Hi everyone! I don’t have a project to share with you today, instead I share a process video of setting up color swatches chart for coloring mediums. I like to color with several mediums and the more I get to know each of them the better and the more confident my coloring gets. I have the courage try something new, I am not afraid to step outside the box and I am eager to experiment.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
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DETAILS
My friend Nina from Waffle Flower has been getting more and more into watercolors and she’s been trying to explore the different watercolor paints that she has. This prompted her to design several different stamp sets to help a beginner or advanced colored to swatch and explore their coloring medium further.
big thanks to May Park for this photo collage!
Last year I was at a crafty retreat with Nina and she was so excited to learn watercolor and explore all the different properties of her watercolor paints. We sat together, my friend May Park was there too and we painted some watercolor galaxies, splattered some paint around and just chatted. And I’m so glad to see that Nina has decided to continue with her watercolor passion and that she designed these really genius stamp stamps and coordinating dies for people like you and me who are dabbing in watercolor or other coloring mediums to help us learn more about the paints that we have, or the markers that we like to use.
Nina reached out to me and asked if I would like to join the blog hop celebrating this release and I immediately said yes. Because I honestly think that these new stamps sets are a genius invention and I can’t believe we didn’t have them before. So far I’ve set up a color swatches chart for my Polychromos pencils. But I cannot wait to use this and the charts from other stamp sets from this release for my other coloring mediums. Basically I want to swatch everything I have, every coloring medium I have using these stamps so that all of my charts and all of my swatches have the same uniformed format to them.
Be sure to watch videos filmed by Nina and her team explaining how to use these stamps.
For my chart for Polychromos pencils I stamped the Swatch Grid 3 times and I used my other chart where I have every color listed to come with 3 color blends to try in this new stamped chart. What is awesome about this chart is that is has 1/3 & 2/3 indicators that help you see how far you need to color.
I’m already seeing some great color combos that I am excited to try in my future coloring, yes there are some failed combos that I probably won’t ever use for my projects, but because I tried that I now know that that didn’t work and I will know not to use it in the future and not to waste paper and paper trying to make that color blend work.
I’ve already already swatched my Daniel Smith watercolors – I sort of refreshed my chart and I love the way it looks now, I still need to add the paint names onto it, but I love this uniformed and clean look it, it definitely looks much better than my previous chart.
RELEASE DETAILS
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, you will find Waffle Flower’s newest release a great investment for yourself.
This is a back to basics release focuses on the function of stamps and dies. Our goal is to help beginners gaining confidence over a coloring medium and to help experienced colorers warming up and learning more about their media.
Color Swatches (stamp, die, combo) is a great all-around swatching set while Color Wheels (stamp, die, combo) helps you create the most accurate color-mixing references with the supplies you have on hand. The 2”x3” Swatch Stamp Set is adapted from Color Swatches stamp set for quick-n-easy applications and storage. Swatch Tag Die contains a standard ATC size tag (2-1/2” x 3-1/2”) with piercing details and hole re-enforcers. Also in this release is a 5”x7” stamp set called Adventures to let you practice landscape painting techniques right away and the Lacy Flower XL Die to add a soft, feminine touch to any project.
A professionally printed guide will be included in the Color Swatches Combo. All combos come in our Cloud Storage Pockets.
SWATCHING KITS
 
BLOG HOP!
Join the blog hop and see how other cardmakers & artists are using these charts!
If you arrived from amazing Emily Midgett, the next stop on this hop is talented Lydia Fiedler. You can also start over at Waffle Flower blog.
GIVEAWAY!
To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 8/12/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 8/15/2018.
PROMOTION
To celebrate the new release, all orders placed by 11:59pm ET on 8/15/18 will receive an Adhesive Eraser from our friends at Xyron! No code required; Limited 1 per customer; While Supplies last.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support.
 Waffle Flower Stamp Set – 5×7 – Color Swatches Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Color Swatches Die Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Stamp Set – 5×7 – Color Wheels Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Stamp Set – 2×3 – Swatch Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Color Wheels Die Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Swatch Tag Die Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Color Swatches Combo Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Color Wheels Combo Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Swatch Tag Shop at: SSS | WF |
 Waffle Flower Cardmaker Swatching Kit Shop at: WF |
 Waffle Flower Swatch Stamping Kit Shop at: WF |
 Fiskars Stamp Blocks Shop at: SSS | AZ | WF |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ | WF |
 Faber-Castell Polychromos 24 Set Shop at: AZ | BL |
 Faber-Castell Polychromos 60 Set Shop at: AZ | BL |
 Faber-Castell Polychromos 120 Set Shop at: AZ | BL |
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What a great release! The color swatches set is a must have for me!
Thanks for sharing, Yana! I love these new organizing sets & they will really help when coloring!
Wonderful examples! I wish I had the full set of Polychromos pencils!
These stamps are going to be wonderful.
Isn’t it funny that we can have ‘full set syndrome ‘ and use the same colors over and over instead of experimenting? This release has wonderful aids for experimentation with all our supplies. Thanks for sharing your talents!
Such an awesome idea for you guys who color!!
Love the photos.
Yana, you are truly inspirational!
Such a great set! Thanks for the video!
I can’t wait to get a set and color swatch my pencils and Zig Color Markers. I have a hard time choosing the colors I want for a particular look and this will definitely help
Thank you for giving us instructions on setting up swatches for our media. I felt a little overwhelmed but I think it won’t be too bad. I will reference your video if I feel stuck. Thanks again!!
WOW!! What a fun time!! I LOVE your swatches!!! Such a cool product!
So excited about this swatching collection and cannot wait to order it.
Love this release
This looks like a useful stamp I can’t wait to try it
Loved seeing how you use these. I’m sure everyone will have their own take on them, but that’s the best part. They were designed so they could be adjusted to suit your needs. I have most of my media swatched out already, but not possible blends. I see where this could help me but I need to think about how I would use them.
Such a great idea with these new swatches. I am intrigued! Thanks!
Yana, your descriptions and videos will definitely help me to break out of my habit of using the same colors for most of my cards. Big time thanks!
Thanks for showing us the method you have used to make different color combos–I need to do this and I’m thinking I need to get this stamp set. Nina from Waffle flower is so nice and genius with her stamp and die combos.
Colour swatch stamps – what a fantastic idea, I have tried to make swatches for myself but to have these makes the process so much easier. They look gorgeous when they are done to besides the usefulness of the stamp. Thank you for sharing and a big thank you to Waffle Stamps for putting these stamps out.
Your explanation has helped to understand more about coloring techniques.. Thank you.
This is a must have release!!
I was very sick this past winter. I still wanted to be creative but was low-energy. I swatched all of my color mediums. how I wish I had his set then. I really think it has made me use more colors.
Love this new stamp and die swap set
Thank you for the information you gave us. I love watching you colour so a great video.
I love that you shared the story behind the swatching stamps, it’s a lot of fun to know what inspires the stamps we use!
What helpful and useful sets….as well as being FUN!!!! TFS
Paper Hugs,
Jan
I love Waffle Flower’s new release! Nina is a genius!
Can’t wait to get my swatch stamps! I have lots of coloring to do!
These swatching sets are going to be a game changer for me…..
Great release. I love the swatche stamp set.
This new release is a wonderful way for me to inventory and categorize my many sets of watercolors!
I have been collecting watercolor sets and markers for a year now and never swatched them out, well this stamp set is amazing and can not wait to get my hands on it.
What an incredible color swatch stamp set! I’ve swatched my dye ink and oxide ink colors, along with my alcohol marker colors, but, I haven’t done my watercolor markers. This stamp set would really help me to see my colors before and after they are blended with water. And, the color wheel is awesome!
what amazing release – very useful stamp set:)
I really enjoyed your video! Swatches are so valuable to crafting but I really hate drawing everything out and measuring.
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you for the great video and wonderful inspiration!
Thank you for the great video and wonderful inspiration! Great release!
Nice inspiration. I need to make a listing of colors.
Yana you always rock the coloring
Great illustrations of searching your different mediums.
Wonderful samples! I love the way you color! Thank you!
I am learning so much about swatching and the importance of knowing your mediums, and I thought they were just to look at and see what colours you own
thanks for the swatching tips … enjoyed the back story …. this release is such a dynamic tool
Thanks for all the helpful information, Yana. These kits look to be so helpful.
Love that you used polychromos!
Great tips. Big project, but big results.
I agree – this really is a genius release!
Awesome idea to swatch colored pencil blends. I just have my pencils swatched individually, but I’m going to have to do a blending chart now too! I hope you share a color wheel in the future, I would love to see that. Thank you so much for the chance to win!
The color swatch set makes keeping track of your colors so much easier than my usual dips and dabs on scratch paper!