Coneflowers (Echinacea) bring such rich, opulent colours to late summer, and I couldn’t resist having a go at capturing them using an embossing folder from the new Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember release. This blog post is part of a blog party to celebrate STAMPtember; you’ll find all the details below.

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how to use an embossing folder as an easy painting guide

The joy of using an embossing folder to guide watercolouring is that it is so easy and forgiving. The deeply embossed lines make it clear where to paint, and yet if you go over the raised areas, it doesn’t matter. The texture and depth of the design are there, with the watercolouring simply emphasising those details.

I embossed the Brilliant Coneflower embossing folder into a watercolour card and then used Daniel Smith watercolours to paint. I splattered liberally with white gouache and added Glossy Accent details to the coneflower centres.

For the sentiment, I took a greeting from the Artsy Pumpkins set, stamped it in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink on ivory card, and then die cut with the matching die and then attached it with foam tape.

I added the panel to a Neenah Desert Sotrm card base and then accented it with sequins and pearls.

more inspiration

Here’s another card I made with products from the new STAMPtember release. You can find the original blog post here. The card uses the Happy Haunting set.

blog party

As mentioned above, this post is part of a blog party to celebrate the STAMPtember release from Simon Says Stamp. So what is a blog party? Well, artists from all over the world have gathered together to celebrate the new release. The fun part is that it is almost like a treasure hunt. Each person taking part in the hop has been randomly assigned a code which gives great offers on a range of stamps, dies and other products.

If you would like this layering Autumn Cascade stencil set then add the stencils to your cart and enter code ACST at checkout to get them free with a $30 purchase.

You’ll find the list of all participants over at Simon Says Stamp – click away, pin, find the codes, and be inspired to create!

supplies

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