Special Friend watercolour flower spray square card

By -
Special Friend watercolour flower spray square card

Hi Craft addicts!

Today is "Watercolour Wednesday" (am trying to think of ways in which to theme the projects I make).. and so the card I have made is using the stamps and co-ordinating dies from Thirsty Brush and watercolour paints (my first attempt at doing this type of thing..)


How I made this card:-

  • I had made a card using the fancy edge ages ago but it didn't go quite right so I threw the front away but kept the back and used it for the background.
  • I first of all stamped the large floral spray (from the Modern Floral stamp and die collection)  using Versamagic, covered it with True White Embossing powder and heat set it.
  • Once it had cooled down a little bit, I painted the flowers and leaves using Toni Darroch's Stamps by Me Watercolour paints (her Wheel) - the embossed areas meant that the paints kept within the specific parts.
  • When I was happy with what I had done, I then used a blue watercolour to create the background, this time "flooding" the outside area of the design with water and then the paint. It definitely dries lighter and I was really pleased with the effect I had created...
  • I also had some of the Teal and Black self adhesive papers left over from yesterday's card, and so cut out the Special Friend sentiment mat and layer out with it. The dies are small enough that you can cut them in your smaller die-cutting machines such as the Baby Blue or Kit n Kaboodle.
  • I edged the main topper with a blue alcohol marker as I wanted it to stand out a bit more and stuck it on to the front of a 6" white card with Collall All Purpose Glue as it gave me a bit of wiggle time.
  • I then added the Special Friend sentiment to the card burnishing it down so it stuck properly. (Thinking about it now, I probably would have used a slightly less vibrant colour for it but hey ho!).
  • Finally, I added 3 drops of Black Nuvo Drops in opposite corners.

Products used for this project:-
  • 6" White card with envelope (from Create & Craft Core Collections)
  • Modern Floral stamp and die set from Thirsty Brush & Co. collection
  • Teal and Black self adhesive papers from Creativity International
  • White Card
  • Watercolour paint wheel from Stamps by Me (or any other paints will do)
  • Blue Alcohol marker
  • True White Embossing Powder from Wow or Cosmic Shimmer
  • Black Nuvo drops from Tonic Studios
  • Versamagic ink pad
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue or Pinflair Glue it glue
  • Collall All Purpose glue
Don't forget you can also visit my website Fizzy Designs where you can buy it and find great hints and tips and things that I am selling too! Or why not sign up to my monthly newsletter here

Follow me on Twitter  follow me on twitter  Like me on Facebook follow me on facebook   Follow me on follow me on google plus                     Like me on Pinterest follow me on pinterest    Watch me on You Tube (coming soon) follow me on youtube

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mother's Day flowers card

By -
Image
Mother's Day flowers card Hi Craft addicts! I really love using Tim Holtz's Distress Crayons and so I made this card with one of the designs I created. How I made this card:- I used Tim Holtz Ranger Yupo paper as the base for the flower design - I used his Orange, Yellow, Red and Brown Distress Crayons - just added a few flicks of colour to the paper and then quickly used my finger to spread it a bit...  I repeated the process several times, changing the size of the flowers slightly. Once I was happy with them, I then used a damp waterbrush to fade the colours out a bit. I also used some of the Ranger Blue and Green Distress Crayons to add a faded background to it. I trimmed the panel so it measured 3" x 4.5" and edged it with a Black alcohol marker. I then glued it to some Kraft card (American Crafts as it has a linen effect to it) and cut it so there was a slightly wider border around it. I attached the whole panel to the front of a 5"...
Read more

With Love Abstract flower in pink, black and white on hand coloured flowery background square card

By -
Image
With Love Abstract flower in pink, black and white on hand coloured flowery background square card Hi Craft Addicts! Today's card is a result of using a background I have created myself using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons along with dies from Toni Darroch's Stamps by Me. How I made this card:- I had been playing with some Tim Holtz Distress Crayons to make the flowery background (it measures approx 5" square as the card itself is a 6" one - to do it, I used Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry, experimenting with the "strokes"  I used - it took a bit of time to get the effect right - I used normal stamping paper this time rather than Yupo as it gives a totally different effect. I also used a paintbrush and some water to blend them in even more. Once I was happy with what I had done, I then added some green alcohol marker to create the stalks and some faded blue and yellow spots dotted around the pattern. I then edged it with a black alcohol marker. ...
Read more

Happy Birthday - Meerkat on desert background 7x5in card - Day 110 of my 365 day challenge

By -
Image
Happy Birthday - Meerkat on desert background 7x5in card -  Day 110 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! I really enjoyed making this Birthday card - especially colouring in the background which I am pleased with how it turned out. How I made this card:- I had previously cut out a few of the Meerkats (a Tattered Lace die) using various cardstocks and thought that this Kraft card one would work well on a desert background. I therefore cut a piece of smooth white card to 110x145mm approximately and started to colour it in. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to do this-  Tea Dye, Dried Marigold and Rusty Hinge are the main ones used - making it darker at both the top and the bottom. I also added a hint of green to the centre of the panel. I then cut out the oval label panel in the middle of it (I think it was either a Tonic Studios or Tattered Lace die) - I also cut a similar panel using a darker Kraft cardstock. I stuck the large layer on to the fro...
Read more