Watercolour Stencil Floral Card with Layered Colour

Place your laminated stencil onto watercolour cardstock, positioning it where you want your design.

Load your brush with watercolour paint and brush colour through the stencil openings, starting with a light shade like pink.

Add a second colour, such as green, through different areas of the stencil, allowing colours to blend naturally.

Spray the painted area lightly with water to encourage the watercolour to bleed and disperse, creating soft edges.

Allow the paint to dry slightly, then carefully lift the stencil away to reveal the design.

Reposition the stencil over the dried design and add a third colour layer to build depth and bring back the stencil outline.

Spray again with water to create additional colour blending and soft dispersal effects.

Once dry, use a white gel pen to add highlights and details to the flower centres and leaf outlines.

Use a black fine-liner pen to add definition lines and spots within the design for extra interest.

Mount the finished stencilled piece onto a card base, positioning a stamped sentiment like 'love' to overlap the design.