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MAR18VSNC Friday 7:00 PM ET Friday Water Your Garden
Challenge Title: Water Your Garden Hostess: Smadson (Sharon) Keyword: MAR18VSNC Date: Friday March 23rd 7:00 PM ET
Good evening and welcome to our VSN! How does your garden grow? Probably not much if you don't water it. They need lots of water. I found a great quote about this subject that I just have to share with you.
"Gardening requires lots of water, most of it in the form of perspiration." BY Lou Erickson
Anyway, you guessed it my challenge is to use water! I recently discovered this technique: Watercolor on Yupo
Dina right here on SplitcoastStampers has a great tutorial.
That is my challenge to watch Dina's tutorial and create a card using this technique. Here is the tutorial.
Don't make it too hard, just have fun! Just put some watercolor on your Yupo paper or watercolor paper if you do not have Yupo. It is just a prettier effect on Yupo. Maybe spray with water, then let it dry, then stamp your image on it with Stazon. Then if you want to, you can water color more detail after you stamp. I did not use the alcohol or a fixative. I think this technique is a pretty effect.
Here are two samples of mine: Attachment 333913 Attachment 333918
And here are some more from our hostesses:
You might let it dry while you do some other challenges then go back and make your card. Remember, that preparation doesn't count in your time, only when you start putting your card together!
View the gallery for this challenge: HERE
View the How Does Your Garden Grow Gallery:HERE
View the How Does Your Garden Grow Challenge Thread: HERE
1. ALL VSN CREATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED BY 10 P. M. EST ON Monday, April 2.
2. You have 1 hour to complete the challenge, unless otherwise noted.....you do not have to count prep time!
3. We have a special gallery for "How Does Your Garden Grow" VSN.
a) From the "Main Gallery" dropdown list on the first page of the uploader, choose Events and Special Collections.
b) From the Sub-gallery dropdown list, choose Virtual Stamping and Scrapbooking Nights ~ it's the last in the list.
c) From the new sub-gallery dropdown list choose How Does Your Garden Grow - it's the very top of the list.
4. Please remember to put in the correct keyword when uploading your image. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos.
5. Please do not combine VSN challenges...but you may combine any other challenges with a VSN challenge!
It is also highly recommended that you post a link to your creation in this chat thread to be sure your layout is seen. THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING ALONG!!!
This was totally fun to play with yupo paper for the first time. I am going to have to get some stazon ink as I had to heat emboss my yupo paper and then warped it so then I had to fussy cut it to get it to lay on my card. Still fun to play with it for the challenge.
My first attempt didn't work...paper warped too much and my detailed image didn't stamp well. But I can already tell that I am going to LOVE this technique!
I'll be back soon!
__________________ Kim in Illinois, Dirty Dozen Alum, QFTD#207, FS798, VSN Moderator "Famous Last Words" Spring Virtual Stamp Night, April 19 & 20
Mine smelled funny when it was wet. Maybe it was my package. But despite the smell, the effect of moving color around was very fun!
I used a heat tool a little, but stopped, because it was moving the water and color around too much. At least I have an idea what to expect. I'll probably tape some yupo down and do the watercolor tonight, then add my image tomorrow; basically split up my VSN hour. ;)
__________________ Kim in Illinois, Dirty Dozen Alum, QFTD#207, FS798, VSN Moderator "Famous Last Words" Spring Virtual Stamp Night, April 19 & 20
Sharon, I made some B/Gs with this technique...gosh that yupo paper...fingerprints everywhere. Luckily baby wipes took it off.
Will post 1 I've completed and still trying to work out the other. I used transparency yupo to make the background and it needs sticking without seeing the other side...what to do....!! Thanks for the challenge my SCS friend. Loved it and I'm hooked on this yupo.
__________________ The Difference Between Try and Triumph Is Just A Little Ump Wednesday: Alpha Challenge
Thursday: Ways To Use It Challenge
Monthly: MMJ Challenge….get inky and have fun
Thanks for the fan club sneak peak. I don't know how I could have done this in the time allowed! As it was, the ink on the image took too long to dry, and I tried using the heat gun. Warped the (nasty) yupo.
Shall I reprise last time's tantrum RE plastic "paper"?
__________________ Have fun! with Love, Brenda
Fan Club member
Sharon, loved your challenge...here's the 2 cards I made yesterday and as I love this technique so much, you may see more LOL. I also found that on one of the cards I used the wrong black ink...doh! I am trying to get some fixative...LOL...for now I just have to make sure I don't touch it...haha.
Moral of my story.....keep all black inks separate on craft table LOL.
__________________ The Difference Between Try and Triumph Is Just A Little Ump Wednesday: Alpha Challenge
Thursday: Ways To Use It Challenge
Monthly: MMJ Challenge….get inky and have fun
I didn't have any Yupo paper, so I applied a layer of gesso on some watercolor paper. It was a little more resistant than without the gesso - the paint behaved differently! I'll have to experiment with this again!! I also got to use a new die cut on this card. This was fun!!
Here's my card MAR18VSNC Watery Dragonfly by joella58 - at Splitcoaststampers
By the way... is it just me or does Yupo paper stink...as in smell bad? :lol:
Mine doesn't smell and even when I heat it but then I do have bad sinusitis and probably blocked....LOL :rolleyes:
__________________ The Difference Between Try and Triumph Is Just A Little Ump Wednesday: Alpha Challenge
Thursday: Ways To Use It Challenge
Monthly: MMJ Challenge….get inky and have fun
Thanks for the fan club sneak peak. I don't know how I could have done this in the time allowed! As it was, the ink on the image took too long to dry, and I tried using the heat gun. Warped the (nasty) yupo.
Shall I reprise last time's tantrum RE plastic "paper"?
Brenda, my is warped too and I have to figure out later this week how to fix it. For now my cards are done and in the gallery...LOL. Happy day
__________________ The Difference Between Try and Triumph Is Just A Little Ump Wednesday: Alpha Challenge
Thursday: Ways To Use It Challenge
Monthly: MMJ Challenge….get inky and have fun
MAR18VSNC Friday 7:00 PM ET Friday Water Your Garden
