Watercolour Background with Blackout Stamping and Heat Embossing Card

A project from our live show CREATE TOGETHER CLUB - Join Toni for her latest CTC show 4 - Broadcast 16th June 22 · 16/06/2022 · watch it from 7:30

A multi-technique card featuring a textured watercolour background with freehand painted leaves, a blackout stamped silhouette figure coloured in, and heat-embossed details on top. The layered approach creates depth and visual interest with the figure popping against the stormy background.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Wet your watercolour card with clean water using a standard watercolour brush. ▶ watch 8:00
2. Drop blue and teal watercolour inks into the wet background, allowing them to blend naturally. ▶ watch 10:00
3. Add water splats whilst the background is wet, then lift colour back out using tissue to create texture. ▶ watch 12:00
4. Once dry, add more colour splats with watercolour to intensify the background texture. ▶ watch 13:45
5. Add white splats to push back darker areas if needed. ▶ watch 15:00
6. Paint freehand leaves using black watercolour with a small brush, using the tip-belly-tip technique to create leaf shapes. ▶ watch 19:00
7. Stamp the umbrella lady figure in black ink onto the dark background. ▶ watch 24:30
8. Paint the entire stamped figure solid black using watercolour, filling in the umbrella, coat, body and legs completely. ▶ watch 25:15
9. Add a grounded shadow beneath the figure using grey watercolour to anchor her to the composition. ▶ watch 30:45
10. Stamp the figure again on top in white embossing powder using a sticky ink pad, positioning it over the coloured silhouette. ▶ watch 33:15
11. Heat set the white embossed figure with a heat gun to reveal the fine details. ▶ watch 35:30
12. Add sketchy outlines and highlights around the leaves and figure using a black fine liner pen, keeping the lines loose and random rather than precise. ▶ watch 39:45
13. Mount the finished artwork onto a black card blank using plenty of glue to keep the watercolour card flat. ▶ watch 42:00
14. Add a heat-embossed sentiment in white or gold to complete the card. ▶ watch 46:15
15. Enhance the umbrella with clear sparkle pen and add coloured sequins for final embellishment. ▶ watch 47:00

Tips from the show

• Watercolour card will cockle slightly; press under a book once dry to flatten.
• If your background becomes too dark, add white splats on top to push the colour back and create balance.
• Don't worry about going outside the lines when painting the silhouette; it adds to the artistic effect.

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