Hello, today I am sharing the first of two cards I
have made teaming +Papermilldirect cardstock with a stamp set and Derwent
watercolour pencils. The stamp set I am
using is free with the current issue (April 2017) of +Making Card magazine and
comprises of various plants, pots and sentiments, but you could of course use a
different stamp if you prefer. I’m
really loving the PMD Lustre Print card at the moment, it die-cuts and embosses
beautifully, no cracking or creasing, and those gorgeous colours and lustre are
making it my ‘go-to’ card at the moment.
Step by Step:
1. Stamp
a plant and a pot using black Archival ink onto Papermilldirect White Hemp
card.
2. Start
to add colour to the image using the Derwent Colour Pencils directly onto the
card, along the edges and where shadows may fall, (you don’t need to colour all
the space). I’m using Derwent Pencils
#61 Copper Beech & #59 Golden Brown for the plant pot. Leaves are #45 Mineral Green & #47 Grass
Green. The flowers are #23 Imperial
Purple & #20 Crimson Lake. I have
also used #67 Ivory Black sparingly along with a little green for outline and
shadow.
3. Take
a brush and wet it with water, use it to blend the watercolour to complete the
colouring of the image. Add more colour
if you need to by using the brush to transfer a little colour from the tip of
the pencil. Clean brush between colour
families. Leave image to dry.
4. From
Papermilldirect Lustre Print Silver ‘Tea Rose’, die cut the largest shape in
the nesting bloom die set. Die cut a
circle approx. 8.5cm dia. From PMD Lustre Print Silver ‘Spring Green’ card.
5. Emboss
the Shaped bloom piece using a ‘swirls’ style embossing folder. If you folder is smaller, simple position the
folder so it covers complete petal shapes and then run through again to emboss
the missing part.
6. Cut
out the stamped image using a circle die approx. 7.5cm dia. And mat onto the
Spring Green coloured circle using d/s tape and a little glue.
7. Create
a card base by cutting 2 of the largest Nesting Bloom die shapes from
Papermilldirect Plain White card. Score
1 of the shapes approx. 1.5cm from what will be the top of your card. With shaped card bases be sure to test that
the card will stand evenly before deciding on your score line position. Here I have ensure that 2 petals will stand
equally at the bottom for a sturdy base.
8. Attach
the 2 white shaped card pieces together by applying adhesive above the score
line and then line up the other piece directly on top before pressing down to
secure. Add the embossed ‘tea rose’
shaped to the card front using d/s tape and glue.
9. Add
stamped panel to centre of card front using 3D foam to give height.
10. Stamp
the ‘hello’ sentiment using Black Archival ink onto Lustre Print Silver Spring
Green Card and again onto White hemp card.
Cut the words out as a strip and fishtail the right side ends.
11. Shape
‘hello’ strips in your fingers, arrange position and then adhere to top right
of stamped panel using glue to slip the strips into place.
12. To
finish add pale lilac and pale purple mini adhesive gems.
I love to make shaped cards, even small cards such as
this one give impact to showcase a little watercolour image. The
water-colouring is very simple and easy to achieve good results using the
Derwent watercolour pencils. I will be
sharing an even simpler watercolour colour technique next time using this stamp set, Angela x
Materials Used:
White Hemp 255gsm – Papermilldirect
Lustre Print Silver Card – Tea Rose - Papermilldirect
Lustre Print Silver Card – Spring Green – Papermilldirect
Spring Stamp Set – Free with April 2017 issue of Making
Cards Magazine
Derwent Watercolour Pencils – 12 set - Papermilldirect
Nesting Bloom die set – FEDIE163 - First Edition
Framelits Circles die set - #657551 – Sizzix
Swirls Embossing Folder – Cuttlebug – Provocraft
Black Archival Ink Pad
Small Adhesive Gems – pale lilac, pale purple
Adhesives: d/s tape, clear drying glue, 3D foam
squares
