Multicoloured Poppy Card with Watercolour Splat Background

A project from our live show ONE DAY SPECIAL - Join Toni for her brand new launch - Broadcast 23rd May 2025 · 23/05/2025 · watch it from 29:30

Create a vibrant friendship card featuring bold multicoloured poppies on a dramatic black background with artistic white paint splatters. Using the Radiant Poppies stamp set, you'll layer colourful inks to create stunning floral blooms with leaves, then add a sentiment panel to complete your eye-catching design. This project combines watercolour techniques with stencilling to achieve a modern, artistic look perfect for showing appreciation to friends.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Radiant Poppies - 300524JSEE IT

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Step by step

1. 

   Cut a piece of white card stock to size for your card base. This will be used as the background for your stencil work.

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2. 

   Select stencil number two from the Radiant Poppies set and position it on your white card panel.

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3. 

   Apply yellow ink through the stencil using a brush, working across the design area to create the background.

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4. 

   Apply orange ink to the stencilled area, blending it with the yellow to create a warm colour transition across the background.

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5. 

   Place stencil number three over your previous watercolour work. Using a blending tool with black ink, add transparent watercolour wash effects through the stencil to build up depth and dimension.

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6. 

   Using stencil three, apply pink and purple ink tones to the card to build depth and add colour variation to the floral design.

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7. 

   Position the leaf stencil on your background and apply teal-coloured ink using a blending tool.

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8. 

   Spray the completed background lightly with water to create a watercolour effect and soften the edges.

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9. 

   Stamp the large poppy image from the Radiant Poppies stamp set onto the prepared watercolour background using black ink. Position the stamp centrally on the card.

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10. 

    Die-cut the stamped and coloured floral panel using your die-cutting machine to create the finished topper piece.

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11. Die-cut the 'Grateful' sentiment from white card stock using the coordinating die from the set. ▶ watch 57:00
12. 

    Mount the die-cut poppy panel onto black card stock. Then layer this onto white card stock to create a contrasting frame around the artwork.

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13. 

    Adhere the 'Grateful' sentiment panel to the right side of the black card to complete the design.

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Tips from the show

• The black ink used is a hybrid pigment ink, so it works with both alcohol markers and water without smudging.
• You can use the stamp independently without the stencils if you prefer a simpler design.
• Layer white ink as a base before applying colour on dark card stock to make colours show more brightly.

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