Watercoloured Magnolia Card with Gradient Background

A project from our live show CREATE AND CRAFT TV - Join Toni for her brand new SBM launch - broadcast 11th March 2024 · 11/03/2024 · watch it from 49:00

A stunning card featuring a hot-foiled magnolia design from the Botanicals book, painted with watercolour pen markers and surrounded by a soft gradient wash background. The foiling acts as a resist, creating an elegant, professional-looking card with atmospheric colour effects.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Hot Foiled Coloring Book - Botanicals - 160223GSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Tear out or leave the magnolia design in the book, depending on your preference. ▶ watch 49:15
2. Dampen a large brush (size 14) with clean water and paint around the entire design, leaving the magnolia itself dry. ▶ watch 50:00
3. Squeeze watercolour pen marker ink (such as the blue steel shade) onto a glass mat or palette to release the pigment. ▶ watch 51:00
4. Drop the concentrated colour into the wet area around the design and watch it bloom and spread naturally. ▶ watch 51:15
5. Use a wet brush to drag and blend the colour outwards, creating a soft halo effect around the magnolia. ▶ watch 51:30
6. Allow the background wash to dry completely, then add colour to individual petals if desired. ▶ watch 52:00
7. Dampen a petal with clean water and tap an ink pad (such as pink) onto it, then drag the colour outward with a wet brush. ▶ watch 53:30
8. Leave small areas of white space within the petals to create dimension and a more realistic appearance. ▶ watch 54:00
9. Allow the finished design to dry completely before mounting onto a card base if desired. ▶ watch 54:15

Tips from the show

• Watercolour card stock allows you to work wet for longer, giving you more time to blend and move the colour around.
• The gold foil acts as a resist, so colour will not adhere to it, creating a natural boundary for your design.
• Leave the design to dry naturally rather than rushing; water will do its own thing, so avoid trying to control it too much.

More from this show

• Simple Watercoloured Floral Design with Pen Markers
• Sentiment Tag with Foiled Detail

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