Why Greeting Cards are a GREAT Place to Start Watercoloring - BONUS Paul Rubens Watercolors!

[@marykaywerry5284]

All 3 are just beautiful. I especially like the sketchy one.

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so very much!

[@bethjackson8727]

Such talent and such great instructions. My time has been well spent listening to your instructions. You are amazing. A great instructor!

[@lostinpaper]

You are the sweetest, thank you Beth!

[@valdaritter8159]

That first card is absolutely beautiful....

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you Valda x

[@Jess.am488]

Absolutely stunning, I love all three. I can't imagine anyone throwing away one of your cards. You are so talented Therese and your videos are always inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you Jess x

[@anitatrippi7072]

Yes enjoyed very much! My favorite is the 1st card, because that is also my favorite way to watercolor ❤️

[@lostinpaper]

Yay, thank you Anita!

[@orlahastings4563]

3 gorgeous cards Therese, all equally beautiful, impossible to pick a favourite! Thank you for sharing. ❤😘

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so very much Orla x

[@daphnecummins8228]

Love the first two. They are so different but beautiful.

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you Daphne! 😊

[@athomeink4189]

So many beautiful colors! And your gorgeous cards are just perfect!

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so much!

[@lorie1508]

Just beautiful! I especially loved the second card. I am going to give these a try. Oh, and by the way, some people's cards are on display!😉 Thanks for the inspiration Therese!!

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you my wonderful friend x

[@TheLpage]

You make things look so effortless. Gorgeous cards. Beautiful water coloring. Paul Rubens company is blessed to have you show off their product. Now I want some.😘

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so much!

[@wendy8184]

Beautiful! I like the muted colours of these watercolours

[@lostinpaper]

Me too, thank you Wendy!

[@IRC1026]

Such gorgeous cards. You make it look easy, but that's because you're so talented. I would say one of my biggest problem after I white emboss (I learned from you), is seeing WHERE to start painting since everything is white on white. You're a patient and wonderful teacher. No Drama...LOL

[@lostinpaper]

thank you so much Rachel!

[@teresamcdaniel3554]

Such beautiful cards! I especially like the first one but they are all gorgeous.

[@lostinpaper]

Glad you like them, thank you Teresa!

[@kellyr1741]

Beautiful cards, but number 2 is a stunner!

[@lostinpaper]

Thanks so much Kelly!

[@scatterbecca]

These are three of the loveliest cards I have seen this year. I have the Paul Reubens metallic watercolours in the pink tin, which are gorgeous too. ❤

[@lostinpaper]

Ooh, now I think I need the metallic watercolours lol.

[@jeannebeam3042]

Such beautiful cards! I love all three❤ I think my favorite is the second card! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you Jeanne!

[@melissasmith5042]

All are stunning! Really love the first one! ❤

[@lostinpaper]

Thanks so much Melissa😊

[@icardeveryone01]

Therese, the Paul Rubens company have found a fabulous friend in you! Three gorgeous cards - that first one is my personal favorite - your tips and techniques are so wonderful! =]

[@lostinpaper]

So glad you enjoyed these Michele, now I get to skip off to work!

[@DawnForaker-tp9ze]

I love all three but I think I that first one is just beautiful. You nailed it with the shadowing!! I need to work on that.

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so much Dawn!!

[@mecheledunlap4301]

Loved the leaf one the best❤❤❤

[@lostinpaper]

Yay! Thank you Mechele!

[@caroltripp5223]

Great information! I loved all the cards and my favorite is the second card. Thanks!

[@lostinpaper]

So glad you enjoyed, thank you Carol!

[@barbaralassiter259]

Thanks! This was fantastic and the cards are beautiful!

[@lostinpaper]

Glad you like them Barbara!

[@reba86442]

So beautiful. Well done

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you! 😊

[@marythomason487]

These are absolutely beautiful, the first one is a masterpiece!

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you Mary, I'm so glad you like them!

[@mary-janedowney2833]

Liked the three cards but esp #1 and #3…..going to give the third card a try when I get my craft room organized a bit more! Thanks for sharing your talent and giving us a nudge to try something different!

[@lostinpaper]

Yay Mary-Jane! You are so welcome!

[@ceciliahallgren8805]

wow! I have tried your technique #1, but yours is prettier. I do have to try your tech #2 and #3. They look very simple to do but SO beautiful !! Thanks for sharing.

[@lostinpaper]

Hope you have fun creating Ceclia!

[@cathyschuster1859]

FYI - I use a label machine to label each pan. I use the small print. Works great.

[@lostinpaper]

Great tip, thanks Cathy!

[@lynnehill8635]

I really enjoy wateringcolouring emboossed cards. The end result always fab.

[@lostinpaper]

I agree Lynne!

[@collettemontag1009]

All of the cards are all amazing! I'm so inspired to try these techniques; I had almost given up on watercoloring!

[@lostinpaper]

I hope you give it a try, sometimes I walk away if I don't think I like the way it's going and when I come back with fresh eyes it doesn't look as bad as I thought and I can keep going lol. Hope you have fun creating Collette!

[@michelel3372]

Love all 3!! Probably would pick the first 2 as my favorites simply because I don't use a a die cut machine. Thank you for sharing.

[@lostinpaper]

Thanks so much Michele 😊

[@kylieskreationz]

I’ve thrown out more than I’ve kept of my watercolour cards but I’m going to have another try. Thanks for the encouragement.

[@lostinpaper]

I hear you Kylie, but I have found there is always a point when colouring with watercolours that the design can look TERRIBLE, but let it dry and come back to it, keep going with either more paints or coloured pencils and I find that it turns out just fine lol. Hope you have fun colouring!

[@sibylleherbe8260]

Love that first one.

[@lostinpaper]

thank you Sibylle!

[@barbarasullivan6752]

Love this! I've done the first but want to try 2 and 3 soon. Another technique to try is using layer stamps, inks and spritzing them.

[@lostinpaper]

Yes, I love that technique too, but mostly used to use it red rubber style stamps, they always had better results. I must try it, thanks Barbara!

[@sjodoin1474]

Can’t pick just one technique. As a watercolour beginner, to me all 3 techniques seem easy to master and have a reasonable likelihood of good results. Your results are stunning today! Beautiful cards as usual ❤

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so very much!

[@CARancourt]

Thank you - I avoid my brushes and paint. I’ve written these methods down in my journal (my go to on days when I don’t feel inspired). Love using supplies that are getting dusty.

[@lostinpaper]

What a great idea to have a journal for ideas, I find that if I start looking on the internet for inspiration I can sometimes pop my head up hours later, with no cards made lol.

[@pauladyer9845]

I have watercolored a lot of cards..my friend and family has framed them and made a grouping…thanks..trying the embossing

[@lostinpaper]

How exciting and wonderful Paula, your family sounds wonderful! Good luck with the embossing!

[@wendyharbarger1445]

Lovely cards. I have tried the painting on heat embossed flowers. After a year of working on them, I am feeling more confident. I loved the 2nd card. Will need to try that and also the last card technique. Thanks for sharing your talents with us.

[@lostinpaper]

Thank you so much Wendy, so glad you are enjoying watercolouring, it's a lovely look for flowers especially.

[@lisaainscough2465]

Three beautiful cards. Can’t pick a favourite though!

[@lostinpaper]

thank you Lisa x

[@janiceberbin4761]

Beautiful and helpful! I’m inspired to try these techniques!

[@lostinpaper]

Yay, thank you Janice!

[@dcb716]

I love how u r always teaching us different techniques..especially with watercolor as I do struggle with them! Is there a link to your swatch print out?

[@lostinpaper]

The swatch I used today came with this set, but I do have a swatch download that is 'multipurpose' - mostly for inks/markers. You could 'set' the ink from a printer with a hold spray (or not paint close to the edges) and use it for watercolours. You can find it here lostinpaper.com/freebies-my-classes/ Or in the past I have just drawn lines with a ruler and a Copic multiliner or sharpie. Hope this helps, Therese

[@LizBgood]

WOW! I love the first one you did the best! But the last one has a lot going for it also. I think I'll try the last one first. I have water colors that I'm just not using so I'll go into my office (as I call it) and see what I can russell up. I really enjoy your videos, but you already know that. So I watch one after the other and hope I can remember what I saw and heard . BTW, I have a question, I'm looking for word stamps and I have all the usuals, but would like some that you don't see everyday. Is there a good place to look for some? My newest one if 2 sizes of the word Life, I have been looking for that one for ages. I just like being unique in some small way. Thanks for all these wonderful videos!

[@lostinpaper]

Thanks so much Liz, you are the sweetest! I love having a great choice of sentiments too (sometimes that can be the thing that takes me so long to choose when I am making a card lol.) I am wondering if you are looking for a specific word stamp set, because the first one that comes to mind for me is the one from Alex Syberia Design (but it also has flowers and a bird) and I'm not sure if the size of the sentiments is what you are after but they are lovely. The set is called Avian Allure and this is my affiliate link which means if you click on it and use it then I recieve a small commission at no extra cost to you - tinyurl.com/bdeehvad Otherwise let me know more details about what you are after, Hugs Tx

[@LizBgood]

@@lostinpaper Thanks, I'm glad I'm not alone in this quarry. I've been doing some searching and finding some new words I haven't seen before.So I'll keep searching until I find the perfect one. Words are so important to me, I never want to use the wrong one. But so far everything is good.

[@kathrynpasquenza1401]

Lovely card! What types of brushes and size did you use?

[@lostinpaper]

I used round Silver Black Velvet brushes size 4 and 8, but you can certainly use whatever you have on hand.

[@shawnanderson1760]

Beautiful cards. What brand of watercolor paper do you use?

[@lostinpaper]

Hi Shawn, for these cards I used Altenew A2 watercolor paper, they have a few varieties. This is an affiliate link to the one I used shrsl.com/3fiv9