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  Barb Mann February 13, 2012 at 7:35am

  Hello Debbie,  I'd love to be your friend.  I'm glad you like my cards.  Thanks so much for letting me know.  Now you go girl and post some of your creations!  I love checking my friends galleries!  Have a nice day...Barb
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  Yvette Ashe January 13, 2012 at 4:30pm

  Hi Debbie, I tried sending you an email message to the address you listed, but the delivery failed. Here's what I do when I watercolor:

  I use an Aqua Painter ("AP") and Classic reinkers when I watercolor. I prefer the reinkers over other color mediums because I seem to get brighter and more vivid results with them. I use StazOn to stamp the main image on watercolor paper. The first thing I've found that makes watercoloring easier is to always use watercolor paper; it makes all the difference in the world (for me at least). I have tried SU!'s recommended papers (shimmery white and confetti papers, etc.) for watercoloring, but I've found that they don't give you the same effect as watercolor paper. Watercolor paper is much more forgiving!
  
  When using the AP, I don't have too much water on the bristles. If it's too wet, the colors tend to bleed and it's harder to control the depth of color (too dark or too light in areas where you don't want it). However, if the AP is too dry, the color will go on too dark. It takes a bit of practice to get a feel for applying color. I sometimes practice on cheap, Walmart cardstock.
  
  When picking up color, I'll put a drop of reinker ink in the lid of the stamp pad and then squeeze a bit of water next to the ink. Using the AP, I'll mix just a bit of the ink with the water so that the color is very light on the AP and start coloring. I keep a paper napkin handy so that I can dab the AP on it if it gets too wet.
  
  I use a "light" hand to color. I've found I get a better result if I start out light, as opposed to using too dark of a color at first. I guess you could say I color in "layers" -- starting out light and then going back and darkening areas that I think would have a natural shadow (or not).                        
  
  I use the very tip of the AP for most of my watercoloring so it's important that the Aqua Painter have as "pointy" a tip as possible (it'll give you more control).
  
  That's about it. If you have any other questions, I'll be more than happy to answer them.
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  Debbie Keane June 7, 2010 at 11:25am

  Hi Debbie. Thanks for your comment. I used Certainly Celery and Old Olive with a Blender Pen to color the flower. The paper is from the Greenhouse Gala DSP and the new Pear Pizazz.