Hello friends! Today I have a card to share that I made with the Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit. The October kit is beautiful, with gorgeous neutral/autumn shades, a very pretty stamp set, and it even includes a pair of Tim Holtz mini scissors. Perfect for me, since I tend to look for mine as they keep getting lost among papers.
This morning we had a visit by an elk in the garden, it was standing right outside the window.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Made with the SSS October Card Kit.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12dRzQV8ZlWU0mvgAB8sPMuJS0pZ5l17RpjR25O6tiy2KWZepk2Iy71aFJ03cROllJ3XoW3QKqqGirNfWuTkXmDS94I9oC1i1Q6cSind_t2bJBTht-Y1n_WDuA_IirxM_8YaYbbJkkEo1/s1600/watercolor-autumn-flowers-tutorial3-layers-of-ink.jpg)
The pretty flowers were calling out for some watercoloring, and I decided to stamp them in black, for a sketchbook look. I colored them loosely with watercolors, but you can use Distress Ink instead. For this project, I used an autumn palette, with different colors this can be a card for any season.
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Here is the stamp set and some of the products from the October Card Kit that I used. The Thankful Flowers set is so pretty with all the flowers, and I really like the mix of larger and smaller sentiments.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe0ein2T6CptCfwMIzoMxWlOCqpk_5PAg7Dc2qtsiyou-CiW4OOrQfBQQvpNYzuH06j2gaD30MW_F9m3JMHU64g9Tu2vRdYCON0XJDNcRc5h2Bf9frrTh6HMZBawdzucLsavCJ908sqDd/s1600/autumn_flowers1.jpg)
Start by stamping the larger flower group and one of the small flowers on a square piece of watercolor paper.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufA-4-YAQbNN43L1OyWQ05e7QjmtAE1HSQve12CbgrKc0sasZzlx9dZMSRrPKcJdXW6tzFhRguKNhGTFpm_yxC4QqJiDMEMQUWjf_ILUayrRIzOXc84LL2TdPr5oLdHS0EQcQZZxVnQqA/s1600/autumn_flowers2.jpg)
Mix up some watercolor paint. You need a yellow, an orange, a brown and two shades of green. Paint the flowers. Drop in darker shades before the lighter ones dry, and watch the magic as they blend. I pulled out color from the edges, by painting with water and just barely touching the still wet paint.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMsVnJh_GOdS3VEKLTJA_jKUpM-cjHYOdlPTbwCoOXnJXowyPVKZ1PkDosziSsk8yW_nv1IO2xvnbWBOl76tP8_DcItDrFqAHnUU6OJmrYmJDKO0TKHQv0IorPqKkt3fty47Xp20aVMUh/s1600/autumn_flowers3.jpg)
For a warmer look, I decided to paint the entire background with a soft yellow.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr65ZrxmtZKQMdt0uIN_bovKyOBCHb8GvaLyz1ZDU3AZd3HeWSevWDtnspeGZjESZ10xZ0s2GL-ggcfXExpH3svz8OIAhvEKTbjxuUQOctV8_8JXQz-QuP8MF2T0BwbkNNL8q60LRcZNCt/s1600/autumn_flowers4.jpg)
Splatter a little bit of brown paint on the background.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpUVWFwl7iVTDSKDrV1K8kXOedMrnihsAWpd2cxTBZy20JH1nxz-oILTfh7IZrSW821-noNCToiABeXoQGg9V4dnMnPFxPGkSQ6wQZwsXWEgRVcmoE5RNT2k8JEnTr9faO9Bp41xALlhy/s1600/autumn_flowers5.jpg)
Mix up a brownish grey and paint shadows.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gbh-OdiA3FOr0IcTjyHzlFVdeyDTa2OcHCa-3pPusL_tBDxOcR2M8Hp4hUN0_ylcVhUzIccfUlOXF1htB3E5tTzZM6VcDq_AVoAeRiHCXwyMos_CMoLLtKepB116z48v5rh3NfpYTGoq/s1600/autumn_flowers6.jpg)
Draw a border around the edges and distress the edges. Stamp the background repeatedly with one of the small sentiment stamps from the set.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBLl6uFvYRafvklqS2RZO8gRbqFu8ubYeZGVsQSP6HTwfi4ol9-oKowRpi0Mngpc9nO4J7PPIvRTGQfKxARHwjd-zGYtuwofL_pK7XH-7bLAzXxqfdfR57I6ElLk1vGF71x7DacwziYaY/s1600/autumn_flowers7.jpg)
Add highlights with a white gel pen, and add some marks with a black fine line marker, to increase the sketch look.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCgNiwKVsuC4URXvul-uuFMNIZgyb9oH_UznhRvrEUaUQlziiKN6xhQ5jNesb4DmOQB4K61kmUj-E2l0mqB5hJVyvePVMwxLyNbM7Z-jvbNTbCCwXPFnjNRN1tncyFnHWYE8rjntQPK_J/s1600/autumn_flowers9.jpg)
Here's a close up on the white and black line work that I added. I love using a white gel pen to add highlights to a project.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJGd7pmtxHMEZMi4vPYP6LClVOzd6e-8l8YVAhxWqKr4b_BmqZMKNsFHglbxt_tLYQ5DFGMbjtAaogXI-Uc3HJW6e9Lf4RWqlvY10jwUSi6MTKT26qh_yV9T1ipdJHv2_C6TIG2yjFBKK/s1600/autumn_flowers8.jpg)
Small sentiment stamps are perfect to use as background elements. Stamp until there is no more ink on the stamp.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWD3_tB2gA9ZdeUEIR998QoNpY0K1XJoMb3ThOQhBN1y60ZnY27XHthSoudqizL-T0HqGP-ldjr2qJhlTISEYGBnGbrySLA4yiW5LmsAura42wLwAAvBhWBi97L8ePRy3O3IgwlRyFuSq/s1600/autumn_flowers10.jpg)
I love the gorgeous gold letters that came in the kit.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYC9YfqxQDtG4xGFuj7oKy2mmHxYikBsek8MZ46k8xFaqkKYLV465UQoW-uI_gGh7civjhVDLejjoCVfwXOCxGi2no_KPa1ZtSQ8VaBcBO1FQVFuftvevTTczk6y9vmQzQ6dZ0UbZNa6ub/s1600/autumn_flowers11.jpg)
And the last flower in the upper corner. The panel was mounted on the dark brown cardstock from the kit and then on gold paper.
![Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Layers of ink - Autumn Watercolor Flowers by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyTJ8dxpzkQCkR7JSn4YkygeNOnSpdb8Vh-W4yO_JAu8zgyOBCQ-W3EbqLlgUIRXhodsEc6lB6dyHybx52BGYMSqd09KSawqUhD8ZA7SXedIEwL5WP0RC_BmcW0WyJja3Oe_2zELC4YQa/s1600/watercolor-autumn-flowers-tutorial-layers-of-ink.jpg)
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!
Happy crafting!
Anna-Karin
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This is just lovely - the colours are so heart-warming. And how amazing to see an elk in your garden!
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Great tutorial Anna!!!! This card is so pretty and perfect for an Autumn message of thanks!!!
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