Watercolour Tropical Slimline Card with Hand-Painted Background

A project from our live show PAPERCRAFT SOCIETY BOX RELEASE - Join Toni for her latest box kit and her craft along - Broadcast 13th June 23 · 13/06/2023 · watch it from 23:30

Create a vibrant tropical slimline card by hand-painting a watercolour background with water brush pens in purple, pink and orange, then stamping and die-cutting floral elements to layer on top. The loose, textured watercolour look gives an instantly summery feel.

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of watercolour card and spritz the top surface with water using a spray bottle. ▶ watch 23:30
2. Squeeze purple water brush pen colour onto the top of the card and tilt the card to let the colour run down randomly. ▶ watch 24:00
3. Spray the design with more water to help the colour bleed and create texture. ▶ watch 24:30
4. Add orange and pink water brush pen colours to different areas of the card, leaving some white space. ▶ watch 25:00
5. Use a brush to tap splats of colour onto the wet card whilst it is still damp to create additional texture. ▶ watch 25:30
6. Dry the watercolour background completely using a heat gun. ▶ watch 28:00
7. Stamp the floral design onto white cardstock using black ink. ▶ watch 29:00
8. Die-cut the stamped floral design using the coordinating dies. ▶ watch 29:30
9. Spray the die-cut flower with water and paint it with water brush pens in green, orange and red, leaving white space for highlights. ▶ watch 30:00
10. Stamp and die-cut a second floral element in red cardstock and paint it with orange and red water brush pens. ▶ watch 31:00
11. Dry all painted elements with a heat gun. ▶ watch 32:00
12. Stamp a sentiment onto white cardstock in black ink. ▶ watch 33:00

Tips from the show

• Spray the design with water to help colours bleed and create a loose, textured look rather than trying to colour precisely.
• Leave white space on leaves and petals to create highlights and make the painting look more natural.
• Watercolour dries back two shades lighter, so apply colour slightly darker than your final desired shade.

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