The Watercolor Wishes Card Kit garnered plenty of attention as soon as the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue was released in June.

A gorgeous set that includes everything – even the stamps and ink – to create 20 unique cards. It became available for purchase this month, but was so popular that it went on backorder almost straight away. In fact, 13 weeks worth of kits were bought in just two weeks!

Although stocks will be running low for a little while I’m happy to say that at the moment it is available in Australia. [Contact me if you want to check any updates to this.]

This kit is $61 in Australia, and you’ll have the stamps and ink and leftover embellishments to continue using long after the cards in the kit have been made. Excellent value. Makes a great gift too.

I spent a beautiful weekend by the fire making up all these cards… what a perfect way to stay inside on a freezing cold winter here in Ballarat.

They were quick to assemble and simple in design, but that’s just what you need sometimes. Especially great if the mojo is lacking, or if you want to make something but don’t want to think too hard about the process. We all have days like that, don’t we?!

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But I have to say, there was an unexpected bonus that came from making these cards. And if you’re an experienced cardmaker, I think you’ll get a kick out of this too.

I found myself using the original cards as inspiration for my next cards, using my own supplies! I was intrigued by the layouts and the different styles. They were not my usual style at all, so it was great to try something different. It not only got me out of my comfort zone (ok, rut!) by trying something new and changing things up a bit, but that in turn gave my mojo a boost and I have made heaps of fun projects since. Very cool.

Lightbulb moment! I have to say I got double the value from this kit. One, in making the cards. And two, in inspiring me for other projects.

I loved this card (above left) so much that we recreated it at some of my clubs and events this month, as a quick and easy ‘extra project’.

It also became the basis for this month’s customer appreciation cards.

To recreate these cards you just need a pack of the Thick A4 Whisper White cardstock. Use your own background stamps (I used that gorgeous crosshatch image from You’ve Got This – Oh I so adore that stamp – stamped off in Soft Sky ink), or create your own watercolor wash with an aqua painter and ink.

Add embellishments like a few twists of silver metallic thread, 1.5cm strip of cardstock with a flagged end (mine is Calypso Coral) and some washi tape. This washi tape was leftover from the Watercolor Wishes card kit. I was surprised how much I had left after making all the cards. The greenery was Pear Pizzazz cardstock punched out with the good old Builder Bird Punch.

You know, I hope the bird punch and builder owl punch never retire! I just had to get that out. I use bits from those punches all the time.

Back to the card. The labels come from the Chalk Talk framelits, but really you could use any combinations of punches like the wide oval and Designer Label punch, depending on the size of your greeting.

This sentiment stamp came from the Watercolor Wishes stamp set which is included in the price of the kit. No, you can’t buy it separately. Just think of it as buying the stamp set and getting the rest of the kit for free – hehehe.

Awesome sentiments and fonts.

And here’s a video created by Stampin’ Up! to show you the full kit in more detail.

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So where are you finding inspiration from lately?

I’d love to hear all about it, so go ahead and make my day by leaving a comment.

Happy stamping,

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