Watercolor Collage

Well hello there, I’m so happy you’ve stopped by today! I’m sharing what I call a “watercolor collage”, using stamps and dies from Neat and Tangled, as well as products from Hemptique. This post is part of a special collaboration between the Hemptique and Neat & Tangled teams.

Hemptique has some beautiful handmade papers available in their store, which I have used here on this card. I love the rough texture of this paper; much like watercolor paper, but a lot softer in feel.

I stamped images from the My Heart Sings Neat & Tangled set onto the paper with Versafine Black Onyx ink; I also gold stamped my sentiment using the Paris stamp set (also by Neat & Tangled) and Delicata Golden Glitz ink.

For watercoloring, I used Tim Holtz distress inks; Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry. I also watercolored some hearts and added a bit of shimmer using a Wink of Stella glitter brush.

I decorated my panel using a mixture of sequins and beads from Lucy’s Little Things and Neat & Tangled; I also tied a length of hemp around the bottom portion of the panel and adhered a gold, wooden heart on top. The wood heart was created by die cutting a piece of wood veneer with a heart die from Neat & Tangled (included in the Hand Stitched die set); I colored it gold by smooshing it into my Delicata Golden Glitz ink pad.

To finish things off, I layered my watercolored panel onto a pink striped card base with some yellow pattern paper.

MORE INSPIRATION

Looking for more watercolor inspiration? Here are a few more cards you might want to check out that each feature watercoloring techniques! Click on the photos to be taken to the corresponding posts.

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PRODUCTS

If you are interested in any of the products used in this post, I have them all linked below to Simon Says Stamp. Affiliate links used when possible.

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SIMON SAYS STAMP

Neat and Tangled PARIS Clear Stamp Set	Neat and Tangled HAND STITCHED DIE Set	Little Things From Lucy’s Cards GILDED ROSE Sequin Shaker Mix LB19	Simon Says Stamp STITCHED RECTANGLES Wafer Dies	Hemptique NATURAL Bamboo Cord Set	Tsukineko GOLDEN GLITZ Delicata Ink Pad DE-000-191
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Ranger Summer TIM34995	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TIM27164	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Ranger TIM21513	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320
US Artquest MATTE Perfect Paper Adhesive	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425	My Favorite Things WATERCOLOR STRIPES BACKGROUND Cling Stamp MFT BG60	Scor-Tape 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape	Altenew COTTON CANDY Crisp Dye Ink Pad	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Whole Kit and Kaboodle

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