Wishing Flowers with CCC

August 28, 2023

Wishing Flowers with CCC

Hello my fabulous friends,

and welcome to anyone who is new!

If you have been wishing for big, beautiful flowers to color or paint, you are going to love today's release!

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The Big & Bold line from Colorado Craft Company is adding 3 new fabulous flowers to their line up, and they are stunning!

To celebrate this new release, Colorado Craft Company has some amazing give aways... more on that below-

But first, let's take a look at these fun new stamps!

This first one is Columbine Wishing, and when I say it's big, I mean it doesn't even fit on a standard A2 card! (and I LOVE that!)

There is a coordinating die available if you want to cut out your flower.

Quick tip: using a little masking fluid to mask off the stamen before painting the flower makes painting the petals behind the stamen a lot easier without the risk of losing the details in the stamen! Just make sure the masking fluid is completely dry before painting the petals, and that the petals are completely dry before removing the making fluid and painting the stamen.

I like Grumbacher Miskit for masking--just be sure you are using high quality watercolor paper. It can tear lower quality papers. Always test on a scrap piece of your chosen paper before applying to your project!

Irises bring back memories of both my mother's garden and my grandmother's... and they come in so many pretty colors! Iris Wishing is both beautiful and fun to paint... it's also sized to work with slimline cards!

The coordinating die gives you even more options for creating with this beauty!

Quick tip: Google 'Iris Flower images'... SO many beautiful color combinations and ideas!!! This is a great first step for any flower you want to paint/color.

I have loved Bird of Paradise flowers since the first time I visited California on a school trip and saw them from the bus window... they are so whimsical and fun!

And I'll admit, the beautiful color combinations and blends from one color to another that I love so much on the real flower, felt a bit challenging when I first sat down to paint this beautiful Bird of Paradise Wishing stamp.

But honestly, that's not a bad thing.

Quick tip: Don't be afraid to challenge yourself on occasion! If you always stay in the comfortable waters of what is easy, you will never advance beyond that.

This is one of the main reasons I fell in love with the Colorado Craft Company Big & Bold line of stamps originally... they challenge me! Especially when I started focusing on no-line coloring flowers.

Taking on that challenge, and trying again, and again helped me improve and gain both skill and confidence! And the large size is actually easier to practice on.

Take a deep breath, break down into simple steps, and enjoy the learning process!

You can do it!

I'll talk more about my process and how I approached this challenge later this week.

And yes, before I get too distracted, there is a coordinating die set for this stamp as well!

If you're having a hard time choosing a favorite, don't worry, I did too! If you want to get the whole release (and save 10%), click HERE

If you just want the stamps (and save 5%), click HERE

Now for the GIVEAWAYS I mentioned...

Giveaway 1:
CCC is giving away one stamp set per designer. CCC will randomly select the winners from the comments left at their blogs and Instagram posts.

You can leave a comment here on my blog and/or my Instagram

Giveaway 2:
CCC is giving away one complete bundle. The winner will be randomly drawn from orders placed that use a designer's affiliate link.

(just click on any of the link on my blog and shop as usual... affiliate links don't change the price you pay, but it does help the designers like earn a little money for our work- so thank you so much!!)

Giveaway ends August 31st 2023 at midnight

Winners will be chosen by Colorado Craft Company and announced on their blog Sept 2nd

Be sure to check out all the other amazing designers.. I'm always impressed and inspired by these talented artists! (don't forget to leave them comments as well for more chances to win!)

(and check ME out on Instagram too)

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I'll be back with more soon... see you then!

~Kassi

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