Dandelion Wishes Watercolour Wash Card Tutorial

I shared this card a few posts ago, but have had lots of inquiries as to how I created it and so I've made a video to show you what to do.  

You can also see the original Dandelion Wishes post with all the colour details if you missed them in the video and also a version of the card with no embossing is below for anyone who doesn't have embossing tools yet but would still like to make one of these beautiful cards.  

Enjoy the tutorial and come back and share what you make.  

Happy day

Zoe  x

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Totally Techniques Stampin' Up! International Demo Blog Hop

Bokeh Technique using Stampin' Up! Beautiful Day

Welcome to our monthly Totally Techniques Demonstrator Blog Hop. We're sharing the Bokeh Technique this month which is really simple.  All you need is to create a WOW background and possibly add some images like my Stampin' Up! Beautiful Day butterfly and you are half way there. The finishing touch and the Bokeh part is to add dreamy circles like bubbles in the air. 

To do this I used a self made stencil using circle punches of different sizes and I punched holes in a piece of vellum.  If you are careful you can use thinner window sheet, but need to try it in one corner with an old punch first as the sheet may be more than your punches can handle.   Once your back ground is dry you can add the bokeh.  My background  was created on water colour paper by first stamping and heat embossing the butterfly with silver embossing powder. I covered this to then shield it from the water i added with an aqua painter brush and then sprinkled Prussian Blue Brusho Crystals on and allowed them to spread through the water.  I left some with very little water so as to create to speckled effect in the top left hand corner.  You can remove excess water with a piece of kitchen towel and add more if required.   To add the bokeh you then need to use a sponge and add white craft ink using the stencil you have made. Add little as you can always add more, but you can't take it off .  Overlap circles and sizes to create the effect. 

I've mounted my artwork onto Lemon Lime Twist card and also a piece of silver foil card. The sentiment is from Another Wonderful Year which is another new set. It comes as one long sentiment so I just stamped the 'Just a Friendly' part in Blueberry Bushel on a narrow strip of whisper white then also stamped the last word of the stamp in Lemon Lime Twist and punched it out with a 1" circle and added it to the end of the original strip.  You can also then add rhinestones or some of the new Stampin' Up! self adhesive sequins and ribbons to enhance your design.  

You're off next to Shannean's beautiful blog down under in Australia.  Have fun.  

Zoe x

Dandelion Wishes a new Stampin' Up! Beauty

Water colouring with Stampin Up Dandelion Wishes

I fell in love with this stamp set the minute it appeared on my computer screen when the catalogue was shared with demonstrators.  It's so pretty and so special.  I wanted the 'fluff' to stand out and so having stamped first with Staz On onto water colour paper I then used a Versamark ink pad to just add ink to the seed heads and stamped just off the original black image.  I embossed with clear powder to create a resistant surface for those 'fluff' bits.  

Using ink from the lids of my ink pads I slowly added water, then ink and so on to the piece building up the ink from light to darker.  I used inks in this order Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather and Blueberry Bushel.  I'm really pleased with the result and it proved popular on a demonstrator facebook group and last weekend at the Create It Show in Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. It's so easy to create beautiful backdrops to such a simple stunning flower or should I say weed. No friend to the gardeners amongst us, but awesome for art work.  

The Dandelion is also known as the Official Flower of the Military Child.  This is because it puts down roots almost anywhere and is impossible to destroy.  It's unpretentious and yet is good looking and a survivor in a wide range of climates. It has lots of attributes so long as you are not an avid gardener.  

Do have a go at playing with ink, water and a stamp. It's a lot of fun.  

Zoe xx