Watercolour Leaf Panel Card with White Halo Technique

A project from our live show Create and Craft Show 24th JAN - Join Toni for her latest inspirations · 24/01/2023 · watch it from 49:45

Create a striking card featuring layered leaf stamps on black card stock with a white halo effect. The technique uses opaque white ink as an underlay, then coloured inks stamped on top to create a vibrant, dimensional look with a glowing white border around each leaf.

You will need

100089 - HTCN - Eureka 101 Watercolour and Scoring Tablet - 240921GSEE IT TV - A5 Stamp - Lamination - Love Beyond Words - 150622BSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Place black card stock on your watercolour tablet or stamping platform. ▶ watch 49:45
2. Stamp the solid leaf element multiple times across the card in various positions, allowing some stamps to go off the edge of the card for a more dynamic composition. ▶ watch 50:00
3. Ink up the solid leaf stamp with white ink pad and stamp over your black card to create an opaque white base layer. ▶ watch 50:30
4. Allow the white ink to dry completely. ▶ watch 51:00
5. Ink the detailed leaf stamp with your chosen colour (yellow, green, or teal work well). ▶ watch 51:30
6. Carefully stamp the detailed element on top of the white base, attempting to align it with the white leaves to create a halo effect. ▶ watch 54:30
7. Repeat with different colours on different leaves for variety. ▶ watch 55:00
8. Once dry, you can add further embellishment with gold embossing powder if desired for extra dimension. ▶ watch 55:15

Tips from the show

• You can go over white stamped areas with pencils once dry to add shading and detail.
• The white ink stays wet longer, allowing you to work with heat embossing if preferred.
• Don't worry about perfect alignment when stamping the detail over the white base—slight offset creates the halo effect.

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