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Paper Fashion Watercolors—swatching and creating a card project

January 1, 2020

Paper Fashion Watercolors—swatching and creating a card project

Hello and happy new year! A new decade is here and I have a fun, colorful watercolor card project that I want to share with you as we kick off 2020.

I recently acquired some new watercolors, brushes and paper from American Crafts, part of their Paper Fashion line. I was excited to try out their Basic Watercolors set because it’s a small palette (12 pans of color) and I feel like having less colors to choose from is good for a more novice painter like myself.

The colors are really quite lovely and vibrant and I’m really pleased with how the card project turned out.

My video today includes how I created some simple swatches, and then I created the card project that features painting through a stencil. Here is the video from my YouTube channel:

If you’re looking for a small set of watercolors, definitely check this set out! I hope to figure out more ways to mix and create my own colors for project going forward.

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  1. Anne Telecky says

    January 1, 2020 at 3:33 am

    Cold Press is bumpy or more tooth. Good for layering and lifting bc is acts like a sponge. Hot Press is smooth or less tooth. Good for detail work and photographs vibrant. Hot is more realistic and good for graphics. Cold is popular and best for beginners.

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 1, 2020 at 8:13 am

      Ohhhhh! Okay! That makes total sense!!! The paper was super smooth! Thanks for the tip and happy new year!

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    • Melissa Leftrick says

      January 9, 2020 at 4:26 am

      My wish is to have all your stamps/dies! I would be in heaven! Simply amazing!

      Reply
  2. Cheryl says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:02 am

    My tip………don’t throw any scraps away. After cutting your watercolor hearts, you had strips left for another card.

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 1, 2020 at 8:13 am

      Oh yes girl! I save ALL the scraps!

      Reply
  3. Donna says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:46 am

    Stunning card,I have a for cut similar to this and will be making a stencil with it today. Thanks for the inspiration! Happy New Year!

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  4. Candy T says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:52 am

    Love the card! Think I’ll try something like this. Happy New Year!

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  5. carlajinAR says

    January 1, 2020 at 9:02 am

    ohhhh new stuff to play with!

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  6. Linda Beedy says

    January 1, 2020 at 9:42 am

    Looks like an easy way to start working with watercolors. Nice card.

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  7. Patricia Wilson says

    January 1, 2020 at 11:32 am

    Your watercoloring technique was great. I’m still leery of this and this helped me quite a bit.

    For 2020, Be Brave, Pat.

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:34 am

      Oh yes, Pat! Give it a while! I’m such a newbie at this but it’s fun!

      Reply
  8. Sheri Kempke says

    January 1, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    Great job Cathy–I like to use hot press myself, more details but cold press is great for less detail or a more “watery” look I think.

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:34 am

      Yeah, I couldn’t understand why it was so smooth! Lol! But… nice for stamping too!

      Reply
  9. Laura Y.m says

    January 1, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    I need those swatch dies! Great idea.

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  10. Nancy Wilcox says

    January 1, 2020 at 5:22 pm

    Thanks for the ideas! I need to get some of that stencil spray.

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:35 am

      Me, too! I’m almost out of it!

      Reply
  11. Lauri Bacalzo says

    January 1, 2020 at 6:18 pm

    Happy New Year!
    I just adore the bright colors on your card and the sentiment is so stinking cute!
    My goal for 2020 is working on my water coloring I need to relax and enjoy the happy it brings me.
    Thank you for sharing your inspiration and being part of the blog hop!

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:35 am

      Thanks, Lauri!

      Reply
  12. Angie Cammack says

    January 2, 2020 at 11:57 am

    Beautiful! That watercoloring gives me such anxiety, but I just need to try. Yikes!

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:35 am

      I totally get that! But this? This is a bit more simple than trying to paint an image. Go for it!

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  13. Susan says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    So pretty! I need to try watercoloring more.

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:36 am

      Yes! It’s fun!

      Reply
  14. Jen Petersen says

    January 3, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    What a fun card! I love the simple watercoloring you did as well!

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    • Cathy Zielske says

      January 5, 2020 at 7:36 am

      Thanks Jen!

      Reply
  15. Kloschinsky Katherine says

    January 7, 2020 at 6:50 am

    Love this card! Enjoyed your swatch and watercolor process for a stencil. Who knew!? I’ll have to give this a try.

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  16. Trudie says

    January 7, 2020 at 10:08 am

    True CZ fashion..clean and fresh and fun. Love your work. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  17. Melissa Leftrick says

    January 10, 2020 at 8:11 am

    Absolutely enjoyed the video! I always learn something good new when I watch your videos! Love this release!

    Reply

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