2 Easy to Watercolor Mushroom Cards + Video

Hello, Friends! The brand new August 2022 Unity Stamp Company sentiment kit is now available and it’s quite lovely. Say hello to Never Stop Growing. If you love nature images and mushrooms this kit is for you!!! It is all about easy watercoloring anyone can do and pattern paper for today’s set of cards.

Oopsie Alert: Sometimes things just do not go to plan. Well, for me it is almost expected! I had a bit of a mishap with one of the cards and had to come up with a solution to keep on keeping on. Can you tell which card had the mishap? I bet not… you’ll just have to watch the video to find out.

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Never Stop Growing USC

Sending a Happy Hello USC

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There is just something about mushrooms. I avoided them like the plague growing up. If my mom even dared to make the Thanksgiving green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup, I’d have a meltdown. I don’t think I even allowed it in the pantry for fear of someone trying to sneak cream of mushroom soup into something. Now, I love them. In all their forms and uses.

I’m feeling fallish (or maybe dreaming of fall in this 110+ heat) and went with a mushroom theme for this month’s sentiment kit. I’ve always wanted a mushroom kit, so it finally happened and I hope you love it as much as I do.

Assemble This! Video

I hope you’ll check out the video for all the details on how easy it is to watercolor with just 3 ink colors and the assembly of these cards. PLUS, I have a big OOPSIE and how I recovered.
Watch here or in HD on Youtube.

The Cards

Have you ever googled mushrooms? Most are shades of brown and tan and then there are the COLORFUL ones. Nature is so amazing. For my set of cards, I decided to let my pattern paper lead me in the direction of my mushroom colors. I picked out the patterns I liked and then selected 3 Distress ink colors to match: Evergreen Bough, Fossilized Amber, and Fired Brick.

Technique Tip: You can watercolor with any water-reactive dye ink! My go-to brands are Gina K and Distress Inks but there are lots of beautiful brands of ink out there you can watercolor with. Just test them out on a scratch piece of watercolor paper.

Card #1: A Masculine Birthday Card

While this stamp set does not contain a birthday sentiment, many of Unity sentiment kits do. Don’t forget you can always mix and match sentiments from any of the kits. Lots of times I like to plan how the sentiment kits could be used with each other as I’m designing them. I have lots of combination secrets hidden in the kits that my brain thinks up.

Both of these designs are great for a masculine card. The colors and patterns are not too “girly”. Even though there is a bow, I don’t think men hate bows. The burlap string is rustic and creates a great texture that compliments the nature feeling of the card.

Design Tip: Take a tiny sentiment and repeat stamp over your image. It adds a collage-type feel and can customize any image for the occasion you want it to be.

Card #2: Choosing a Different Path

This sentiment “Choosing a different path does not make you lost.” was the start of this kit and it is a great reminder that sometimes life leads you in a new direction. That does not mean a path doesn’t exist, you just might not know what it is yet.

Design tip: Pattern paper is so fun to play with… I’ve layered them in different shapes and sizes for both cards. Just by changing the layout, you get a completely different feel to the card using the same supplies.

Bonus Tip: Go crazy with your mushroom colors! Who says they have to be brown or tan? They can be purple, blue or pink! What I love about the crafty world is that you can allow nature to lead you or make your own decision on what color your mushrooms should be in your world.

CRAFTY NEWS – FREE EVENT

I’m super excited about this FREE EVENT! Mark your calendars for September 16th and 17th, Scrapbook.com Fest 2022 is coming! You don’t even have to be there on those days – but it will be fun to participate live. The tutorials will still be around to watch as a replay.

Get ready for a virtual two-day all-encompassing paper crafting event packed with card-making and scrapbooking tutorials, techniques, and so much inspiration hosted by Scrapbook.com! Join some of your favorite crafty instructors like Simon Hurley, Vicki Boutin, Ali Edwards, and so many more! During the event, you will have the opportunity to chat along with the instructors and fellow crafters, plus enter giveaways that pop up!

Thanks for joining me today. I hope today’s project inspires you. If you create something, tag me – @dahlhousedesigns – on social media because I’d love to see it. Join us in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group to share your Unity creations. It is such a fun and loving group of creators.

Supplies

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Note: The patterned paper I used is discontinued. I put some *substitute* options on the supply list. I’m only linking to paper companies I have used in the past and am familiar with their quality.

Never Stop Growing USC	Sending a Happy Hello USC	Ornate Banner Die OTH	Diagonal Stitched Rectangles SB	Neenah Desert Storm 80lb AMZ
Harvest *substitute* SB	Fall Fever *substitute* SB	Distress Ink Set #4 SB	Distress Ink Set #2 SB	Distress Ink Set #13 SB
VersaFine Onyx Black SB	Fabriano Watercolor AMZ	Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive SB	Glossy Accents SB	Cutter Bee Scissors SB
MISTI – Mini SB	MISTI – Original SB	Foam Roll – 2 Inch SB	Foam Roll Combo Pack SB	Big Shot SB
Stamping Tool SB	Pixie Tape SB | OTH	Glue Bottle SB	Jewel Picker SB	Rhinestone Pencil AMZ
Reverse Tweezers SB	clear droplets SB	Natural Burlap String USC | AMZ	Paint Brush Set AMZ	round block USC