Stampendous Partners with STAEDTLER!

Hi there! I have an exciting week of posts and to start off with a bang the Stampendous! team has been treated to a partnership with STAEDTLER products! There will be opportunities for you to win some huge prizes (and I hope you do!) and for you to see some cool new stamps just released by Stampendous!
 
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I decided to pull out two gorgeous new sets called Air Scapes and Soaring Sentiments and I coloured in the balloons with STAEDTLER ergosoft aquarell watercolor pencils. (I got the 12 pack) If you are new to colouring and not sure about the whole “Copic thing” then getting your feet wet with watercolor pencils (did you catch the pun??!!) is a non-scary way to start! You just colour the area you want coloured then wet it with a water pen.
 
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I left the colours really pale because I wanted them to match the patterned papers but you can get quite intense with them as well. I love the look of watercolour mediums though. It’s a soft and pretty effect! (You may also notice a little glitter here and there – I used Crystal Sparkly Embossing Powder.)
 
Here are the ladies that are sharing projects today...make sure you leave some love...some lucky commenters will win some amazing prizes!!!


Tobi Crawford (You are here)


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50 comments

  1. wonderful stamps and great layout

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  2. Love your layout and choice of papers, just perfect for those hot air balloons!

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  3. Beautiful and so well done! Thank you so much for the great inspiration.

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  4. This is stunning and I love the dreamy blue color around your balloons!

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  5. I love the look of the watercolors, so soft and airy, perfect match for the hot air balloons.

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  6. Tobi, such a pretty card and love the touch of glitter :)

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  7. The pale colors look really great, like you were right in with the clouds. Love that you can use some glitter also. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Very pretty, love the font in the sentiment too.

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  9. *SIGH! Love the watercolors! So soft and pretty! Your card is glitteriscious! TFS!

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  10. I love how you colored in the balloons using so many different colors. Pretty cool stamp design.

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  11. Just beautiful! I love water coloring too!!

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  12. The pretty pastel colors with the glitter is fabulous on the balloons!!

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  13. It's amazing how two people use the same stamp and come back with such different projects!! Love the addition of the glitter on the images!!

    Thanks for the chance,

    Carmen L

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  14. Very detailed and beautiful coloring. Pastels are unusual choice (I think) but it is very striking.

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  15. AWESOME!Beautiful card!Love your stamp,coloring is awesome!!!

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  16. It is beautiful colored design, love the stamp set and the sentiment matching up.

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  17. I absolutely love all the detail you incorporated with your coloring and I think the glitter on the balloon must be terrific when viewed in person!

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  18. Love this set of stamps and how you used it. Thanks....I love blue

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  19. Hard to believe this has been coloured by water-colour pencils - you did a beautiful job. I will be trying this myself. Love the stamp and the sentiment and the colours used. KT

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  20. Love these balloons and the soft color effect!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  21. This is very pretty with the pastel colors and I love the sentiment you chose to go with this!

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  22. Love the soft effect of the shadowing around the balloons. Beautifully colored and love the card!

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  23. Love this card. I like the colors of the balloons, and the sentament is great.

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  24. Wonderful card...love the way you used the water colour pencils ESP the darker around the image.

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  25. Love the card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  26. Fabulous coloring! Love the balloons!

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  27. Great papers and watercoloring and I like the touch of glitter.

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  28. Such a contrast with paler colors. So soft and light...and I love glitter too!!

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  29. Such a contrast with paler colors. So soft and light...and I love glitter too!!

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  30. Love the sentiment on this one. Very pretty.

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  31. Beautiful card, those sentiments are great!

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  32. I love the vivid colors of the pencils but like your pastel coloring even more with this card! It leaves you kinda floaty, doesn't it? Thanks for the post!

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  33. Gorgeous! Love the sparkle/texture you added to the balloons!

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  34. Lovely card!! Beautiful watercoloring!

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  35. Love your card and the coloring. I love coloring too :)

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  36. beautiful coloring and the background paper with the pennants and circles is perfect for the festive balloons!!

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  37. Absolutely gorgeous! Love those papers and the way it pops off the edges!

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  38. I love how you kept the water coloring soft to match the printed papers. It turned out lovely.

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  39. Beautiful watercoloring- love the dimension you achieved with the images- looks like the balloon is going to fly right off the page! Love the soft background too.

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  40. Nice touch with the glitter. I like the softness of the coloring. Like the use of the label die cut - it created a nice effect & is unusual.

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  41. Tobi, you truly showcased how well the watercoloring can be accomplished with quality product... well done, the glitter truly over the top!!!

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  42. Love the beautiful coloring and dreamy effect!!

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