Watercolor Wonder Crayons

Have you ever wanted to watercolor but been unsure where to start because it seems complicated or messy? Watercolor Wonder Crayons are a great way to get started watercoloring as they are affordable, tidy, and versatile. There are many techniques you can do with Watercolor Crayons. Start with the simple technique of coloring a stamped image on watercolor paper and blending a couple colors together with a Blender Pen or Aqua Painter. Or try coloring directly onto a solid image stamp with the Watercolor Wonder Crayon, misting it with a bit of water and then stamping onto card stock or watercolor paper for a fast watercolor look. Because the crayons come in their own case you’ll find they are easy to take with you and use. The crayons come in the Stampin’ Up! Color Collections making it easy for you to create beautiful coordinating projects. I’ve found that coloring with these rich, creamy crayons and blending with a Blender Pen is really fast to do, but turns out looking like a million bucks!

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Here's a tip for You...Color with the side of the crayon tip and rotate to keep the tip sharper.

If you're going to to give our Watercolor Wonder Crayons a try you'll also want to pick up some of our Aqua Painters (#103954).  Have you ever looked towards the back of the catalog and wondered about some of the tools and gadgets hidden back there? Well those back pages hide some of my favorite tools! The Aqua Painters are just such a hidden treasure. Watercoloring becomes a breeze when you have the right tools! With the Aqua Painters you can watercolor without the mess and hassle of a cup or bowl of water that gets spilled on your projects. Each set comes with two Aqua painters, a medium (12 mm) and large (15 mm) tipped brushes. Aqua Painters are easy to use, clean, store, and take with you! With two sizes of brushes, all the techniques are covered. The larger brush is perfect for expansive watercoloring techniques like Watercolor Resist. The smaller brush is great for detail work and techniques like the Watercolor Highlighting. Give me a call and I’ll be happy to demonstrate some great techniques with the Aqua Painters for you and your friends.

P.S. I recommend using Aqua Painters as they work best with images stamped on Watercolor Paper.

When I want to make a quick card that doesn’t look like a quick card I reach for my 2-Step stamps. Because the outline and solid images are designed to go together I can create detailed looking multi-colored images in two steps. Step 1: Stamp outline image in darker color. Step 2: Stamp solid image in coordinating lighter color. Done! The result looks like I put a lot of time into it, but I didn’t. You have to like results like that! The Flower Fancy set has 10 images that are perfect to use year-round for a multitude of occasions. Plus, when you want to play a bit, these images are perfect for a number of techniques like direct to stamp with Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Rock n’ Roll, Heat Embossing, and so many more!

Here's my favorite tip: Ink solid image stamps and mist with water before stamping to create a fast watercolored look.