Watercolour Inky Background Card with Graceful Stamp

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A vibrant, textured card created by building watercolour washes in layers and stamping the Graceful lady in black ink over the top. The design features an ombre sentiment strip in coordinating colours, creating a modern, artistic look.

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of watercolour cardstock and apply raspberry watercolour ink to create a base layer. ▶ watch 37:45
2. Add water to the colour to dilute it and create texture on the card. ▶ watch 38:15
3. Dry the first layer completely between adding colours to build texture. ▶ watch 38:30
4. Apply a second layer of colour, such as yellow, over the dried first layer. ▶ watch 39:15
5. Dry the second layer and add a third colour layer to create depth and variation. ▶ watch 39:45
6. Stamp the Graceful lady image in black ink over the watercolour background. ▶ watch 40:30
7. Press firmly and repeatedly to ensure good ink coverage on the watercolour card. ▶ watch 42:15
8. Create an ombre effect on the sentiment by stamping it with orange, then pink, then purple inks. ▶ watch 44:00
9. Dry the sentiment between colour applications to define the ombre effect. ▶ watch 45:15

Tips from the show

• Build watercolour texture in layers, drying between each layer for best results.
• Watercolour cardstock requires firmer pressure when stamping to ensure good ink coverage.
• Create an ombre effect by stamping the same sentiment multiple times with different coordinating colours.

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