Watercoloring: Shimmery White

I really like to water color and I am always looking for the best paper to get the effect that I want.

The regular white Stampin' Up! card stock does not take water well.  It is great if you are using markers, but too much water makes it pill.  Stampin' Up! has a great 140 lb. cold press paper that works well, but like all cold press, it is rough.

So, what do you do if you want smooth paper.  The heavy white card stock works well.  However, it does not let the color flow quite like I want.  My choice is the Shimmery White card stock.  It takes water well, it does not pill, and it is easy to work with our inks.

These are a few of the cards I have made in the past few days.  Two of them are water colored using the Shimmery White paper.  Hope you enjoy.

Items used:
Card stock:  Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Shimmery White

Ink: 
Archival Black, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Mint Macaron, Delightful Dijon
Emerald Envy, Sweet Sugarplum, Flirty Flamingo (New In Colors 2016-18)

Stamps:
Love & Affection (New Catalog 2016-17),  140764
Helping Me Grow, 141545

Designer Paper:  
Affectionately Yours (New Catalog 2016-17)

Accessories:  
Twine, Enamel Dots (retiring), Pearls

Next workshop:
June 12, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Orange, Texas, at 1:30 p.m.

Contact me for more information.

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

Stampin' Up Catalog 2016-17 -- Preview

The new 2016-2017 Stampin' Up!® catalog is wonderful.  I received mine in the mail last week.  There are lots of new products, paper, stamps, and accessories.  I have been playing and here are few cards using some of the new stamps and paper.

I love the new colors and papers.  I used the new paper pack, Playful Palette, that includes forty-eight sheets of 6" by 6" double-sided paper in the new In Colors for 2016-2018.  I love the new colors, Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, and Sweet Sugarplum.

My workshop in June will feature some of the new products in the 2016-2017 Stampin' Up! catalog and will be on Sunday, June 12, 2016, hosted by Alyece Garrett.  If you are interested in coming, email me. I will also be sending out an email invitation with the details.

Don't forget there are only a few more days to order out of the Stampin' Up 2015-16 catalog and the Occasion 2016 catalog.  You can order online or email me and I can place an order for you.

Items from the new catalog can be ordered June 1.

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

Paper Pumpkin -- April 2016 Projects

We had a great time at our Paper Pumpkin Workshop in April.  Here are a few of the other cards we made.

This was a great kit.  Some of the other items used in these cards are listed below.

• Birthday Bouquet Designer Paper  140557  $11.00
• It's My Party Enamel Dots            140554  $4.00
• Pearls Basic Jewels                       119247  $5.00
• Rose Garden Thinlet Dies               140619  $31.00

Both the Birthday Bouquet paper and the It's My Party Enamel Dots are not carried over into the new 2016-2017 Stampin' Up! catalog.

There are still a few day left to order from the 2016 Occasions catalog.  If you would like to place can order you can email me or order from me at my online website.

Our next Paper Pumpkin Workshop is at my home on June 11.  If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber and would like to join.  Contact me today or sign up at My Paper Pumpkin.

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

Paper Pumpkin -- April 2016

The April Kit is here and I am scheduling my Paper Pumpkin Workshop for Saturday, April 30.  We will be making the really cute wreath that is in the kit as well as some cards.  My Paper Pumpkin friends, email me if you plan to come.

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

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Paper Pumpkin -- February 2016

Some of the projects we made in March with the February Paper Pumpkin kit.  This kit was again one of my favorites.  Enjoy.

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

Paper Pumpkin -- January 2016

I am catching up on some of my posts from previous months' Paper Pumpkin kits and workshops.  Below are some of the cards we made in February from the January Kit.  There was definitely a Valentine's theme going on.  I used lots of retired paper and products with the components in the kits.

If you are interested in becoming a subscriber, these are some examples of projects we do at our Paper Pumpkin get together.

Hope you enjoy.

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

Paper Pumpkin, March 2016

March Paper Pumpkin Kit

Below are some of the cards I made with the March Paper Pumpkin kit.  .  Stampin' Up! has sold a million kits and there will be a special gift stamp set in the April kit.  Subscribe before April 10 to receive your kit with special gift stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Card stock used in these projects were the following:

• Cucumber Crush, 138335, $7.00
• Pool Party, 122924, $7.00
• Bermuda Bay, 131197, $7.00
• Kraft Cardstock, 133674, $6.00

 Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn

March Flooding

March was an interesting month.  Orange, Texas was inundated with water from the Sabine River due to heavy rains and flooding in North Texas.  So much water, that Interstate 10 had to be closed for several days.  Fortunately for me, my house did not flood, others were not so fortunate.  I count my blessings every day.

So, I am back to stamping after spending a week putting back all my "stuff" and getting back to normal.  I had to cancel a workshop, but made some cards for those people who placed an online order for that cancelled workshop.  

My Paper Pumpkin pals will join me on April 9 at my home to make cards using the March Paper Pumpkin kit.  It will be fun.  It is a great kit.

See the some of the cards that will be shared with my friends who placed those order.

The stamps sets used came from the February Paper Pumpkin kit, the Botanicals Bundle, and the A Nice Cuppa Bundle. 

Happy Stampin'
Karen Colburn