Hot vs. Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper – Which is better for

With all of the watercoloring that I’ve been doing recently, I’ve been wondering how hot pressed watercolor paper holds up under water-heavy backgrounds as compared to cold pressed paper. I decided to put it to the test today and create two cards using the Blogging Buddies stamp set from Mama Elephant. For comparison, I used

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