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 · watch it from 16:00

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.

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Step by step

1. Stamp your botanical design onto watercolour card using black ink pad in the centre. ▶ watch 16:00
2. Paint clean water all over the card surface around the stamped image. ▶ watch 16:30
3. Mix gold metallic watercolour and pounce it into the wet areas around your design. ▶ watch 17:15
4. Add touches of pink watercolour, pouncing gently to create a gold and pink blend. ▶ watch 17:45
5. Sprinkle coffee granules onto the wet card to create brown specks and texture. ▶ watch 18:45
6. Once dry, carefully scrape off the coffee granules and spritz with water to blend any remaining residue. ▶ watch 21:00
7. Add more pink watercolour to revive the colour if needed after removing the coffee. ▶ watch 25:00
8. Add green watercolour to the leaves to make them stand out from the background. ▶ watch 28:45
9. Paint pale highlights onto the flowers using very diluted black watercolour to create shadow and dimension. ▶ watch 30:45
10. Add clear sparkle or glitter to the flowers to make them pop from the page. ▶ watch 33:45

Tips from the show

• Coffee granules create an interesting texture but require careful removal and may leave marks.
• Stick with your artwork until the end—once mounted on a card, imperfections often look intentional and beautiful.
• Adding darker details to flowers after the background is dry helps them stand out from the background.

More from this show

• Wet-on-Wet Watercolour Botanical Card with Salt Texture
• Mounted Watercolour Botanical Cards with Sentiment and Gems

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