Monday, June 15, 2015

Dapper + Dashing | Always Be There For You with Gayatri

Hello everyone, Gayatri here with you today. I have a watercolour card share for you.

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This card is very simple to make. Since watercolour is a massive trend at the moment, I decided to share a simple and easy way to watercolour. The watercolour background is something a beginner can do it. I trimmed down my watercolour cardstock and brush with some clean water towards the top left corner. I used Gansai Tambi watercolour. You can use any watercolour even your kid’s watercolour palette. I worked with one colour at a time. So I added the blue colour and let the colour spread and take its shape as there is water already on the paper. I dried with heat gun after some time. You can always air dry. Then I diluted the blue pigment with water and added over the blue wash to build layers. Dried with heat gun again. Then I added clean water to the edges of the blue wash and added yellow pigment. I repeated the process to build layers. I added some of the yellow to the blue to blend and get a green in between the two colour. I now let this watercolour panel to dry while I work to die cut.

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I have used In Bloom: Maggie’s Roses Cutaway to die cut few outline of the roses and leaves using white cardstock. I adhered the die cuts using glossy accent by applying only to the centre of the roses and bottom edges of the leaves. This gives a nice raised edges. I love that. The sentiment is from A Tree for All Seasons stamp set. I simply stamped the sentiment with Versafine Black pigment ink. This ink gets into those groves on the texture side of the watercolour cardstock giving a crisp and clean detailed sentiment. I have added Pretty Pink Posh’s Sparkly Clear sequins near the sentiment.

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Hope you are inspired by my card. Thanks for stopping by today! 


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17 comments:

  1. beautiful card Gayatri.. love the vibrant colors!!

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  2. Wow !! what a gorgeous card Gayatri ..Love it !!!

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  3. Stunning and so gorgeously done - love everything about this phenomenal card!!!

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  4. Gayatri, your card is gorgeous! Most definitely dashing with the water-colours you've chosen to pair with the white rose cutaways...
    ~c

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  5. Its Beautiful !! Loved how the die-cut blooms pop on the lovely watercolor bg :)

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  6. Fabulous card, love the colors you chose!!

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  7. This card is stunningly beautiful love this die on my wish list♥

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  8. This is STUNNING!!! I LOVE the watercolor with that white die cut!!

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  9. Your card is just beautiful. So lovely and lighthanded with the watercoloring...I like that.

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  10. Brilliant! Love those bold colors ... layering... hmmm.
    =] Michele

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  11. This is so stunning! Love the bright colors.

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  12. Wow, Gayatri! Your card is awesome...must CASE!
    Hugs!

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  13. Your card is beautiful! I love the bright colors peaking through the roses and the gorgeous sentiment. Thanks for the tip on the ink too. I'll have to give the Versafine a try on the watercolor paper.

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  14. Stunning use of the diecuts...great colour on the base.

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