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Watercolors and Rubber Stamps

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  Water coloring is an easy and quick way to create something beautiful on paper. Pan watercolors, which are often very reasonably priced, are perfect to have in your craft supplies along with rubber stamps. We have many stamp designs that lend themselves to be colored in using a small paint brush.Here are some examples of stamping and painting with watercolors. Above, our  ​Circles Rubber Cling Stamp  in blue ink on watercolor paper, a black cardstock mat embossed with words and white card base. The  ​Circles Rubber Stamp  is one of our most versatile design for adding watercolors. The stamp measures about 4 inches x 6 inches in size. It is a design that you can stamp many times and never get bored with. Because of its universal theme, the stamp is great for a handmade card front and goes with any sentiment. It's also great for a journaling page since layers go well over it, while still showing pattern. Above photo is our  ​Circles Rubber Stamp  in a ...

A2 Envelope Template

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You already know how to make A2 sized cards out of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. Well, here is a free, printable, A2 sized envelope template. Make envelopes out of your favorite papers! And you can create color coordinated cards and envelopes. Link to the printable template, which includes the instructions. https://www.jpsdigital.com/deepredstamps/downloads/A2EnvelopeTemplatebyDeepRedStamps.pdf Don't worry if your printer has margins, the parts that don't get printed are cut away anyway. There's only a few cuts and folds to make and you'll see your envelope appear before your eyes! Hint: use a ruler to fold the fold lines to get a perfect line. Use a good strong glue for the bottom flap onto the side flaps. Now the super fun part, stamp images onto your new envelope. Create a matching theme on the A2 card, too, the possibilities are endless!  Above, our  Springtime Sparrow Rubber Stamp  fits nicely in an envelope corner. The  Dogwood Flowers Rubber Stamp  are ...