Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Sunflower

Hi there, Nicole here with a flower card inspiration for you.



I got some new watercolor markers by Faber Castel a while ago and was playing around quite a lot with them. I wanted to try no-line coloring with them and that's how this card started.


  • stamp your flower with Antique Linen Distress Ink on watercolor paper
  • add some color with your watercolor marker (any watercolor marker will do) where you want your shadows to be
  • add water with a water brush or a paint brush and let the colors fade out to create some depth
  • continue to add color to the shadow areas 
  • for the background I used a stencil and moved it after every layer of ink blending (details on the pictures below) I did three layers using two shades of green Distress Inks
  • die cut your panel using a rectangle die
  • adhere your flower to the panel using foam tape
  • stamp your sentiment in a matching green ink, I used Distress Oxide Ink



  • if you find it difficult to add dark colors to the small shadow spots on your card with a brush, let your coloring dry and add the shadows with some color pencils.
  • moving your stencil around can create new and fun looks




   

 



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Have a wonderful day,
Nicole

1 comment:

  1. Wow Nicole, your sunflower looks great! wonderful shading and dimensional look!
    Love the leaf background pattern as well!
    Greetings from Wiebke (from KomMa-designed)

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