Friday, March 06, 2009

Cuttlebug Challenge Watercolour Card


I have carried out quite a few steps in this card. I am very passionate about watercolour and have been doing it for years. I first began by watercolouring fabric.
Here goes for this one. The white doily has been coloured in with watercolour crayons and then with a wet paintbrush painted over so the colours run and fade. The background is metallic blue from SALT and I have bugged one side with the Swiss dots folder and the other side with the Swiss dots border. Notice the different sized dots.
The flower is a commercial one and I have punched a hole in the doily and card and stuck part of the stem through. I snipped the stem so on the back it can be flattened and some tape covers it so the stem doesn't pop out. The sentiment is a Kaisercraft wooden stamp.
Check out my other post to see another version of watercolouring doilies.

8 Comments:

Rosemary said...

What a gorgeous design using a paper doily! Love the color combo you went with!..ou do beautiful work with watercolors!

Allison said...

lovely card, love the doily
thanks for joining us this week at www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com
Cuttlehugs
AllisonX

Cassie said...

adore it!! that doily looks amazing!! i have some buried somewhere - you've inspired me to try this sometime! thanks for joining us at cuttlebug challenge - you really rocked it this week! SEE you next week i hope!

Amber said...

How pretty! Love your technique and the colors you used! Thanks for joining us at CB Challenge!

danni reid. said...

oh how creative & beautiful. who doesn't have a doily to try this incredible technique on? what an inspiration!

thank you for the beautiful inspiration over @ www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com

Lea L. said...

How neat! Love the doily! Great job with Be Inspired 21...thanks for participating at the Cuttlebug Challenge this week!

~Lea

Meda said...

Great take on this week's challenge!
Thank you for playing with us at Cuttlebug Challenge Blog

Meda

Captain Scrappy said...

Another neat doily card!

Elissa Rose

In loving memory of my granddaughter Elissa Rose
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