🤔WHY Do I Do THIS!!!🙈 

I think you are too hard on yourself. Sometimes I make something that I'm not too fond of and walk away. When I come back later, it doesn't seem so bad, or I have a fresh approach to making it more to my liking. It's just paper, so I can allow myself to experiment without stress (most times!). 😊 With watercolor, I find that I get better results when I don't try to be precise. The looser I paint, the better it comes out. Go figure! 🙄 You have produced some BEAUTIFUL results with the cards you made today! And it's always a great bonus to have alternative ways of coloring. Thanks so much! Janet 💕

Beautiful cards! Yes, I know exactly what you're talking about. It's hard using some craft items. Sometimes, I feel like if I use something for one project I won't have it for another project. It's like I'm saving it for something better - but, when is that?! I'm so happy you decided to face your fears! Very inspiring!☺

Oh my, we are surely members of the same club!! The loved it, bought it, have yet to use it club! These are terrific ideas for lovely cards that don’t require a level of coloring that I have yet to master… and likely never will! Thanks SO much for these great ideas to use these very beautiful floral stamps! 😀👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌷🌻

Thank you for helping all of us feel more comfortable with stamping.

I needed to see this video. I thought I was the only one who didn't use the stamps I bought because of colouring them. thanks Anne. xx

That second card was especially amazing. What a great idea. I love all of them but that one- just WOW!

Ann, 🌸Many thanks!! You really went to the point! I completely identify with your words. I will use my beautiful-never-used-stamps with these 3 techniques. Actually i laughed reading once there are 2 hobbies, one is cards making and the other one is buying craft stuff!! 😂😂😂 Best scrap-regards 🤗🌸

I agree... I buy images to color and I do color them... and then worry that someone is going to say, "that was a really bad coloring job you did". I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this way. I really love this alcohol ink on vellum idea. What a beautiful idea and card.

I’m so inspired. I will gather my supplies and then just play. No pressure, nobody even needs to see it! Thank you for helping me get over my silly fear.

YOU are SO TALENTED. You took nothing and turned it into something BEAUTIFUL. Everything you said is so VERY TRUE, we feel like if it doesn’t look a certain way it is not worthy and that IS VERY WRONG. Thank you for this video.

You're not alone. I, too, am not a big fan of coloring. Love the way you made the background with strips and created beautiful flowers without coloring!!!

I so understand the coloring issue! I found myself not crafting because of it. Then I discovered a lot of companies are now creating layering stencils and I now am very happily crafting again! Love layering stencils!

There are many types of artists. You are one!

Dear Ann - I love what you did & I love what you said. 💝🐇😀

Oh I do the same thing!!! I buy stamps with good intentions but I will never use them. Very nice and easy video! Thank you!! 😘💕💕

You're doing an amazing job for being afraid of colouring your designs/patterns!! So pretty!

2nd Message. I just want you to know how much I appreciate you. You have expanded my crafting world so much. I actually feel talented from time to time because of your inspiration.

I think that's why I like silhouette stamps, just black outline on a blended background, easy

I never tire of watching you create beautiful things. 😍 I’m not a stalker by the way, I’m just a woman in my 70’s who is learning to make cards and learn things. I don’t have an artistic bone in my body but I’m giving all sorts of things a try. 😊

Best thing about colouring flowers is nature is not perfect.

You are so clever Ann. I just love everything you do. Great job and GOD bless you my dear.

Oh My Stars Anne.....I think we are kindred spirits! I also "need" all stamps floral and I too never use them because I get so overwhelmed from over thinking it! Thank you for all the new ideas...you must have known I just cleaned out my stamps and wondered what I would do with them🤭❣❣❣❣❣

Hi Ann. I certainly know what you mean about buying & not using things. It must be in the crafters handbook "You must but lots of things that aren't going to be used" lol. They are lovely cards. Not so daunting after watching this. Thank you xxx

Thank you Ann for your suggestions on how you are coloring in your stamps. You are an artist!

You are so right Ann, I too have stamps that I have never used. Thanks for the ideas, I have no excuse now.

I LOVED all three. This has really encouraged me to pull out some of the older stamps I have avoided because, I too am not artistic…love crafting, but most certainly not an artist. Thank you! They were just beautiful!

Just getting to your video...you have hit the proverbial nail on the head! It seems most of us are experiencing this 'phenomenon'. We must be bold and not afraid to make mistakes...says this woman also with unopened floral stamps!🤭❤

These are beautiful like you colouring scares me. I think I'll try these techniques. Thank you Ann x

You're silly, you are an artist. I really admire all your work. Thanks so much for this video, I cant tell you how many stamps have stayed in their packages because coloring and I are not good friends. This is great.

Ann forget about colouring, your techniques look far better than any colouring. This gives us all inspiration 🌍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌍

So true, we all expect perfection in our work. I have stickers I put on all my cards which say 'Not perfect but made just for you by .....'

Feel exactly the same buy them then think how on earth am I going to colour them in to look beautiful then they just sit there in the packets but you've shown some simple but gorgeous ways to use them hun and your right don't think they have to be perfectly coloured just to be as beautiful all flowers are unique and not necessarily perfect thanks for sharing hun xxx

Lovely idea!! I can’t wait to try this!! I occasionally have to remind myself I don’t need to be perfect. Most people would never even notice what I would consider a mistake.

You're such a talented lady, everything you make is beautiful. Please don't be so hard on yourself, I bet you're great a colouring xxx

Thank you so much Ann, we have all done this - buying and not using stamps afraid to not be perfect, you have given us all so much, thank you again I will now have another look at my flower stamps. xx

Fantastic ideas for quick and lovely flower cards. Thank you.🇨🇦

You are so amazing! Every card you make is top notch. I don't know why you are so hard on yourself. You have made so many totally awesome cards. Thank you for sharing your creative talent. 💞 Sending blessings and hugs to you from Canada.😍

Good to know I'm not alone in buying something pretty and then being scared to use it. Your cards are lovely!!

You're SO clever to come up with this! That's the ARTIST in you coming out for sure!

Dearest Ann - Love always seeing your new inspirations and creations - you are such a true artist!! Due to the damaging after-affects of being diagnosed with Stage IV Lyme Disease 24 years ago, (diagnosed in 1998) and the advancing stages of a recent diagnosis of Parkinson's DIsease, for the past 15 years, I have been having such a difficult and rather frustrating time of 'coloring in' for florals and just about everything else due to my hands shaking and having jerky spasms 24/7!!! It's hard for others to imagine how embarrassed I feel about this, especially because throughout my younger, and healthier years, I was often 'commissioned' to draw, sketch or paint just about anything that friends, family and new customers requested me to complete or design/create for them!! (It was also a very handy source of additional income, even though I had a full-time career as a Professional Broadcasting Engineer - which I had to stop when Lyme DIsease permanently disabled me!!) Anyway, I love hearing how you adore 'fussy-cutting' stamped images or ephemera items out and wish that I could also do those things like I did before all of my medical woes took those abilities away from me! You mentioned in this video that you don't like to color images, but the few things that I have seen you color, you've done an absolutely brilliant job at it!! (It's odd how some of us 'wish' we could do certain things, and others do not care to do certain things!! I guess it just might be human nature for the majority of us to want to do things that we just don't think we're good at all at doing, huh??!!) Continued blessings, and I know you must be so very, very excited about the day when you will be finally moving and getting ALL of your papercrafting supplies in one area!!! Congratulations to you and I pray it will happen for you very, very soon!!! Much love, Ann!!! You are such a very cool gal!!!

I know exactly what you mean...I can't colour stamped images for the life of me...but the watercolours, inks etc., that you've used on your cards are beautiful...thank you for sharing & giving me some inspiration to have a go

Beautiful cards and look how smart you are.I love this.

Happy Mother's Day to you too!!

Beautiful! You are not alone. I’m afraid of coloring because I’m not sure how it will turn out. But then I have to remind myself that we don’t do perfect. And it’s only paper. We can start over if we have to until we get what we want.

You are not alone in this, for sure! I do the same thing. Thank you for the tips!

Fantastic cards... There is no perfect in creating art of any kind if you enjoy creating, and you are having fun; that is what's important. You are so talented and create beautiful videos to share with all. Thanks for all your videos.

Thank you Ann, we have all done this. I thought I was the only one who didn't use the stamps I bought. You have given me inspiration to pull out my stamps and apply your techniques. TFS

Guilty here too. I have so many floral stamps but very rarely use them. Thank you so much for all the ideas Ann - really appreciated. xx

I feel exactly how you feel about coloring in flowers!. Thank you for the inspiration to try coloring once again. You are amazing!

Thank you so much Anne, I really really enjoyed watching you create these stunning and gorgeous cards, each one is stunning but if I had a favourite it would be the alcohol ink’s one, very very pretty and cute too. I think all of us find colouring in flower’s and thing’s daunting don’t we. But, you’ve proved that we can get around our fear’s and worries about it. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

I had to laugh watching this video because I have so many stamps I have not opened as well!! Sister across the pond singing my life. Lol Love your work. Thanks for sharing

I completely understand as I am not an artist (stick figures are my limit)… but you have given me inspiration to try watercolours like you have…thank you Ann 😀❤️🇦🇺🦘🐨

Beautiful….we are all artist in our own way. I cannot wait to do this. Thank you for sharing 😻

Ann, all of your cards are beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talents with us. I am sure that if you would give coloring a go, you will make more beautiful cards. You CAN do it! ❤

All of your cards turned out so pretty! I do relate as far as being intimidated by all of the "real" artists out there. ha ha 😂 I think we are more critical of our own stuff than the recipients for sure! People that get our cards are just happy to get real mail versus bills, and I know they don't criticize our work. It's all in MY head. I have some sets from Altenew that are just stunning, but usually what I end up doing is just getting the paper wet, dropping in one color and then adding another color so it will blend. ha Letting all of the water do the work. Nice video Ann, hang in there sister.

Just great ideas, loved all the cards, Oh my goodness I feel play time coming on 😄👍

You truly are an artist, these are beautiful!

Yes I'm the same, I'm hopeless at colouring in stuff! I'm so happy you shared this video, you are an inspiration to me. Love n hugs 🤗

Beautiful, absolutely stunning! Like them all.

My stamps keep breeding 🤣 and like many others haven't used them. Sometimes I think it is more fun buying lol. Lovely cards Ann ❤️

What a great idea. The composition is definitely very attractive! Thanks for sharing.

Ann…you are VERY talented in many ways that many of us are not. You’ve come up with ideas, etc., that I would NEVER have thought of. And your cards are LOVELY. TY for ALL you do for us!!! 💕🌸💕

All your cards are lovely, I'd be very happy to receive any of them because not just that you made them, but they are really lovely cards.

I too have to buy all the flora stamps available and never use them. The larger they are the better. Thank you for this video.

Good ideas for those of us that have a hard time coloring in on our stamped images. Thanks for sharing!

I agree completely about coloring anything. The manufacturers videos make it look so easy. You have provided some great alternatives that I can't wait to try.

Your cards turned out beautiful Anne. Happy Mother’s Day to you too x

All fabulous, I particularly like the velum card. Thank you Ann 🤗

Thank you Ann to share your gorgeous cards! it doesn't look like it was easy to do. You have allways such excellent ideas!

I love your tutorials Ann. I haven't been card making very long and have avoided using stamps for the reasons you talk about. I also got a bit disillusioned with not feeling up to all the clever stuff I was seeing on tv. After watching your tutorials for a while I began to relax and enjoy the process much more. Now I just do what I enjoy doing. I have learned so much from you and hope you just keep doing what you do so well. Thankyou.

Beautiful cards! I have flower stamps and alcohol inks I have yet to break out of the packaging. So this was very inspiring. Thank you Ann! You are one of the most creative people I follow on You Tube and I get so much from your tutorials.

This is wonderful. I feel the same way…don’t like or think I can color. There is nothing perfect on this earth. Don’t know why we try to be perfect…as it will never happen..to much stress for something no one can achieve.

Beautiful colouring techniques! They look so lovely!

I do this too! and not just with flower stamps... I have other types of stamps that don't get to come out and play for the same reason, the coloring. Thanks for the ideas!

Hi Ann, I think so many of us will love this video as I think we all fall pray to the comparison issue and then thinking our efforts are not good enough. I love colouring and it’s my relaxation and while I am trying to master blending and colour theory etc. I also give my self permission to do what I call flat colour things and just enjoy colouring the image for colourings sake not creativities sake and this has helped and now no image is scary. I think your point about we can’t all be artist is a key as we all do this for different reasons - some because they love paper engendering, others as the like colouring, others because the like embossing , die cutting etc ....... we are all being creative and that’s the bit to hold on to just do you and create it your way . For me it’s the process more than the end result and it’s thanks to people like yourself who share ideas and help keep the ideas flowing and offer the reassurance and tips to keep that flow - I love the ideas you have and share here but it’s the message that is so needed , so a huge thank-you xx

Oh these are fab Ann. I love that velum one. ❤️👏👏👏👏. I’m not much of a colourist but these techniques are great. Thanks Ann xx

Ann, I am just like you, will do almost anything else rather than color in a die! Must try!

I'm not a fan of colouring in so this was really useful. Simple and most effective. Thank you xx

You are a GENIUS! If not for creating the idea, then for realizing we all struggle with similar problems. Thank you for being so real and relatable. Your ideas for "coloring in" are awesome, so simple and make crafting enjoyable again.

These are so pretty Ann. I loved the alcohol ink flowers. They came out beautiful. Thanks for sharing such good “non coloring” coloring tips.

My craft room is full of things I've never used. Thank you for the inspiration!

Beautiful techniques! Beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!

I feel the same way about coloring in. Thank you for sharing.

I am so with you! Thanks so very much for the wonderful ideas to use up those lovely stamps❤️🌹

The vellum flowers are so effective.

Thank you Ann. Great ideas. Beautiful results. 👏😊💐💕🇿🇦

Wow those flowers look great!

Ha! Ha! I’ve bought tons of those same flowers and I haven’t used one yet. They are so pretty and I’m a sucker for florals. I really need to just use them. Thanks for inspiring me.

Wow. So simple and so beautiful.

Beautiful cards. And what a wonderful idea! I, too, have many, many stamp sets that I've never used. And I agree...mostly because I'm not a colorist. I really love the ideas you've given. I especially love the vellum card...because I've always loved the softness of vellum. Thanks so much!

Love it, thank you for sharing!!

Thanks for sharing! LOVE all your cards. The velum one is my favorite 💓

I love this idea as my colouring/blending leaves a lot to be desired & I also have stamps that I don't use because of it.....thanks once again for your ingenious inspiration.

OMG! You spoke to me. I have the same problem. So many floral stamps but terrified of coloring them in. Thanks so much for this video

Lovely cards, fab ideas, thanks 👍🏽🙋🏽‍♀️

Thank you. This made me feel better about colouring

They are lovely cards Ann, you did a great job as always.

I almost didn't watch your video, thinking it was clickbait. It is a very good tutorial, full of helpful tips. I would have preferred a title which gave a better description. Thanks for sharing all these ideas.

I have tons of stamps and dies that I loved and never used

Love your videos and all of your ideas, oh, my! BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU!