Hello and welcome!
This is Svitlana.
Today I’m participating in Altenew Summer
Fun Video Hop celebrating the new July 2020
release.
I encourage you to check out other participants
of this hop to see amazing projects they created.
Also as usual Altenew is giving away prizes
at each stop of the video hop.
You can find the video hop list and all details
in the video description.
In today’s video I will be sharing a monochromatic
floral card featuring watercoloring on non
white cardstock.
I will also share a couple of tips and tricks
along the way.
I will be working with the new Courage You
Stamp Set.
This set has a very beautiful large floral
image as well as several nice sentiments.
First I will be white embossing this beautiful
floral image onto a pink cardstock panel.
This is just a regular 110lb cardstock, which
isn’t quite meant for watercoloring.
But I still will make it work and will show
you that you don’t need to be limited with
just a watercolor paper when you do watercoloring.
But first I need to take care of another problem.
Since this stamp is rather large it doesn’t
really fit into my mini MISTI in the spot
where I want to locate it.
I could push the panel towards the middle
of the MISTI to fit the stamp in and use the
magnet to secure the panel in place.
But I don’t trust the magnet alone.
The MISTI base corner is better trustee when
it comes to this matter.
I have one trick that I use in cases like
this.
I cut two stripes of a thick cardboard and
placed them into the MISTI corner.
This way I kinda created another corner which
secured the panel and place allowing at the
same time to place the stamp flat.
Next I will be moving to heat embossing.
First I’m prepping the panel by applying
baby powder with a dry fluffy brush.
This will reduce the static and prevent embossing
powder particles from sticking in the areas
where I don’t want them to be.
Now I’m inking up the stamp with Altenew
Embossing Ink, closing the MISTI lid and pressing
onto it to stamp the image.
Here you want to press very well along the
whole surface of the stamp.
First of all the stamp is large and in any
case it requires good pressure while being
stamped.
But also this DIY corner may be a bit thicker
than the cardstock and may need additional
work along its edges.
After stamping I’m proceeding to the regular
heat embossing routine - pouring Altenew Pure
White embossing powder onto the stamp impression
and heat setting it with my heat gun.
In one area I didn’t get good enough embossing
so I will be re-stamping and re-embossing
this spot.
Thanks to the MISTI and the cardboard corner
I can stamp the second time exactly onto the
same spot.
Now it’s time to start coloring.
I will be using Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers
in Ruby Red and Rouge.
Also I will be using a water brush with clean
water.
I’m working one petal at a time and I’m
coloring them in the following manner.
First I’m coloring with the Ruby Red marker
in the base part of a petal.
Then I’m blending it out with the Rouge
marker somewhere to the middle of a petal
or so.
Next I’m blending out the color with just
clear water.
Finally to kind of finish off the petal I’m
adding a bit more Ruby Red along the tip of
the petal, its edges and these for the lack
of better word - creases.
And then I’m blending it all out with clear
water.
I’m continuing doing all the same for all
other petals.
Usually you won’t be coloring onto a non
watercolor paper with a watercolor medium.
As it cannot absorb much water without getting
warped or even damaged.
Also watercolor medium doesn’t work as good
on a regular cardstock.
But in case of these watercolor markers the
situation is a bit forgiving.
Altenew markers are extremely pigmented and
a little bit goes a long way.
Also the liquid watercolor flows perfectly
out of them.
So there is no need to squeeze the markers
and risk to add too much water.
Basically the amount of liquid got onto the
cardstock is minimal and it prevents the cardstock
from warping.
I recommend working one petal at a time to
blend out each layer while it’s still wet.
As if it dries you will need more water to
blend it out and again - we don’t want to
deal with a lot of water in this case.
While the watercolor is still wet and sits
on the cardstock surface it’s easier to
pull it out to blend.
After drying it will absorb into the cardstock
core and it will require additional water
to get it moving.
Ok after I finished coloring the flowers I’m
proceeding to coloring the leaves.
Which I will color in red as well since I’m
making a monochromatic card.
To make them a bit different than flowers
I’m using Ruby Red marker which I’m blending
out with the Rouge one.
I’m not using a clear water here which makes
the leaves a bit darker than flowers.
After I finished coloring and let the panel
dry, now I will be adding some splatters onto
it.
Splatters is always a good idea in general.
They add character and interest.
But also they cover all imperfections, which
especially may be needed when you watercolored
onto not "appropriate" so to speak cardstock.
I'm using Altenew Stamping Mat to protect
my working surface.
First I'm squeezing a little bit of liquid
watercolor out of the Ruby Red marker, then
dipping it into these droplets and shaking
above the panel.
And I'm also adding the Pure White Ink Spray
splatters using a small brush.
The main part of the card is ready, I just
need to finish it off.
First I need to add a sentiment.
I have a box of different sentiments left
from another projects.
I'm going through them now selecting which
type I would like to add to the card.
The sentiment wording doesn't matter on this
point.
I'm just looking on the style.
Finally I selected a stamped in red onto a
white strip which I will be stamping using
a sentiment from the same stamp set.
Now you see me going through all my white
cardstock leftovers choosing the right size
for the sentiment.
I finally made my choice and proceed to stamping
the sentiment using the Ruby Red Dye Ink.
I trimmed the panel to the 3 3/4x5" and next
I will be foam mounting it onto a white card
base.
I applied 4 stripes of adhesive foam along
the panel edges and peeled the backing from
each of them in such way that the left top
and right bottom corners of the panel have
exposed adhesive.
Those pieces, or tails if you will, of adhesive
backing also work as some kind of springs,
allowing me to align the panel along the card
base edges without adhesive touching it.
Once I've decided on the position I'm pressing
it down and adhering those corners.
And now I'm peeling off all the backing to
adhere the panel completely.
Next I'm popping up the sentiment using my
T-ruler to align it.
Lastly I need to add some small embellishments.
I've chosen white crystals for this important
role.
Once I decided on their position I will be
adhering them using Ranger Multi Media Matte
Adhesive, which I squeezed onto a scrap piece
of plastic.
I will be using a disposable micro applicator
to apply the adhesive.
Although I'm not really dispose them right
away.
I save them and use many many times until they
totally stop working.
To adhere each crystal I'm pushing it aside
a bit, applying the adhesive and then picking
the crystal up with a Jewel Picker and place
it onto the adhesive dot.
And that's basically it.
I hope you like the card and technique I shared
today.
All supplies will be listed in the video description.
If you have any questions or concerns don’t
hesitate to ask them in the comment area.
And don't forget to check out other stops
of the Altenew video hop.
Have a wonderful day!
Bye!
