Video Tutorial on Watercoloring Embossed Leaves using Stampin’ Up!’s Aquapainters….& some Secret Comment Patrol Winners

Today I wanted to share with you another card I created using Stampin’ Up!’s aquapainters and Classic reinkers.  This card layout was inspired by one that I saw in last year’s fall issue of Papercrafts magazine.

This technique is slightly different than the one I showed on Friday because the image was first embossed in gold embossing powder. I used the reinkers at virtually full strength to achieve a more intense look. Also, instead of using Stampin’ Up!’s beautifully thick 140 lb weight watercolor paper, I used a 90 lb weight watercolor paper I picked up at an art supply store.  I opted for the lighter weight watercolor paper because when saturated with water, the edges tend to curl, giving the leaves a much more realistic look. I know, I know, Taken with Teal leaves isn’t exactly realistic, but it’s one of the colors in the Autumn Meadows DP which is why I pulled that color into the leaves.  You can see exactly how the card was made in the video below:

Directions:

1. Stamp the leaves from the Autumn Splendor stamp set onto a piece of watercolor paper in Encore Gold ink.  Sprinkle on gold embossing powder and heat emboss.
2. Take a small plastic palette and place a drop of the following colors of reinker each into their own well: Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, More Mustard and Taken with Teal.
3. Color in the leaves and the acorn using the reinkers and your aquapainter.  Let them dry and then blot off any excess ink using a paper towel.
4. Cut out the leaves using a pair of paper snips, being sure to leave a small border around the outside edge of each leaf.
5. Mat a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Autumn Meadows DP onto a 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ piece of Chocolate Chip CS.  Mat the Chocolate Chip CS onto a 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ Really Rust card (created by taking a 4-1/4″ x 11″ piece of Really Rust CS and folding it in half using a bone folder).
6. Take a 1-1/2″ x 5-3/8″ strip of Chocolate Chip CS and tie an 8″ piece of Dusty Durango Polka Dot Grosgrain ribbon around it in a knot.  Slide the ribbon upwards so that it is about 1-1/2″ up from the bottom of the CS strip.
7.  Stamp your greeting in the bottom right corner of the DP in Chocolate Chip Classic ink. Stick the leaves onto the CS strip using Snail adhesive. Stick the acorns onto the CS strip with a mini glue dot.  You’re done!

 1. Julie
September 24th, 2009 at 12:25 pm  
LOL on the “hint, hint” comment. That is so fun!!! I’m so sorry to hear about your trial with the storage unit. That is truly distressing. In the meantime, you’ve created a very fun card. I never would have thought of the idea to use circle circus on the tree!!!! Clever girl, you!

2. Leslie Jones
September 24th, 2009 at 10:46 pm  
Andrea,
I am so very sorry that those special items were lost. I have been through a similar situation, having lost grandfather’s letters to my grandmother during World War II. I am the oldest grandchild, so I was given these letters. I should have been more careful. They were in a small shoebox, and when I moved from an apartment after I got married, it must have gotten thrown away with several other boxes of things. I’ve never seen them again. Not only do I feel awful, but I feel guilty for depriving my cousins the opportunity to read those lovely letters. It was around the time that I lost these that I decided to start scrapbooking. To get those important documents and pieces into a place they will be taken care of. Old habits die hard though, I have old photos, old recipe cards, and the like in none other than shoe boxes. They are labeled this time “Do NOT Throw Away!”
Again, I am so sorry, because I know that it feels like you lose the loved one all over again. My prayers are with you.
Leslie

3. katie
September 25th, 2009 at 9:11 am 
haha, this is so adorable it makes me want to giggle!

4. Susan G
September 19th, 2009 at 10:35 am 
Thanks so much for showing all the different ways to use the shimmer paint. I like to get as much use as possible from a product like this when I purchase it.

5. Pamela Knox
September 16th, 2009 at 12:01 pm  
Thank you so much for the video tutorial. Love the ideas with shimmery paint.
Pamela

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Stamps: Autumn Splendor (116502), Best Yet Hostess Level 1 set (retired)
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic ink (100908), Close to Cocoa Classic reinker (102444), Really Rust Classic reinker (100685), More Mustard Classic reinker (101962), Taken with Teal Classic reinker (100550), Encore Gold Pad (101017) 
Paper: Chocolate Chip CS (102128), Really Rust CS (100661), Autumn Meadows DP (116769), 90 lb watercolor paper (non-Stampin’ Up! from art supply store)
Accessories: Bone Folder (102300), Paper snips (103579), Snail adhesive (104332), mini glue dots (103683), Dusty Durange polka dot grosgrain ribbon (115609), gold embossing powder (109129), heat tool (100005), aquapainter (103954), plastic palette (Non-Stampin’ Up! – from dollar store)