Colourful Layered Background with Textured Torn Paper Card

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A vibrant card featuring a multi-layered watercolour background with splat and circle texture stamps, combined with a distressed torn paper element and a hand-painted typewriter focal point. The design uses colour blocking and ink blending to create depth and visual interest.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of white cardstock and apply various ink pad colours directly onto it using a glass mat to pick up the colour. ▶ watch 23:45
2. Dry between each layer of colour to build texture and avoid creating a muddy appearance. ▶ watch 24:00
3. Continue adding layers of purple, navy and teal ink to create a rich, textured background. ▶ watch 24:45
4. Stamp the splat texture element from the stamp set onto the background using purple ink. ▶ watch 26:30
5. Stamp the solid circle and textured circle elements onto the background using coordinating colours from your ink pad selection. ▶ watch 27:00
6. Take a piece of white cardstock and spray it with water, then scrunch it up to create a distressed, crumpled texture. ▶ watch 28:15
7. Apply random colours to the scrunched paper using your ink pads. ▶ watch 29:00
8. Blend purple ink around the edges of the torn paper to tie it in with your background colours. ▶ watch 30:30
9. Stamp the typewriter image onto the torn paper using black oxide ink. ▶ watch 32:15
10. Spray the stamped typewriter lightly with water to create a distressed, blurred effect on the words. ▶ watch 33:45
11. Add brown ink blending between the black stamped areas to create depth and soften the contrast. ▶ watch 34:00
12. Cut out the typewriter image and paint it with watercolours to add vintage colour and detail. ▶ watch 34:30
13. Stamp a sentiment onto the torn paper element using black ink. ▶ watch 36:45
14. Assemble the card by layering the coloured background, torn paper element and painted typewriter focal point at an angle rather than straight. ▶ watch 37:30
15. Add foam pads to the typewriter image to create dimension and lift it from the card surface. ▶ watch 39:30

Tips from the show

• Dry between layers of ink to build texture and prevent muddy colours.
• Keep your colour choices in theme to create a cohesive design.
• You can tear a page from a book if you do not have the pressed flowers die.

More from this show

• Black and White Monochromatic Distressed Typewriter Card

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