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Gold and Pink Watercolour Botanical Card with Coffee Accent

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Toni for ANYTHING GOES WEDNESDAY 29th Sept 21 · 29/09/2021

Paint a second watercolour card using metallic gold and pink tones with an experimental coffee granule technique. This creates a unique, warm-toned background that complements the stamped botanical design.

10steps
16:00in the show
Step 1 of 10

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  1. 1

    Stamp your botanical design onto watercolour card using black ink pad in the centre.

    ▶ watch this step 16:00
  2. 2

    Paint clean water all over the card surface around the stamped image.

    ▶ watch this step 16:30
  3. 3

    Mix gold metallic watercolour and pounce it into the wet areas around your design.

    ▶ watch this step 17:15
  4. 4

    Add touches of pink watercolour, pouncing gently to create a gold and pink blend.

    ▶ watch this step 17:45
  5. 5

    Sprinkle coffee granules onto the wet card to create brown specks and texture.

    ▶ watch this step 18:45
  6. 6

    Once dry, carefully scrape off the coffee granules and spritz with water to blend any remaining residue.

    ▶ watch this step 21:00
  7. 7

    Add more pink watercolour to revive the colour if needed after removing the coffee.

    ▶ watch this step 25:00
  8. 8

    Add green watercolour to the leaves to make them stand out from the background.

    ▶ watch this step 28:45
  9. 9

    Paint pale highlights onto the flowers using very diluted black watercolour to create shadow and dimension.

    ▶ watch this step 30:45
  10. 10

    Add clear sparkle or glitter to the flowers to make them pop from the page.

    ▶ watch this step 33:45

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