Thursday 24 March 2016

CC&S 166 Sketch: Watercolour Lifting

I've had lots of fun getting messy with inks again creating my DT card for CAS Colours and Sketches this week. I spotted this card on Anita's blog HERE and it reminded me that I had watched the same fab watercolour lifting video technique from Jennifer McGuire HERE and decided to try it out using this week's sketch drawn by our hostess Jane.


Next time I try this technique, and I will try it again because I loved doing it, I will use different paper. For this card I used a 230gsm watercolour paper but it seems to be a bit too porous and I don't think I managed to achieve quite such a marked effect as either Anita or Jennifer. I inked up four pieces of paper directly from inkpads, brushed them with water and dried them off with a heat gun. I then used a background stamp with Versamark and clear embossing powder on each piece. More water on top followed, mopping it up with kitchen roll which removes some of the ink leaving darker patches trapped underneath the embossing!


I then cut five equal pieces, inked the edges and placed them on a 7" x 5" card blank following Jane's sketch. The poppy die was cut from linen card and stuck on top with the sentiment hand-stamped to the side.

Supplies Used:
Watercolour paper: 230gsm (Crawford & Black)
Inkpads: Fired Brick, Broken China, Frayed Burlap, Worn Lipstick (TH Distress)
Stamps: Butterflies Block (Tanda Stamps), Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)
Die: Prim Poppy (Memory Box)


The inspiration for my colour scheme was drawn from this week's challenge #334 at ColourQ so I would like to enter my card into their competition. I don't own any SU colours so have just used the closest that were suitable for this technique.


Thanks for visiting my blog today. I hope you all enjoy a lovely Easter weekend whatever you're doing.

Stef x

7 comments:

  1. What a lovely card and beautiful technique you have used with STUNNING results. I will have to give this a go. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs Bev x

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  2. What a fun technique; love the colors you chose!

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  3. I'm so envious of you with that poppy die! Fabulous card Stef.

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  4. Going to look into this technique, this card is just gorgeous. Great way to use the sketch too
    Louise xx

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  5. I love the contrast of the white die-cut flower against the blocks of bold color. So pretty! :)

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  6. Just stunning - those background panels perfectly set the flower off and the sentiment is exactly right. Beautifully CAS. Caro x

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  7. This is absolutely stunning. I'm going to have to check out that technique. Thanks for sharing. Liz x

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