Layered Lamination Flower Card with Mixed Watercolours

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Create a beautiful layered floral card featuring vibrant watercoloured flowers in orange, yellow and green tones. Using lamination stamps, you'll build up depth and dimension by selectively applying different ink colours to create a stunning multi-layered botanical design. This technique combines stamping with watercolour effects to produce a professional-looking handmade card.

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Step by step

1. 

   Prepare a black card base. Select your lamination flower stamp set from the collection, choosing from designs such as 'Choose Happy' or 'With Love'.

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2. 

   Apply watercolour paint to specific parts of the colour stamp. Use pink for the petals and green for the leaves, applying the colours directly to the stamp surface.

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3. 

   Stamp the colour layer onto your white card base using the orange ink. Position the stamp carefully to create the base flower and foliage design.

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4. 

   Apply a darker green watercolour to the edges and around the leaves to add definition and shadow. Use the green ink to create depth and dimension on the leaf elements.

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5. 

   Apply the darker green ink over the same foliage area using the stamp to build up depth and create layered tones in the greenery.

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   Add black or dark ink to the centre of the stamped flower using an ink pad or dauber. This creates depth and contrast in the flower design.

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7. 

   Wipe your stamp clean using stamp cleaner between colour applications. This ensures colours remain vibrant and don't mix unintentionally on subsequent stamping.

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8. 

   View the finished layered flower card. The selective application of green watercolour creates depth and dimension, with darker green tones adding realistic shading to the petals.

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Tips from the show

• You can cherry-pick which parts of the stamp to colour for creative control.
• Mix and match colour tones on the edges to create natural-looking shading.
• Always use stamp cleaner, not regular wipes, to clean stamps between uses.

More from this show

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