Farm Animals Clean and Simple Scenic Card

A project from our live show MONDAY MADNESS - Join Simon LIVE from AVAGO-INK - Broadcast 21st March · 21/03/2022 · watch it from 24:30

A masculine-style card featuring a watercoloured farmyard landscape with a die-cut sheep character. The design uses layered triangular panels in coordinating colours with an embossed gold sentiment, creating a clean and contemporary look.

You will need

Versafine Ink Pad - Onyx Black - 300921CSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Pre-cut three triangles from watercolour card stock, a backing card, and gold cardstock for layering. ▶ watch 25:00
2. Stamp the large farmyard background image from the Farm Animals 2 collection onto a triangle using Versafine black ink, inking only the area you need. ▶ watch 25:30
3. Apply a light green wash across the stamped image using the Miya Himi watercolour palette. ▶ watch 27:15
4. Add darker green to the tree line and mix the greens together to create a more vibrant background colour. ▶ watch 27:45
5. Add black to darken the greens and yellow to complete the landscape base layer. ▶ watch 28:00
6. Add definition by painting darker lines along the furrow marks and shading on the hillside. ▶ watch 28:15
7. Darken a few bushes on the hill with additional shading to add more tone and depth. ▶ watch 28:45
8. Apply a very pale blue wash to the sky area, starting from the clouds and brushing down to the hills. ▶ watch 29:30
9. Heat-set the painted landscape panel to dry completely. ▶ watch 30:00
10. Stamp the sheep character from the Farm Animals 2 collection using Versafine black ink. ▶ watch 30:45
11. Watercolour the sheep with grey, adding darker tones to the fleece and black for the legs and ears. ▶ watch 31:30
12. Add red cheeks and darken the tail and swells with a darker colour for definition. ▶ watch 32:00
13. Heat-set the sheep to dry, then die-cut it using the complementary die from the Farm Animals 2 set. ▶ watch 33:30
14. Stamp the 'Sending you love' sentiment onto the card blank using Versafine black ink and embossing pads. ▶ watch 35:15
15. Apply clear embossing powder to the stamped sentiment and heat-set with a heat gun. ▶ watch 36:00
16. Apply gold Izink embossing powder to the sentiment and heat-set to create a shiny gold finish. ▶ watch 36:30

Tips from the show

• You don't need to ink the entire stamp; only ink the area you want to use on your triangle.
• Use very watered-down paint for the sky wash to keep it pale and avoid overpowering the landscape.
• Scraps of card can be used creatively by angling them and layering them to create interesting designs.

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