2016