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AECP – Level 3 – Creative Coloring With Erum

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Susan Little

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Hello!

Todays course is called Creative Coloring With Erum and it was amazing! I learn so many new and exciting techniques in these classes.

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I chose the Altenew Bold Bouquet Stamp, Stencil and Die Set. I stamped the image on water color paper with watermark ink using the Stampwheel 2.0.

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Then heat embossed the image Pearl embossing powder. I did it twice just in case I needed an additional image or elements for my card.

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The technique I am doing calls for woodless watercolor pencils and a stencil. I used Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils in Festive Berries, Abandoned Coral, Mowed Lawn and Broken China. You messy color through the stencil and then add water.

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After removing the stencil you spritz the colored image with water.

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The color movement with the water was very cool. I moved the color around slightly with a brush.

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I did this technique again on the second image but I did not use the stencil. I feel the color flow was better with the stencil on the left. I left these to dry and started on the background panel.

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Using embossing paste I covered a panel of watercolor paper using a palette knife. I wanted it to look rough and textured. Using a technique from the class, I covered the wet paste with Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Glitter.

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I left everything to dry completely over night. The next technique was to add drips to the panel with watercolor paint. I chose a medium blue which may have been too dark, in hind sight.

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I mixed the watercolor with a lot of water and painted it on the paste covered panel, allowing the water to run as it pleased. I then added a bit of splatter using the same color.

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Using the die from the set, I cut out both images and worked on the arrangement for the card.

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I trimmed the background panel to 5.5″ x 4.25″ and added it to an A2 sized white card base. After adhering the floral images, I trimmed them to the size of the base. I pulled a couple sentiments from my stash and attached them with dimensional foam tape. I also added a couple gems for some added sparkle.

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The glitter, paste and watercolor create the most amazing effect. I hope you like the card using today’s techniques.

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Before I go, I wanted to pass along a tip about stencils. The etching is always hard for me to see and I saw this tip from Tim Holtz a long time ago. If you take black acrylic paint, any brand, and paint if over the etching (I use my finger), then let it sit for a few seconds.

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Then take a paper towel and rub it off. The paint will stay in the etched areas and not wash off. I have done this to all of my stencils. You can see it on my earlier picture with the stencil above. Hope this tip helps you. Have a great day and hope to see you again soon!

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