Monday, November 11, 2019

Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial

Hello friends! I hope you had a good weekend and that you got some crafty time. We had our first snow this weekend, although it didn't remain on the ground. I went to a second-hand shop and was very happy to find a vintage printed tapestry depicting what happens every day in December, in the old farming way of life. My grandmother had the same tapestry in her kitchen and my mom inherited it. I am very happy to now have one of my own and it was in perfect condition. I will take a photo of it and post another day. 

I also found some great Christmas gifts. It is such fun to find beautiful vintage items as gifts. I am aiming for that most of my gifts will be either vintage, second-hand finds, or handmade. 




This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog, we have Thinking of You theme. I home you will join us! Don't miss the project by our November guest designer Nikki Acton with her blog Addicted to Art.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I was inspired by the snow flurries falling outside my window, to create a card with a winter theme. The background is easy to do with a Simon Says Stamp background stamp, white embossing powder, Distress Ink and white acrylic paint. You can use any color combo that you'd like and this could easily be turned into a card for any season.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Stamp the Simon Says Stamp Outline Winter Floral background.

Start by white embossing the Outline Winter Floral stamp on watercolor paper.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Watercolor with Distress Ink.

Smear Distress Inks on a craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush. Paint the background without worrying too much about perfection. Work on one flower at a time and drop in different colors before the first layer is dry. I painted the space in between the shapes with very light Tumbled Glass, pulling some of the paint from the flowers and leaves out across the lines. You can also use watercolor paint.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

When the ink is dry, cut out and distress the edges. Splatter with Dina Wakley's white media paint, using a splatter brush. Always protect your work area and clothes when splattering, since the paint tend to travel unpredictably.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Here's a look at the effect of the splattered paint. The thicker opaque paint looks nice together with the transparent ink.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add sequins.

I mounted the panel on light blue and then on very light pink cardstock. Sequins were glued here and there for some bling, and to imitate snowflakes.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Die cut the glitter and vellum hearts.

The Thinking of You Heart was die cut from SSS white glitter cardstock, which has a really awesome glitter look to it, while not shedding any glitter at all. I die cut the larger heart from vellum, to make it stand out better from the background, without covering the background completely. For a totally different look using the Thinking of You Heart die, check out my Heart Shaker Cards tutorial.

Layers of ink - Winter Floral Watercolor Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Crochet border.

As a border, I die cut one of Tim Holtz's Crochet borders from SSS glimmery cardstock. A piece of lace trim was also dyed with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and glued to the card.

I hope you will join us this week in our Thinking of You challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.




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Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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4 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card Anna-Karin I love the white embossed design and your watercolouring is so pretty :-)

    Thats a really good idea to try to buy 2nd hand/vintage gifts, we all need to do that! It would help reduce plastics and waste! :-)

    Winter started here today! we now have a big storm and hailstones, we just put the heating on, a few days ago people were still swimming!

    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Gorgeous card, Anna-Karin! It has the feel of vintage fabric to it, and it is so awesome you found that treasure at the second hand shop! Love your idea of handmade, vintage, second hand gifts...they are filled with meaning and love. A bit of snow here with more coming. hugs, Maura

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  3. Love this card especially winter colors!! Very inspiring!

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  4. Your snowy flowers are so pretty - gorgeous watercolour effects and blending of a lovely colour palette. Hope you enjoy your vintage present shopping!
    Alison x

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