Stencilled Floral Frame Card with Watercolour Bleed

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A vibrant, artistic card featuring a delicate floral frame stencilled around the edges with layered ink colours and a soft watercolour bleed effect. A stamped hummingbird focal point is enhanced with metallic gold accents and positioned with dimensional foam for a striking, nature-inspired design.

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Step by step

1. Start with a piece of watercolour cardstock as your base. ▶ watch 38:00
2. Position the floral frame stencil across the top of your card and apply blue and green ink through the stencil using a sponge or dauber. ▶ watch 38:15
3. Reposition the stencil along the bottom edge of the card and apply the same colours, creating a continuous floral border. ▶ watch 39:30
4. Lightly spray the inked areas with water to create a soft watercolour bleed effect. ▶ watch 40:00
5. Allow the card to dry slightly, then reposition the stencil and apply black ink to bring definition and depth to the design. ▶ watch 41:00
6. Stamp the large hummingbird image in black ink in the centre of the card. ▶ watch 42:00
7. Stamp the hummingbird body again on a separate piece of white cardstock for fussy cutting. ▶ watch 47:00
8. Colour the stamped hummingbird body with metallic gold confetti ink on the belly and pink and green on the flower and leaf details. ▶ watch 50:15
9. Carefully fussy cut around the hummingbird, keeping the tail and flower elements intact. ▶ watch 51:00
10. Adhere foam pads to the back of the hummingbird body and under the wings to create dimension. ▶ watch 56:15
11. Position the dimensional hummingbird on the card, layering it over the stamped background design. ▶ watch 57:00
12. Add a sentiment strip to the left side of the card to balance the busy composition and guide the viewer's eye. ▶ watch 58:00

Tips from the show

• When your card feels too busy, add your sentiment on top to draw the eye away from the confusion rather than adding more elements.
• Use metallic confetti inks to add shimmer and catch the light on your focal bird.
• Do not worry about perfect stencil placement; slight variations and drop shadows add visual interest.

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