Introducing Watercolor Wonder & Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Today, we bring you a mix of watercolor inspiration and vintage-inspired typography……each lovely in their own right and lovelier still when they can used together.  Whether you watercolor regularly or have never picked up a paintbrush before, we hope to leave you inspired to let your inner artist come out and play.  Who knows?  Perhaps a masterpiece is just a brush stroke (or a stamped image) away!

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Maile Belles is the leader in trends once again!  Watercolor Wonder features stamps made to look like brush strokes of paint.  If you're a fan of the watercolor look, but sometimes don’t want to bother with getting all the supplies out or waiting for the paint to dry, this stamp set eliminates all of those steps and lets you quickly stamp a watercolor or painted design of your own.

The Details:

• Watercolor Wonder will be available for purchase on February 15th.
• It will retail for $15.
• Watercolor Wonder contains a total of 8 images.  The longest image measures 5 1/2" wide, the back and forth stroke image measures 3" x 1 1/4", the smallest image measures 5/8" x 1/2". 

 

Here's a special new sentiment set perfect for birthdays!  Stacked sentiments featuring a variety of fonts are one of the trendiest things around, and now a whole set of them is at your disposal. This new set offers them in the form of extra special birthday greetings. With unique sayings that will make your projects stand out from the crowd, you won't want to miss out on this amazing set! 

The Details:

• Stylish Sentiments: Birthday will be available for purchase on February 15th.
• It will retail for $24.
• Stylish Sentiments: Birthday contains a total of 17 images.  "May your birthday be filled.." measures 1-5/8" x 2".  "You are always thought of…" measures 1-7/8" x 2".  "A birthday is the first day…" measures 1-5/8" x 1-3/8".  "May your happiness multiply…" measures 2-3/4" x 1-1/8".  "Sending birthday hugs & wishes" measures 2-3/4" x 3/4".  "Wish Big" measures 1-3/4" x 1-3/8".

Now that I've made all of the formal introductions, let's get onto the projects!

For my first project today I dug out an old favorite, Friendship Jar Fillers.  I thought the paintbrush image in that set would be a wonderful companion for Maile's new Watercolor Wonder set.

I stamped the paintbrushes in True Black ink and then added various stroke images from Watercolor Wonder, making it look as thought the paintbrushes did the work!  I used Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores and New Leaf inks for that.

I added this phrase from Up, Up & Away Sentiments, perfectly appropriate for the rainbow color scheme.

The card front layer was attached to a Raspberry Fizz Card base.

For my next project I wanted to try adding smears of Stickles to the paint strokes to add a bit of sparkle, and I am really happy with the results!

I stamped a few different paint stroke images to create this focal point.  On several of them, I inked the edges with a slightly darker color to add more depth.  I used Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Simply Chartreuse and Ripe Avocado.  After I completed the stamping, I smeared a bit of Stickles over the paint stroke images, adding shimmer and shine.

The sentiment, from Stylish Sentiments: Birthday, was added using True Black ink.  I dotted the "i" with a tiny star die-cut with the Super Stars Border die which was covered with Stickles as well.  Everything was mounted onto a Classic Kraft card base.

My next project is super simple, but I really like the detail that the paint strokes add underneath the sentiment.  And the best thing about this design is that you could do it in several different color schemes and it would look just as good!

I stamped the paint stroke lines first alternating Aqua Mist, Spring Rain and Ocean Tides.  I added one little "splatter" element from Grunge Me to the right of the stripes.

I added this sentiment from Stylish Sentiments: Birthday over the paint strokes using Enchanted Evening ink.  The white focal point block was adhered to an Ocean Tides card base.

I pulled out Scattered Showers and it's Additions set for my next project!

I stamped the paint strokes from the top down, to make it look as though it was "raining" in color.  There is a tiny single "droplet" stamp in Scattered Showers that I added in a few key places at the bottom of the strokes.  I used Harvest Gold, Melon Berry, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist and Summer Sunrise for these.

I die-cut and stamped the umbrella using Berry Sorbet ink.  The handle and the sentiment were added in Charcoal Palette ink.

This was adhered to a Smokey Shadow card base.

This card is another super clean & simple creation, but I love it all the same!

I stamped this sentiment from Stylish Sentiments: Birthday onto a crisp white card base using True Black ink.

I then created a raised border strip by stamping paint splatters onto a strip of white cardstock and notching the end.  I used Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist and Winter Wisteria.

The stamped border strip was then adhered to the card base with bits of foam tape for dimension.

Peaceful Garden is the next previously released set that I decided to pair up with Watercolor Wonder.

I stamped the paint strokes first using Winter Wisteria, Hawaiian Shores, Blueberry Sky and Spring Rain.  Then I added this flower silhouette multiple times in True Black.  Last, I added  a shadow to the flowers stamping them again in Charcoal Palette ink.

I added a sentiment from Peaceful Garden across the center of the card front.  This was adhered to a Winter Wisteria card base.

For my last project I wanted to show you how you can create some simple "artistic striped" paper, just like you see on Pinterest frequently, using these awesome new paint stroke images.  I stamped the stripes in Fresh Snow ink onto New Leaf cardstock.

For the focal point, I stamped a strip of Aqua Mist cardstock with another sentiment from Stylish Sentiments: Birthday, using New Leaf ink.  This particular sentiment is one of my favorites from the set because I am always looking for a good way yo wish someone a belated birthday!  I notched the bottom of the strip and stitched a New Leaf button at the top.

After adhering the sentiment strip in place with foam tape, I added a bit of Washi tape at the bottom to help lead the eye down the card.

I hope you have enjoyed all the creations that I have shared with you today!  Are you just itching to begin a watercolor project of your own?  Or perhaps you're in the mood to whip up a birthday card or two?  We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced!  Please leave a comment on this post to tell us what you think of the new products and you will be eligible to win big!

Maile Belles will be featuring Watercolor Wonder.

CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey.

CLICK HERE to see more from Erin Lincoln.

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather Nichols

CLICK HERE to see more from Lizzie Jones.

CLICK HERE to see more from Melissa Bickford.

In today's post you saw lots of different watercolored looks achieved.  Now it's your turn to play around with this new trend and create a project using some type of watercolor technique!

A few of the Design Team members played along with this challenge and created some super fun projects that will be sure to inspire you even further…

CLICK HERE to see more from Ashley Cannon Newell.

CLICK HERE to see more from Betsy Veldman.

CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey.

CLICK HERE to see more from Heather Nichols.

CLICK HERE to see more from Jessica Witty.

1. Create a project that uses some type of watercolor technique or look.

2. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product.

3. Upload a photo of your project to your blog, online gallery or any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).

4. Add the direct link to your project on our InLinkz list below.

5. You may create as many projects as you like for the challenge, but each project should have a separate link.

6.  And/or you can leave a comment here to be eligible to win.  Are you just itching to begin a watercolor project of your own?  Or perhaps you're in the mood to whip up a birthday card or two?  We would love to hear your initial thoughts on everything we introduced!   (Just click the small "comments" link in blue beside the date in the footer of this post.  If you are reading this as an email subscription, be sure to click through to the actual blog to leave an eligible comment)

7. You have until 7am EST, Wednesday, February 13th to add your project link or comment and qualify for the contest.

8. SIX randomly selected winners will be announced on our February Release Winners page no later than noon EST, February 13th.

SIX randomly selected winners will each receive a $60 Papertrey gift certificate to spend however they choose! Thank you for joining us today and best of luck with the contest!

RAINBOWS & SUNSHINE CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder (available February 15th) Friendship Jar Fillers, Up Up & Away Sentiments
• INK: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Raspberry Fizz
• FINISHED SIZE: 3-3/4" x 6-1/2"

WISH BIG CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder, Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (available February 15th)
• INK: True Black, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Terracotta Tile, Simply Chartreuse, Ripe Avocado
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Classic Kraft
• OTHER: Stickles, Super Stars Border die (tiny star)
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

JOY & SMILES CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder, Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (available February 15th) Grunge Me
• INK: Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Ocean Tides
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

SUN WILL COME OUT CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder (available February 15th) Scattered Showers, Scattered Showers Additions
• INK: Harvest Gold, Melon Berry, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise, Berry Sorbet, Charcoal Palette
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Smokey Shadow
• OTHER: Scattered Showers die
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

SPECIAL WAY CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder, Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (available February 15th)
• INK: True Black, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Winter Wisteria
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

PEACEFUL SOUL CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder (available February 15th) Peaceful Garden
• INK: True Black, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Hawaiian Shores, Winter Wisteria, Fresh Snow, Charcoal Palette
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Winter Wisteria
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES CARD

• STAMPS: Watercolor Wonder, Stylish Sentiments: Birthday (available February 15th)
• INK: Fresh Snow, New Leaf
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, New Leaf, Aqua Mist
• OTHER: washi tape (Target), New Leaf button
• FINISHED SIZE: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"