Well, have you figured out what to do with the extra time you have on your hands? After not leaving my house for 4 days, I finally made a quick in and out trip to Target for hair mousse. Ridiculous? It depends on how tolerant you are with bad hair days I guess. I also ventured to Costco in hopes of bagging some hand sanitizer but alas, I was too late for that pot of gold. Oh well.... I will stay home and use soap and water like I have been.
Anyway, how's your stamping or other crafting coming along? I'm having "fun" doing some things I have on my to do list that just don't get done. Like trying a new bread recipe (see below), trying to organize a Zoom meeting for my SU demo team and cleaning up my phone contact list, haha!
I do have more creative fun to show you! Awhile back, I included this card in a post using the "By the Dock" bundle (click here ) and today I wanted to share more about how I did a watercolor technique with Stampin'Up! Watercolor pencils. These are inexpensive tools that are super fun to play with. Here's the card:
The bundle provided what I needed for stamps and dies, including being able to cut out the boat and also die cut the paddles and the frog. I want to share how I colored the water and sand. I piece of Shimmery White card stock works great for this card and makes the sand and water sparkle a little more. You can also add some Wink of Stella to the water if you want even more sparkle. I used Coastal Cabana, Pacific Point and Night of Navy pencils for the water and Early Espresso and Basic Gray for the sand. I created a short video showing you how to color and then apply water with either a Blender Pen or an Aqua Painter to move the color around and create a more blended effect. Check it out:
Our Watercolor Pencils are high quality and suitable for adult coloring books, journaling or other projects you might have in mind. I keep mine in a VHS style case along with a blender pen and pencil sharpener so they are all in one place and easy to grab.
Just a reminder, Sale-A-Bration is still going on so you can create an order of Watercolor Pencils, some blender pens or Aqua Painters and paper and hit your $50 minimum in no time. There are some great products to choose as freebies for every $50 increment you reach. Be sure to check out the online store for all the details. Click on "shop now" on the right side bar!
Let me know if you need more ideas to spend some time while you are social distancing. What a crazy concept when so much of our lives are spent working on relationships with those we love, those we work with and those we have to get along with ;)
You can also bake! I finally cracked open a book I bought on spring break a year ago, at the Nordic Museum in Seattle, WA. I'm of major Norwegian descent and felt it was my duty and delight to bake like they do in the old country. My first attempt was a basic wheat loaf. The yeast measurement was a little wonky and I decided I will try to add more next time but the bread was delicious!
I'll report back when I perfect my Nordic baking skills!
Happy Stampin',
Sarah
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