Love Beyond Words Watercolour Reflection Card

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Create a scenic card using the Love Beyond Words stamp with watercolour techniques and ink swiping to suggest water reflections. Layer colours and add sentiment text to create an artistic, atmospheric design.

You will need

TV - A5 Stamp - Lamination - Love Beyond Words - 150622BSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Prepare a piece of watercolour card as your base. ▶ watch 42:45
2. Colour the solid portion of the Love Beyond Words stamp with two-tone colours (for example, green on one side and yellow on the other). ▶ watch 43:00
3. Spray the inked stamp with water to create a blended watercolour effect. ▶ watch 43:15
4. Stamp the coloured design onto your watercolour card and lift away. ▶ watch 43:30
5. Use an ink pad to swipe colour down from the focal image to suggest a water reflection or shadow effect. ▶ watch 44:00
6. Add a second colour swipe (such as green) at an angle to enhance the reflection effect. ▶ watch 44:30
7. Stamp the outline layer in black ink to define the design and add sketchy detail. ▶ watch 45:00
8. Use a darker ink colour and a cone tool to follow the design lines and create additional reflection or shadow detail. ▶ watch 45:30
9. Stamp the sentiment text from the set (such as 'Live, Love, Laugh, Love Beyond Words') onto the card. ▶ watch 46:00
10. Add optional embellishments such as sparkle or gems to highlight water or light effects. ▶ watch 46:30

Tips from the show

• You can cut up the full stamp panel into separate sentiment sections if you prefer a more minimal design.
• Ink swiping down from the focal image creates the illusion of water or reflection without needing to paint it yourself.
• The stamp can be used in many ways—don't feel limited to using it as a complete design.

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