Another Quick & Easy Faux Watercolor Card featuring Ranunculus Romance Die Cut Leaf
October 06, 2022
Today we're creating Another Quick and Easy Faux Watercolor Card featuring Ranunculus Romance Die Cut Leaf. Tuesday we created a leaf cascade card check it out here if you missed it... https://www.sandilovesstamping.com/2022/09/quick-easy-faux-watercoloring-fall-leaves-on-a-card.html
Today we're using that same technique and altering one of the colors...this changes the color combo and provides a fresh look....
And a bit closer...
In preparing the colors this time we used Mossy Meadow instead of Cajun Craze--this lightens the color combo while still staying with traditional autumn colors.
This time we are layering the leaves over square backgrounds--this features each leaf as it's own painting. Adding Wink of Stella (impossible to see in the photo) adds a quite stunning effect.
We added 3 brushed metallic dots to add our touch of pizazz to the card.
Leaving off a greeting this now becomse one of those awesome stash cards that can be used at any time for any occasion--this one is definitely great for guys, gals...for birthdays, thank you, thinking of you, just a note....etc.
I'll give you full directions below followed by the supply list to order your supplies.
Stop back by nex week to see what's in store for us to create together.
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Directions:
1. Cut Thick Very Vanilla cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2 score long side at 4 1/4 (card base)
2. Cut Very Vanilla 4 1/8 X 5 3/8; put through Quatrefoil embossing folder and adhere to card front.
3. Cut watercolor paper 3 1/2 X 5 (if creating more than one card use full sheet)
*Place 3-4 drops of reinker in the lids of the Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, and Mossy Meadow ink pads.
*Using a water painter and a small container of water (the water painter doesn't deliver sufficient water for this technique) paint a light coat of water over the paper.
*Starting with Curry quickly pick up more water on the brush and add to the drops in the lid---add this color to random spots on the pre-wet paper. Repeat with Pumpkin and Mossy Meadow (if you work in this order you won't need to clean your brush between colors).
*When the entire sheet is colored let dry (or use heat gun). Die cut 3 leaves. Add Wink of Stella to leaves
4. Cut 3 pieces of Copper foil 1 5/8 X 1 5/8; cut 3 pieces of very vanilla cardstock 1 1/2 X 1 1/2; adhere together with glue dots--adhere to card front with glue dots (see photo).
Adhere a leaf to each square varying the orientation of the leaves
5. Add 3 small copper brushed metallic dots in a line under the leaf on the right side
Your card is ready for sending.
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