Stamped & Painted One Layer Cards!

Hi friends! Today I’m going to show you a very simple technique for creating one layer greeting cards.

I use the Succulents stamp set I designed for Rubber Stamp Tapestry combined with other stamps to create a Thinking of You card to send to a friend. You can try this with any stamps you have that have large areas you can color. I recommend working on watercolor paper if you have it because the paint will flow and blend nicer and the tape will not rip it.

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Supplies:

• Unmounted Stamp Sets: Succulents, Wrought Iron Planters, Uplifting Sentiments
• Peg Stamp Sets: Build a Prickly Pear cactus, Desert Cactus, Retro Sundress, Cherry Blossom (*this is one of the best peg stamp sets to begin with!)
• Ink: Versafine Clair or Archival
• Watercolor greeting card or you can fold your own watercolor paper
• Masking Tape
• Watercolors (I used Pretty Excellent 36 half pan set and included waterbrush)
• *Previously cut out masks from post it notes

Directions:
1. Fold and tape down your watercolor card. Make an even 1/2″ border with the tape around the card and press the tape so paint can leak under it.

2. Stamp the planter in black and the succulents in green. Use the masking technique when stamping the plants.

3. Color the image with watercolors and let dry.

4. Paint the background with shades of pink, purple and yellow. You can flick on paint splatters if you wish. Let dry.

5. Remove the tape and stamp the sentiment.

6. Use paint to ink up some peg stamps and decorate the envelope if desired.

You can use any watercolor you have for this or scribble your water based markers on a white plate and pick the color up with a wet brush to paint with instead. I hope you enjoyed this easy project and til next time happy crafting!