Creative Mode carries some amazing products such as the Peerless watercolors, an incredible paint with an endless number of uses. They come in a color-saturated sheet that by just touching a wet brush to it gives you a color explosion. It is a convenient form to keep colors clean and available for instant use. The color sheet is a heavy film of highly concentrated pure color, which is completely soluble. The color is coated on one side of a special paper fabric that readily releases when it comes into contact with water.

This watercolor is so easy to use, just touch the brush to the paper and load it with as much paint as you wish to use. As you use the paint in an area that spot with give you a lighter color. Trim a square of the paper and place it in a small amount of water to form a wash. This paint absorbs into the paper surface quickly and dries even on glossy cardstock.
Creative Mode also carries a great heavy weight watercolor paper that is cold pressed (bumpy) on one side and hot press (smooth) on the other; just the type of paper that will turn an ordinary card into a frameable work of art.
People are always asking what art supplies to bring for travel, my answer Peerless watercolor and the wonderful water bushes that Creative Mode carries. The bristles are strong and come to a fine point. It has a one-way valve so the water in the brush stays clean, a must for travel.

Check out the great value of these products at The Creative Mode.

Supplies

• Cardstock - White (Fox River Paper Co.) 5"x 9" folded
• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode) 5" x 4 1/2 "
• Autumn Hay Pearl Cardstock (World-Win)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black Embossing Powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Clear Embossing powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Heat gun (Uchida)
• 3D Zots Glue Dots (Therm O Web)
  
  Rubber stamps:
• message (Hero Arts)

Directions

1. Tear the edges of the watercolor paper. Using the water brush paint a wash of sky blue Peerless watercolors, let dry. Stamp and emboss butterfly word onto the watercolor paper and paint a wash of wistaria violet Peerless watercolors, let dry.
2. Black Emboss butterfly face onto pearl cardstock and paint wings with sky blue wisteria violet Peerless watercolors. Because this is a gloss paper the watercolor sits on top of the paper swirling and doing all kinds of fun things.
3. Assemble as shown with pop dots.

Supplies

• Krafty Lady Moulds - AM149 Clover (Krafty Lady)
• Yellow Cardstock (Yellow Rose) 5 ½" x 11" folded
• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode) 5" x 4 1/2 "
• Autumn Hay Pearl Cardstock (World-Win)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Air Dry Modeling Compound (Delight)
• Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black Embossing Powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Clear Embossing powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Heat gun (Uchida)
• Fiber
• 3D Zots Glue Dots (Therm O Web)
  
  Rubber Stamps:
• Stamps Butterfly & Imagine (After Midnight Art Stamps)
• Stamp Background (Stamp Camp)

Directions

1. Fill the Art Mould with Delight remove and paint with brilliant yellow and deep yellow Peerless watercolors, let dry. Cover with embossing ink and clear embossing powder then heat until melted.
2. Tear the edges of the watercolor paper. Using the water brush paint a wash of wisteria violet Peerless watercolors, let dry. Clear emboss background onto the watercolor paper and paint a wash of japonica scarlet Peerless watercolors, let dry.
3. Black Emboss butterfly onto pearl cardstock and paint with brilliant yellow and deep yellow Peerless watercolors. Because this is a gloss paper the watercolor sits on top of the paper swirling and doing all kinds of fun things.
4. Black embossing imagine in the lower corner of the folded card.
5. Assemble as shown with pop dots.

Supplies

• Purple Cardstock (KMA) 5½" x 8 1`/2" folded
• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode) 5" x 4 1/2 " scrap.
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black Embossing Powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Clear Embossing powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Heat gun (Uchida)
• 3D Zots Glue Dots (Therm O Web)
• Spray bottle of water
• Coffee filter
  
  Rubber Stamps:
• Stamps Background & Butterfly
  (After Midnight Art Stamps)

Directions

1. Wet both sides of the watercolor paper then paint a wash of royal crimson Peerless watercolors, let dry. Clear emboss background onto the watercolor paper and paint with a wash wisteria violet of Peerless watercolors, let dry.
2. Cut a small piece of royal crimson Peerless watercolor and add it to a few drops of water. Wet a coffee filter and crumble it. Dip it into the wash, let dry. Tear to fit the card.
3. Stamp and black emboss image on watercolor paper. Paint with Peerless watercolors, let dry. Cut around the image.
4. Assemble as shown.

Supplies

• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode) 5" x 4"
• Eggplant Cardstock (KMA) 6½" x 11" folded
• Cardstock - White (Fox River Paper Co.) 5 ½" x 8 ½"
• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black Embossing Powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Heat Gun (Uchida)
• Mounting Tape (3M)
• Royal Coat (Plaid)
  
  
  Rubber Stamps:
• Stamp Image (Stamp Zia)
• Saying Stamp (Rubbernecker)

   Directions

1. Stamp and black emboss image. Paint with Peerless watercolors, let dry. Cover with a Royal Coat Glaze and let dry. Tear in a rectangle around the image. Wet the entire paper then paint a wash with Peerless watercolors added a darker color around the edge.
2. Black emboss the saying stamp and tear in a rectangle around the image. Wet the entire paper then paint a wash with Peerless watercolors added a darker color around the edge.
3. Assemble as shown.

Supplies

• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode) 5" x 4"
• Blue Cardstock (Yellow Rose) 6½" x 11" folded
• Cardstock - White (Fox River Paper Co.) 4 ½" x 5 ½"
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Black Embossing Powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Heat gun (Uchida)
• Mounting tape (3M)
• Photo
  
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamp (Auntie Amy)

Directions

1. Black emboss image on watercolor paper. Paint design with peerless watercolors. Trim closely, outline edges in black ink pen.
2. Assemble as shown with mounting tape.

Supplies

• Krafty Lady Moulds (Krafty Lady)
• Blue Cardstock (Yellow Rose) 8½" x 11" folded
• Watercolor Paper (Creative Mode) 5" x 4 1/2 "
• Photo Paper (Kirkland)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Polymer Clay (Sculpey)
• Leafing Pen (Krylon)
• Gesso (Liquitex)
• Black Inkpad (Marvy Matchables)
• 3D Zots Glue Dots (Therm O Web)
• Spray Bottle of Water
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamps Background (Sunday International)
• Stamp Mother and Child (Lasting Impressions)

  Directions

1. Paint watercolor paper with a thick coat of gesso, let dry until thick and stamp with background stamp, clean immediately. Once dry paint with washes of Peerless Water Colors.
2. Fill moulds with mix of scraps of polymer clay, cook according to directions. Add colors with the gold leafing pen.
3. Spray both sides of photo paper with water, paint swirls of Peerless Water Colors. Let dry. Stamp image and let air-dry. Paint a few areas with Peerless Water Colors. Trim close.
4. Arrange card as shown.

Supplies

• Cardstock - Lime Green (KMA)
• Cardstock -Dark Green (KMA)
• Photo Paper (Kirkland)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Black Inkpad (Marvy Matchables)
• Double Stick Tape (LePage)
• Spray Bottle of Water
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamps (Lost Coast Designs)
  

Directions

1. Spray both sides of photo paper with water, paint swirls of Peerless Water Colors. Let dry.
2. Stamp image let air-dry. Paint around image with Peerless Water Colors.
3. Arrange card as shown.

Supplies

• Cardstock - Black (Astrobrights) 2 ½" x 3 ½"
• Photo Paper (Kirkland) 2"x 3"
• Water brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Black Inkpad (Marvy Matchables)
• Double Stick Tape (LePage)
• Spray Bottle of Water
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamps (Krafty Lady)
  

  Directions

1. Spray both sides of photo paper with water, paint swirls of Peerless Water Colors. Let dry.
2. Stamp image masking where needed and let air-dry. Paint a few areas with Peerless Water Colors.
3. Arrange card as shown.

Supplies

• Krafty Lady Moulds (Krafty Lady)
• Cardstock - Green & Purple (KMA)
• Extra Photos (Lab Processed Only)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Black Inkpad (Marvy Matchables)
• Color Box Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye Ink Pads (Clearsnap)
• Air Dry Modeling Compound (Delight)
• Versamark Inkpad (Tsukineko)
• Clear Embossing powder (Embossing Candy Store)
• Heat gun (Uchida)
• 3D Zots Glue Dots (Therm O Web)
• Sand Paper
• Container of water
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamps Words & Background (Krafty Lady)
• Stamps Image (Non Sequitur)

Directions

1. For this piece, I applied the grout to white cardstock in a fairly thick application and then swirled it around with a paintbrush to create more texture. Let dry.
2. Apply reinker to grout surface with a wet paintbrush. Dab off with a tissue.
3. Apply caramel dye ink to raised areas DTP with finger (so the grout contaminate or tear up your stamp pad). Let dry.
4. Cut tiles out of patterned paper and adhere to dry grout surface with mosaic glue. Apply glaze and let dry.
5. When dry, apply peach colored chalk with the applicator that comes with the product. Cut a strip and edge with silver marker.
6. Cut strips of patterned paper and attach to pink cardstock panel. Adhere panel to cream colored card.
7. Mat mosaic piece to pink cardstock and adhere to front of card with raised Sticky Strip.

Supplies

• Stamps (Krafty Lady)
• Krafty Lady Moulds (Krafty Lady)
• Wizard Die Cut & Embossing System
• Gold Glossy (Marcopaper)
• Cardstock - Green & Purple k (KMA)
• Extra photos (Lab Processed Only)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Polymer Clay (Sculpey)
• Black Inkpad (Marvy Matchables)
• Metallic Rub-ons (Craft-T Products)
• 3D Zots Glue Dots (Therm O Web)
• Sand Paper
• Container of Water
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamps Words & Background (Krafty Lady)
• Stamps Image (Non Sequitur)

 Directions

1. Fill Moulds with black polymer clay, bake according to directions. Highlight texture with Metallic Rub-ons (Craft-T Products).
2. Cut embellishment from gold cardstock with the wizard.
3. Soak photos in water for five minuets. Remove and blot dry. Sand around images, rinse in water, blot dry. Pant with Peerless Water Colors, let dry. Stamp image, let dry. Paint with Peerless Water Colors.
4. Arrange as shown.

Supplies

• Photos of Clouds (Lab Processed Only)
• Water Brush (Creative Mode)
• Peerless Water Colors (Creative Mode)
• Black Inkpad (Marvy Matchables)
  
  Rubber stamps:
• Stamps (Stampscapes)
  

Directions

1. Stamp image onto the photo, masking where needed, let air-dry.
2. Paint with Peerless watercolors.