Laminated Dress Card with Watercolour and Sparkle

A project from our live show AMAZING GIVEAWAY - Winner announced LIVE today broadcast Monday 14th Feb · 11/02/2022 · watch it from 11:45

Create an elegant occasion card featuring a beautiful gown using the two-part lamination stamping technique. The dress is stamped in watercolour tones, then layered with a detailed outline stamp to create a hand-painted effect, finished with iridescent sparkle for extra glamour.

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Step by step

1. Stamp the solid dress portion onto a white card blank using the first lamination stamp. ▶ watch 12:00
2. Ink the dress stamp with pink ink, adding a touch of purple at the base for colour variation. ▶ watch 12:15
3. Spray the inked stamp with water to create a realistic watercolour finish. ▶ watch 12:30
4. Press the stamp firmly onto the card base to transfer the watercoloured dress image. ▶ watch 12:45
5. Clean the stamp and allow the first layer to dry. ▶ watch 13:00
6. Stamp the detail outline layer on top of the dried watercolour dress using black or gold ink. ▶ watch 13:15
7. Apply wet glue randomly to the base of the gown and bouquet areas. ▶ watch 13:30
8. Sprinkle iridescent sparkle onto the wet glue and set aside to dry. ▶ watch 14:45

Tips from the show

• The watercolour piece does not need to match the outline design perfectly—this creates an artistic, forgiving effect.
• Spray more water for a wetter, more blended watercolour technique.
• The lamination stamps make you look like an instant artist with little to no effort.

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