Are you CRAFT HAPPY? {Look What's NEW from FSJ!}

Hey there my crafty friends! I have an important question for you: Do you love craft supplies? (Um, DUH) I have a new card for you today and I think you'll love it because it features . .CRAFT SUPPLIES.  Wait, you might be saying, don't all handmade cards feature craft supplies? That's kind of our THING. But this card features craft supply stamps. It's a craft supply made out of craft supplies. (Is your mind blown?) Today's card is filled with fun messy watercolor and some stamps that you're going to LOVE. Ready to check out some CRAFT HAPPY? 

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This great stamp and coordinating die set is called Craft Happy. These are CLEAR photopolymer stamp sets from Spellbinders + Fun Stampers Journey.  I absolutely LOVE clear stamps, and these are high quality made in the USA stamps, so I'm thrilled that we're adding them to our offerings. If you're a die-hard rubber stamp fan, not to worry - we continue to offer stamps in red rubber, but we're adding in a sprinkling of clear stamps into the mix too. 

The Craft Happy stamps have coordinating dies for EXTRA craft happiness.

And now, let's talk about the colorful background which made my simple black and white stamping really POP. 

I began this background with a sheet of watercolor paper. Using a little water mister, I misted just a bit of water across it to get started. Then I added a blob of water onto the paper, and brushed in Jane Davenport's Mermaid Markers. (Mermaid Markers are filled with highly concentrated watercolor ink with a brush tip.) I dried each splotch of color with a heat tool before creating another one, but sometimes I allowed two to mix a bit. In between, I splattered some Sparkle Silk which mixed in nicely and added some shimmer. I kept layering colors until I was happy with how it looked, and then I let it dry. 

Here's a tip: Soaking and using a heat gun to dry will cause watercolor paper to become warped. When finished with a technique like this, mist the whole sheet again lightly and let it slowly air dry before assembling the card. This helps it to flatten out and removes the warping. 

To finish off the card, I added the stamped and die cut images, added some Rainbow Drops and a bit of glaze and glitter. This watercolor technique was really fun, and because I kept layering the color on, it allowed me to work a little at a time and the colors didn't get out of control or muddy. Definitely a fun way to play!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you'll go check out the Craft Happy stamps and coordinating dies in the Spellbinders shop, and check out the extra inspiration that's there! xoxo

Supplies on Today's Card:

Craft Happy Stamps

Craft Happy Coordinating Dies

Color Splash Watercolor Sheets

Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers

Sparkle Silk

Rainbow Drops

Circle Around Dies

Want to see more ideas I created with the Craft Happy stamp set?

(photo credits: Spellbinders Paper Arts)

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