Hi friends, today I’m happy to share a recap from yesterday’s Facebook Live with Altenew! You can watch the video (it’s about an hour long) on Facebook, or click this video below.
https://www.facebook.com/altenew/videos/2167033263570220/?fb_dtsg_ag=Adx4xldKki3sJr7MOeF4AwwKcFuCIA0UMd1XWCoDeDtfAg%3AAdxWNW6jORLW8VawW2YT885Xj_C0ScKXJhSp1AwXPn7SaA
The stamps I used in this session were the Beautiful Heart, and Forever and Always. I’m also using the Altenew Watercolor Pan set.
Here are photos and brief step-by-steps—
You Have the Most Beautiful Heart: Watercolor Stamping
You can use your watercolor pans to “ink” your stamp! Just spritz with some water, then tap the watercolor onto the stamp itself.
Here I used Lagoon to stamp the middle layer of the flower onto white cardstock, then let it dry thoroughly. Then use the outline of the flower (it helps to have a MISTI!) with embossing ink and emboss with Rose Gold embossing powder. The sentiment is from the stamp set and I embossed that with gold as well.
Hello: Brayered Watercolor Backgrounds
A simple little brayer makes it easy to roll the wet watercolor across the cardstock…perfect as a background or for stamping!
I spritzed Citrus Burst and Mountain Mist watercolors, then rubbed them onto the craft sheet. Mist again with water, then roll the brayer through the yellow paint and onto the white cardstock. Repeat with the blue. Let the piece dry, then stamp and emboss the flower outline with Rose Gold. Go back with more Mountain Mist to accent the flower center if you want. I fussy-cut the flower and leaves but there are dies that match (which are on my wish list!).
I did the leaves in the same way with Forest Glades and Bamboo watercolors.
The background die is Gradient Stripes, and the “Hello” is from the Flower Arrangement die set.
Smile: Painted and Spritzed Watercolor
This technique is great because the gold- embossed design of the flower holds in the watery paint, making it easy to stay in the lines.
Use Rose Gold to emboss flowers onto sturdy mixed-media or watercolor cardstock. Paint flowers with Puffy Heart and Mountain Mist. Paint the leaves with Forest Glades. Spritz it with water and gently blot it to soften the colors, then accent some of the flower centers with darker paint colors like Crimson.
Today I Celebrate You: Pressed Background with Watercolor
This background technique is one of my favorites! It’s easy to do and gives a different look each time.
First, stamp and emboss the flower bouquets randomly onto white cardstock with Rose Gold. Spritz Lavender Fields and Ocean Waves watercolors with water, then rub onto the craft sheet. Brayer the color to spread it out across the craft sheet, adding more water if needed.
Turn the embossed cardstock over and press into the color. Lift, then repeat as needed, turning the cardstock around. Paint in some of the flowers with more Lavender Fields if you wish. Use watery Ocean Waves to spatter onto the piece.
Note: Most times when I do this technique on embossed pieces, I think it looks awful. Then when I let the watercolor dry, it somehow looks much better. Here is the one I did in the video, now dry—
The die I used for this card is the Framed Dies set.
Thanks so much for joining me today! Again, you can watch the video of the session on Facebook, or click this video above.
