Aquapainter | The Maui Stamper

Did you ever count VW Beetles on road trips? Scour the highway so you could be the first to spot one and earn the dubious right to slug your fellow passenger? Wish you could be lucky enough to ever own one?

Some cars seem to evoke more powerful memories than others. As a kid, I used to count them, but it was my kids who played the “Punch Buggy” game until either someone was in tears or I was hollering or both.

Stamps: Beautiful Ride
Color Palette: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Smoky Slate
Accessories: Watercolor paper, Aqua painter, Mini-brads, Black Bakers Twine, Botanical Gardens DSP, Stampin’ Dimensionals

You can see I have mad water coloring skills – ha! It’s fun and I’ve learned to Let It Be (cue the Beatles. See what I did there?).

I’ve added links to Stampin’ Up! products right in the card “recipe”. Let me know what you think! Of course, you can always just shop HERE. And while you’re at it, cruise through the Sale-a-bration options…because everybody loves FREE.

I wanted some paper with Almost Amethyst and Summer Sun accents for a birthday card for my Mom. I had some old Amethyst Designer Series Pattern paper, but it was much too understated for the look I wanted. I wanted stripes. I could visualize the stripes! I pulled out my Aquapainter and some Whisper White cardstock and some Ink Refills, and I started to play.

Wonderful Watercolors birthday'

Wonderful Watercolors and Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set
Almost Amethyst, Summer Sun, Lovely Lilac and Whisper White cardstock
Lovely Lilac Classic stamp pad; Almost Amethyst and Summer Sun ink refills
Almost Amethyst, Summer Sun and Lovely Lilac Stampin’ Write markers
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint,Scallop Circle punch, hand held rectangle punch (retired)
Uniball Signo Gel Pen, Piercing tool and mat, Stamp-a-ma-jig and White Taffeta ribbon

Don’t you like my stripes? The Summer Sun should have been a little more intense, but I like the haphazard, random look of the pattern. I’m playing with some other stripe combinations. I’ll share them if I like them. If I don’t…well, it’s just paper.

There’s a little Shimmer Paint mixed into the Summer Sun ink refill for the centers of the flowers. Honestly, if that stuff doesn’t make it into the next Idea Book and Catalog I’ll be so disappointed. Are you listening, Stampin’ Up!?