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Two-Tone Split Panel Card with Grayscale and Watercolour Pencil Detail

A project from our live show CREATE TOGETHER CLUB - Show 3 - Join Toni - Broadcast 30th March 22 · 30/03/2022

Design a striking split-panel card featuring a grayscale pencil sketch on one side and vibrant watercolour-enhanced pencil work on the other. This mixed-media approach combines watercolour washes with oil pencil details to create instant light and shade with minimal effort.

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29:30in the show
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  1. 1

    Cut a piece of top-folding card and reduce its size, then prepare a separate piece of white card for the design.

    ▶ watch this step 29:45
  2. 2

    Place the white card into your stamping block and position it to stamp the floral image across two sections.

    ▶ watch this step 30:00
  3. 3

    Stamp the bouquet image using black ink, capturing it across both the left and right sections of your card.

    ▶ watch this step 30:30
  4. 4

    Heat set the stamped image with your heat gun.

    ▶ watch this step 31:45
  5. 5

    Using grey oil pencils, colour the entire left panel of the design to create a grayscale sketch effect.

    ▶ watch this step 32:30
  6. 6

    On the right panel, apply bright watercolour washes directly onto the stamped design—orange on the large flower, pink on another, and yellow-green on smaller blooms.

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  7. 7

    While the watercolour is still wet, enhance the petals and leaves with darker oil pencil shades, following the lines of the stamp.

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  8. 8

    Add a blue watercolour halo around the right panel design, then soften the edges with clean water.

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  9. 9

    Once dry, outline the design with a blue oil pencil to create a closer, more detailed halo effect.

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  10. 10

    Mount the painted card onto black cardstock to stabilise it and prevent buckling.

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  11. 11

    Glue the mounted design onto your top-folding card base.

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  12. 12

    Add a washi tape sentiment strip across the card to complete the design.

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