21 September 2022

Technique Tried - Watercoloring Floral Focal Point

I watched Erum Tasneem's video - Watercoloring Altenew Statement Florals a couple of months ago and fell in love with the card idea. It just took me a little while to get around to trying the technique.  

I really love this card and how it turned out.  For my version of this technique, I switched the orientation of the flower to the bottom and faded my blue background up.


To start the card I stamped the Wild Peonies in VersaFine ink on Canson XL watercolor paper.  I used clear embossing powder, as I never have good luck with black.  Once my image was embossed I pulled out the watercolors.

I kept the colors simple and used water to keep my shading simple, more water for lighter colors, and less water for more intense colors.  I used Windsor and Newton Cotman watercolors in Sap Green, Purple Lake, Cadmium Yellow, and Intense Blue.

To complete the card I the Simon Say Stamp Happy set and the Avery Elle Sentiments Too set to build the sentiment Happy Anniversary.  I stamp nearly every sentiment in VersaFine black ink to get a crisp impression.  Once the watercolor and the sentiment were dry I mounted the panel on a black card base.  

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