I’ve been playing around with watercoloring, a medium I love. My dad
painted beautiful watercolors, mainly of seascapes. Twenty years ago (gosh, has
it really been that long ago?) he gave me some watercolor lessons, but I was
busy raising my family at the time, so it became one of those “I’ll get back to
it someday” activities.
One of my mother’s day gifts this year was some “fun” money from my
son, so I used it to sign up for an online
Watercolor for Cards class. I’ve
actually only gotten into the first lesson, but it’s got me pulling out my
watercolor brushes, paints, and paper, so that I can play around with it all
again. I’ve forgotten so much of what my dad taught me, it’s kind of sad. I
hope it all comes back as I go through the rest of the watercolor lessons.
The watercolor image above was created using an acrylic block, markers and a
spritz bottle of water. I found that the type of paper you use makes ALL the
difference. I tried Whisper White, but didn’t like the splotchy look. Then I
tried the rough watercolor paper…it was okay, but I wanted a smooth card
finish, so I went with a smooth watercolor paper and I really liked the results
it gave me.
Here's a quickie explanation of how I created my watercolor background:
1. Color the whole acrylic block randomly in different colors: Daffodil Delight,
Poppy Parade, Rich Razzleberry
2. Lightly spritz the block with water, allowing the colors to run
together a little bit (too much running and you’ll get a muddy look)
3. Press inked block onto watercolor paper panel, slightly lifting parts
of the block to shift the color around. Hold in place for a minute. Carefully
remove block. At this time you can tilt your watercolor paper around if you’d
like your colors to move and bleed into each other. Allow to dry or use your
heat tool to speed up drying process.
I used black Stazon ink to stamp my floral image over the watercolored
background , stamping one floral image onto a piece of Poppy Parade CS. I then
stamped my sentiment in the lower right corner of the watercolor card front
panel.
Give it a try, it's a simple technique that makes a beautiful background!
SUPPLIES
INK: Black Stazon, Stampin’ Write Markers – Daffodil Delight, Rich
Razzleberry, Poppy Parade
SS: Retired Secret Garden (SU’s 2014-15 Forever Florals 133976 would
look great); Retired sentiment SS?, use your favorite
CS: Whisper White, Smooth 100lb. watercolor paper, Poppy Parade
(retired)
Big Shot: Secret Garden framelit (retired)
Accessories: Acrylic Block “I” (118488), Stampin Spritzer (126185),
jewels-rhinestones
