I’ve found a new challenge blog today which inspired me to try a new technique. It is a
challenge blog for watercolour cards and the challenge is watercolour resists (there are useful links to videos on the blog as well as examples). Since I have just started learning to watercolour this is perfect for me to try!!
I had decided to use a sketch for the card layout from the
CAS Colours and Sketches challenge but to adapt it for a square card.
I used talc on my watercolourcard before embossing for a clean finish. For my main layer I tried using Sequin Waste
as my mask, stamped through it in a slightly random fashion with my VersaMark Dazzle ink pad
and then used Ranger Clear Embossing Powder
and heat embossed it. I deliberately left the area that was going to be covered with a layer clear). I have all the Zig art and graphic twin ZIG Art and Graphic watercolour markers
and decided to use various blues and purples to watercolour (the embossed areas resist the watercolour). I like to make craft area as beautiful as possible so I use this Marble Heart Chopping Board
to mix and water down my watercolour pens! I use a Derwent Waterbrush
to paint with.
This is my sequin waste layer.
On my next layer I used my Ranger Perfect Pen
to make a swirl pattern and then heat embossed with clear powder. I used the same pens for my watercolour wash.
For my image I used the hydrangea stamp by inkylicious. I watercoloured with the same blues and purples plus greens.
As you can see I rounded all the corners with a Corner Punch
and used Violet Metallic Marker 
on the edges. I did the same with the Lilac Pearlescent Card
I layered them on. I used Brilliance Pearlescent Lavender ink
for my sentiment and mounted it in the same way. I used a Round Watercolor Brush
with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink
to add a hint of colour to the card scallop edges. I stuck it all together using foam pads (edges coloured with the metallic marker) for the image and sentiment layers to help them ‘pop’.
Here is a close up!
Inside the card I randomly washed the watercolours I had used for the front to help tie it all together.
I would like to enter my card for the following challenges
Allsorts challenge- masks and stencils
SweetPea Stamping- embossing wet or dry
Eclectic Paperie- embossing
CAS colour and sketch sketch challenge (see layout picture above)
101 Watercolour challenge- watercolour masks
Thanks for playing along this week at CC&S – your card is lovely – Jacqueline xx
Hi. Thanks for joining us at Allsorts and also for your comment. The background is a clarity stencil x
Wonderful watercoloring! Thanks for playing along with us at CAS Colours & Sketches!
Beautiful. Love the watercoloring and the embossing adds just the right amount of texture. Definitely a beautiful card. Thanks so much for playing along with us in our August ePlay Embossing Challenge.
Interesting background techniques! Thanks for sharing your card with us at CAS Colours and Sketches.
Lovely card! Love the hydrangea. Thanks for participating in the ePlay Challenge over at eclectic Paperie!
Lovely card, thanks for sharing your talent. I think I’ll try this technique it looks like fun
Very Neato! wonderful techniques and ideas all over that card! Thanks so much much for sharing your work at 101: Watercolor. Cheers, Victoria Lavender
This is lovely, Jellie! I have done this technique, stamping with versamark and clear heat-embossing, and then applied distress inks, blending with Inkylicious Ink Dusters, and have done a video tutorial on it. I love resists! I haven’t tried using Versamark through stencils and then heat embossing, but I have done it with Perfect Pearls. These are all great techniques and it’s fun building up the layers.
Very nice to have contact with you again after a long break – thank you so much for pinning so many of my new Pinterest pins! I’ve been working through my blog and re-installing a lot of photos particularly on my earlier posts, that had got corrupted, and at the same time creating some Pinterest boards, making online albums of all my work. My blog seems to have gone into the doldrums recently as far as visitors and commenters are concerned and I thought it would be a good way to get a bit more exposure. Thanks for your part in this – all those lovely repins!!
Shoshi