Friday, January 14, 2022

Watercolor Background

 I wanted to try my hand at creating a "watercolor background" but only on a portion of the card -- to create a focal point or to highlight a sentiment.  Here I used a painted 3 colors of ink using a water brush on watercolor paper.

From black cardstock, I die-cut 4 layers of the sentiment, "Happy" and adhered them together for dimension.  After making sure that the background is dry, I heat embossed the "Birthday" sentiment using black embossing powder and embossing ink.  

I used a black card base for a dramatic effect.

I am entering this card to the CAS Colours and Sketches Challenge.  The challenge this week is to focus on a central sentiment.

I used the following supplies (these are affiliate links -- if you purchase through my links, I earn a small commission to support my blog at no cost to you):


Thanks for looking, and have a great day!

4 comments:

  1. I love this spring and cheery watercolor background. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Colours And Sketches this week.

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    1. Thank you for the kind words, Cecile! The challenge was fun! :)

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  2. Love those fresh green and yellow colors you picked. Thank you for playing along with CC&S challenge.

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    1. Thank you for stopping by, YoonYoung! I wanted to try these colors because I don't use them often. :)

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