Watercolor Wildflowers - Two Ways

Hello there and thank you for stopping by today. Today kicks off the beginning of the MFT December Release Countdown. Be sure to head over to the MFT Blog for full set and die reveals for the day.

My cards today use Lisa Johnson's new Grand Peaceful Wildflowers. This set is the "big sister" to the previously-released Peaceful Wildflowers, and SIZE MATTERS. I am LOVING the new GRAND size of these flowers. They are so gorgeous!

I skipped the "normal" paper and ink routine and incorporated two different styles of watercolor for my cards today.  

Blurred Watercolor

To achieve this look:

• ink up the stamp carefully using one color for the stem and leaves and another for the flower head
• Mist watercolor paper (90 lb, Canson brand) lightly with water and blot with a paper towel to remove standing water (too much water is not a good thing)
• stamp flower (if ink starts to run too much, quickly blot with a paper towel)
• stamp additional flowers in desired formation (ink every time you stamp, rewet paper if needed)
• when paper dries a little (you can speed it along with a heat tool) stamp additional foliage as filler after stamping off so the ink is subdued
• use air art tool from SU to splatter dye ink from markers onto watercolor paper (I used a light yellow and hot pink)

The sentiment was stamped on a die-cut using Brilliance Graphite Black Ink.

I sewed around the perimeter of the watercolor paper and roughed up the edges with my fingers.

Guided Freehand Watercolor

To achieve this look:

• carefully ink up stamp using a green for the stem and leaves and another color for the flower head
• huff on stamp (breathe hot air on it) and stamp onto Smooth White Card Stock
• squish the ink pad color you used onto a smooth surface (to transfer some ink), grab a small cup of water and thin paintbrush
• wet paintbrush lightly and pick up ink, go over the stamped lines on the entire image, in the same color

This technique will give your stamped flowers a hand-painted look. If you go out of the lines a little, don't worry, just smooth it out and keep going. I love the velvety texture on the red flower! 

I stamped the Typewriter Text Background over the flowers in Natural ink that was stamped off before I watercolored them. Each flower was stamped on a Pierced Rectangle.

The background panel was stamped with the Woodgrain Background in Versamark and embossed in white. I sponged all the edges of the card stock layers with Natural ink.

These products and many more will be available for purchase in just SEVEN days, on December 10 at 10 PM EST.  Be sure to check out the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has come up with today.

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