I generally do not use the Kits from Stampin’ Up!. They are wonderful kits and I know people who love them for quick and beautiful cards. I saw one that spoke to me. You all know how much I love coloring! Well the Nature’s Painting Kit is so much better than I even expected. I have now joined my own Kit Fan Club .
KIT
This Nature’s Painting Kit contains fabulous floral designs. The “stamped” image that I colored comes pre-stamped in a pad. There are 24 stamped watercolor pages. These are different images and multiples of each. You also receive a package of Watercolor Pencils and a Water Painter. The photos on the booklet are gorgeous and show methods of how to start with lighter colors and then darker. But the magic is when you add the water painter to the pencil coloring! It is almost as good as embossing for the Wow! So now I am a kit person. Or at least for this style of kits.
The color choices I made for coloring was intended to copy the included flyer. It does somewhat but is not quite as vibrant. I will say that the size of the paper is roughly 6 X 4 1/2. I cut it down to 3 7/8 X 5 1/8 to add my layer and it be a regular size A2 card.
STAMPS
There are no stamps included in this kit. So I went to one of my favorite sentiment sets for this sentiment. I love how the pre-stamped page leaves this opening that is perfect for a sentiment. One of my go to sets is the Wonderful Thoughts stamp set. It doesn’t contain the general Happy Birthday but has sweet sentiments.
PAPERS
The choosing of the layers was done by holding up my finished product to the different cardstock. I landed on Granny Apple Green for the layer to highlight the leaves. And Lemon Lolly to help the lighter flowers to pop. Calypso Coral or Flirty Flamingo would have made the darker flowers stand out if you wanted.
EXTRAS
This card really did not require extras. I thought about adding some ribbon, but it seemed to detract rather than add. So after stamping the sentiment I looked for appropriate bling. The Antique Pearls were the winner. They are simply surrounding the sentiment and seem perfect for the flowers.
HOST CODE
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Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed today’s project and will come back. I do read and reply to all of the comments individually. They mean a lot to me. Please reach out if you have a question.
Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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Gosh this card is beautiful! I think you just sold me on buying this kit and your coloring skills are great! Thanks for sharing.