Thursday, May 5, 2016

Watercolour Peony Card Set

The Make It Monday challenge at Papertrey Ink this week is to create a watercolour set of cards. Melissa has a great video tutorial that you can see here illustrating how she created her pretty set. I love the look that Melissa created using a sponging and ink technique to create a watercolour look, but since I just received my Peerless Watercolours last week I had to use them. I am also posting these cards to Simon Says 'Work it Wednesday' for the month of May. Here is the set I created:



I first stamped my images with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto cold pressed watercolour paper. Then using a wet brush I added my Peerless colours to each image. As I am new to this it took a little bit of experimenting. I first started with a wet on wet technique and ended up with a royal mess with far too much bleeding of colours into each other. I think the wet on wet works best if you heat emboss your image. I then spattered some watercolor paint onto each and then water droplets. As you can see I don't have a lot of bleeding of colours, but I rather like it that way as it satisfies my need for precision and colouring 'inside' the lines - I am working on this.

I die cut my watercolour panel using a new die that I just received in the mail as part of a blog hop prize from Simon Says - a great big thank to them!

Supplies:
Stamps - Peonies on Parade, Botanical Silhouettes (PTI)
Dies - Big Word Pop Die (Memory Box)
Paper - Watercolour paper (Strathmore), Stampers Select White CS (PTI), Black DP (CTMH)
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black, Peerless Watercolours
Other - Raindrops (PTI)

14 comments:

  1. This card set is so pretty! Your watercoloring came out nice and I like the embossed edges.

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  2. These are SOOO pretty Connie! I just bought the Peerless Watercolors a few weeks ago, and I really LOVE the colors, but I'm going to need a bit of practice using them too! I think you had fabulous results for your first time and your cards really are so lovely!! :0)

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  3. Connie, you did an amazing job on your cards. You look like a pro at it!

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  4. Gorgeous ,Connie! Wow! I have not tried the PW yet some day !

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  5. Oh, what a pretty collection you made here! You did a great job with the watercolors, I would never know you were "new" at it.

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  6. Sigh! Oh how I love love love these beautiful cards! Such vibrant colors!

    I have not heard of Peerless Watercolors. I have a question on my MIM post because I'm considering buying watercolor Brush Pens. Any advice you could offer??

    Patti

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  7. Hi Connie, what a beautiful set of cards, love the look and design. I'm with you on the watercolouring, I dont mind a little bleeding but prefer not too much. Love the Peerless watercolours and wish the Borrowers would return my spares that have disappeared. They are so vibrant and love using them. Mainly I heat emboss as I hate having to start again when I make a mess. Others make it sound so easy but when not embossing you really have to watch the amount of water or go for the messy look.
    Truly beautiful inspiration.

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  8. These are beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing!

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  9. Thanks a bunch for your sweet comment on my blog yesterday. I will take your ink suggestion and look into the Peerless : )

    Your work is always stunning! I love the depth of color you always achieve!

    Thank you again : )
    Patti

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  10. These are just gorgeous Connie. I love your watercolouring and the rounded panel on the front is so elegant.

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  11. I love your card designs and your stamping off the page. They are totally stunning!

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  12. Beautiful peonies, Connie, and love that scalloped edge!

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  13. WOW, Connie, what a gorgeous set of cards.
    Beautifully done!

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  14. Love the design of your cards, pretty and so creative!

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Thanks so much for your kind comments, they always make my day.