Watercoloured Floral Sketch Card

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Toni for a SATURDAY LAUNCH in the HTCN studio broadcast 20th Nov 21 · 20/11/2021 · watch it from 22:45

A vibrant card featuring a sketchy daisy flower design stamped in black and hand-painted with dye-based pigment inks in purple, yellow and red. The design is fussy-cut and layered onto a black background with embellishments.

You will need

100136 - HTCN - Izink Large Dye Ink Pad Bundle - Vintage - 201121DSEE IT 100133 - HTCN - Izink Large Pigment Inkpad Bundle - Tropical - 201121ASEE IT

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Step by step

1. Stamp a sketchy daisy flower design onto white cardstock using black ink. ▶ watch 22:45
2. Pick up the purple dye-based pigment ink and paint the outer petals of the flower. ▶ watch 23:15
3. Add bright yellow pigment ink to the centre of the flower. ▶ watch 23:45
4. Blend a red or orange tone into the yellow centre to create depth and dimension. ▶ watch 24:15
5. Add a green or teal tone to the stem area using the dye-based ink. ▶ watch 24:45
6. Fussy-cut around the flower design, staying close to the outline. ▶ watch 25:30
7. Mount the cut flower onto a black cardstock base using adhesive. ▶ watch 26:00
8. Add a wooden embellishment or decorative element to the card. ▶ watch 26:30

Tips from the show

• Dye-based inks are brilliant for watercolour-style painting and blending on cardstock.
• You don't need to be precise with fussy cutting; a white border around the design is acceptable.
• Let the colour come through naturally without worrying about staying within the lines.

More from this show

• Metallic Gold Floral Stamped Card
• White Stencilled Floral Black Card

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