watercolour Archives – Crafting with Ashee

Sketched Butterflies – How to Watercolour with Ink Pads

Sketched Butterflies – How to Watercolour with Ink Pads – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK

I love butterflies and was so happy to see this new butterfly set in the catalogue. These gorgeous butterflies are watercoloured using the Stampin’ Up! ink pads. If you are going to watercolour, always remember to use suitable paper. I have used Fluid 100 watercolour paper here. Basic White won’t stand up to water as well as Fluid 100 and you are liable to get pilling of your paper.

One trick I employed here is to black heat emboss my images before I watercoloured them. This helps to keep the colour in the lines and stop it flowing everywhere.

measurements

Thick Basic White Cardstock – A6 Card Base – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Basic White Cardstock – 14.35cm X 10cm

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. You can find my Basic Craft Products that I regularly use here.

Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper £8.50	Sketched Butterflies Bundle (English) £46.75	Versamark Pad £9.00	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder £20.00	Water Painters £13.00
Blending Brushes £14.00	Small Blending Brushes £14.00	Blooming Pearls £7.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad £6.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad £6.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £7.50

You can follow me on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. I also have a Facebook Group where we share crafty projects and chat about all things crafty. I would love you to join and share your creation with us.

I’ve run an online card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make three cards and a 3D project each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

I also run in-person classes in North Lincoln. Click here for details to attend the next club.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Use Heat Embossing to Help You Watercolour

How to Use Heat Embossing to Help You Watercolour – Berry Harvest – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! – Lincoln UK

The Berry Harvest stamp is a large background stamp. When I saw this one I knew I wanted to watercolour the image. I’ve heat-embossed the image with gold embossing powder. Heating embossing the image makes water colouring easy as the embossing helps you stay in the lines.

For my watercolouring, I used a water painter and my ink pads. Quick, easy and lots of fun. I do painting and colouring, do you?

measurements

Berry Burst / Real Red Cardstock – A6 Card Base – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half.
Fluid 100 Watercolour paper – Half a sheet.
Basic White Cardstock – 14.35cm X 10cm

Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock £9.50	Garden Green A4 Card Stock £9.50	Real Red A4 Card Stock £9.50	Double Oval Punch £21.00
Berry Harvest Cling Stamp Set £19.00	Sparkling Snowflakes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) £19.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50
Versamark Pad £9.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad £8.50	Water Painters £13.00	Metallics Embossing Powders £17.00

I also run in-person classes in North Lincoln. Click here for details to attend the next club.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

No Lines Watercolouring – Easy Trick

No Lines Watercolouring – Easy Trick – Daffodil Day Dream – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK.

I do like the look of watercolouring with no harsh lines from stamping. It gives the whole image a softer appearance. There are a number of ways to achieve this look. Today I show you a simple trick using clear heat embossing.

I stamped the image using versamark ink and heat embossed using clear powder. Now when you watercolour you won’t see the lines and the watercolour will resist the heat embossing allowing you to colour with no lines. One final tip is to use Shimmery White or watercolour cardstock as it will stand up to the water much better than Basic White cardstock.

measurements

Soft Succulent Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Lovely Linen Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 14.35cm X 10cm
Basic White Cardstock – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £8.25	Stamparatus [148187] £45.75	Bone Folder [102300] £6.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] £24.00	Stampin’ Seal [152813] £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] £7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] £6.50	Simply Shammy [147042] £8.00	Take Your Pick [144107] £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £9.75	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] £8.75	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] £9.50
Lovely Linen 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158644] £11.25	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] £28.00	Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English) [157786] £22.00	Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) [158763] £23.00	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £28.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [147090] £7.50	Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad [147093] £7.50	Water Painters [151298] £13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.75	2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds [159185] £8.00

I’ve started to run a virtual card club each month in my Facebook Group. We make four to five projects each month. It’s lots of fun and I would love for you to join us. All the details can be found here.

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Playing with Watercolours – In the Country

Playing with Watercolours – In the Country – Watercolour Pencils – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK

As you may know, I love colouring. This stamp set, In The Country, is a freebie I got during Sale-a-bration (SAB). Sale-a-bration is one of the best times of the Stampin’ Up! year, for every qualifying purchase you get to choose a freebie from the SAB catalogue. This was one of my freebies.

This stamp set just screams watercolouring to me. I had a lot of fun colouring these images using my watercolour pencils. I find it so relaxing.

measurements

Thick Basic White Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Crushed Curry Designer Series Paper – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00	Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75
In The Country Cling Stamp Set £18.00	Watercolor Pencils £15.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 £11.75	Water Painters £13.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.50	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad £9.50
Pastel Pearls £6.25	Regals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £11.25	Stitched Rectangles Dies £33.00

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Look!! Cute Christmas Card For You Today

Look!! Cute Christmas Card For You Today – Caroling Mice – Watercolouring – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK.

Aren’t these little mice so adorable? I love them. They remind me of the little mice from Bramley Hedge. They create a traditional Christmas card that anyone would be happy to receive.

I coloured these mice using my water painter and ink pads. It’s a very simple and easy way to watercolour. One thing to note is to use the correct paper. I used Shimmery White which takes water very well. You could also use watercolour paper but remember that it’s textured and therefore more difficult to stamp on.

measurements

Pacific Point Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Shimmer White – 14.35cm X 10cm
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50
Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00	Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock £8.75	Basic Borders Dies £27.00
Caroling Mice Host Cling Stamp Set (English) £12.00	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.75	Versamark Pad £9.00	Basics Embossing Powders £17.00	Blending Brushes £11.75	Stampin’ Up! Masking Paper £6.75	Water Painters £13.00

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Butterfly Brilliance – Make This Vibrant Card With Me

Butterfly Brilliance – Make This Vibrant Card With Me – Celebrate Sunflowers – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK

I love the corals and oranges in this card. The butterflies are stamped in a black that I can heat emboss. I used Versafine onyx black. I then heat embossed in a clear embossing powder. This helps the watercolour stay in the lines. The watercolouring is very simple using Pumpkin Pie and Calypso Coral ink pads.

measurements

Calypso Coral Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half.
Happy Forest Friends – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00	Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75
Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock £8.75	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.50	Happy Forest Friends 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £11.25	Build A Butterfly Dies £29.00	Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set £17.00	Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) £23.00
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels £5.75	Water Painters £13.00	Basics Embossing Powders £17.00

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Didn’t You Know Hippos Did Ballet?

Didn’t You Know Hippos Did Ballet? – Hippest Hippos – Go to Greetings – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demo – Lincoln UK.

Of course, hippos do ballet, or they do in my world at least. This little cutie is coloured using Polished Pink & Granite ink pads with a water painter. I did ballet all through my junior school and I hate it!! Strangely enough, I love ballet now and watch it quite often. It’s weird how things turn out.

Measurements

Polished Pink Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Silver & Gold Speciality Designer Series Paper – 14.35cm X 10cm
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00	Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75
Polished Pink A4 Cardstock £8.75	Silver & Gold 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £0.00	Stylish Shapes Dies £28.00	Hippest Hippos Cling Stamp Set (English) £0.00	Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English) £23.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50
Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.75	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad £9.50	Water Painters £13.00	2021 2023 In Color Opal Rounds £8.00

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Red Fox – Make a Simple Card Today!!

Red Fox – Make a Simple Card Today!! – Stylish Sketches – Watercolouring – Crafting with Ashee = Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln – UK

This fox looks a lot redder in the photo than he does in real life. I coloured him using a water painter and Cajun Craze ink pad. You can mix colours to colour the little fox in as well. The grass is Old Olive and the sky is Balmy Blue. I love playing with colours. It’s such fun.

measurements

Pool Party prescored cardbase – A freebie from Sale-a-bration

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00	Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75
Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes £0.00	Rings Of Love 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper £0.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies £33.00	Stylish Sketches Cling Stamp Set £0.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50
Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Water Painters £13.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels £5.75	Pool Party 3/8″ (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon £5.75

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

How to Use Ghost Stamping in Cardmaking

How to Use Ghost Stamping in Cardmaking – Stacked Stone – Daffodil DayDreams – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up Demo – UK

Hello, I’m back with another Focus Friday project to share with you. The focus in July is on large / background stamps. I’ve used the Stacked Stone stamp here to stamp the background in different areas. I haven’t used a block to stamp with so the stamping is imperfect and merges into the background in place. This gives an organic and distressed feel to the card.

measurements

Very Vanilla Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Sahara Sand Cardstock – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50	Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00	Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock £9.75	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.50	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock £8.75	Daffodil Dies £35.00	Daffodil Daydream Cling Stamp Set (English) £22.00	Stacked Stone Cling Background Stamp £17.00
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad £9.50
Water Painters £13.00	Blending Brushes £11.75	Old Olive & Sahara Sand Twill Ribbon Combo Pack £7.50

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Use Background Stamps With Me! Focus Friday

Use Background Stamps With Me! Focus Friday – Bouquet of Thanks – Crafting with Ashee – Independent Stampin’ Up! Demo – Lincoln UK.

Welcome to this Focus Friday post. For the month of July, we are looking at background stamps. These are large stamps that cover most if not all of the card front. They are usually repeating designs that add interest to a card without detracting from the focal image. They can also be large stamps that give you the focal image in one stamp.

measurements

Bermuda Bay Cardstock – A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Shimmery White – 14.35cm X 10cm
Basic White – 14.35cm X 10cm

other projects

Thank you for visiting me. I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you. The supply list linked to my online shop and video tutorial are below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £8.25	Stamparatus £45.75	Bone Folder £6.75	Paper Trimmer £24.00	Stampin’ Seal £7.50
Basic White C6 Envelopes £7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue £4.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals £4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive £6.50	Simply Shammy £8.00
Take Your Pick £9.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.75	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.50	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay £8.75	Bouquet Of Thanks Cling Stamp Set (English) £17.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad £7.50	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad £9.50	Water Painters £13.00	Stampin’ Spritzer £3.25	Pearl Basic Jewels £5.75

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, click on the contact me button and I will get one out to you. Remember you can shop in my online shop 24 /7 from the comfort of your own home.

I love to read your comments and get feedback on my work so please do comment either here or on my YouTube account.

Tag: watercolour

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