CAS Mix Up (WC) Loose Watercolouring Challenge

Our CAS Mix Up 2022 Challenges have begun!!

Our host Jenny has chosen Loose Watercolouring for our Challenge.

You will be inspired by our very talented Guest Designer Karen 

(Random Reflections) and our awesome

CAS Design Team Girls!

We would love to have you start your year and ours by joining in the fun:-)

You have until the 24th to play along.  

Jenny's Message

I often hear people say they "can't do Watercolour", but when it comes to card-making I think it can be done in a loose and sketchy way, which looks modern and artsy, but doesn't require much skill. I've provided some links to videos and picture tutorials to inspire you to give it a go!

Video Tutorials:

Watercolouring Stamped Images by Sanketi (5:58)

Photo tutorial on Loose Watercolouring by Verity Biddlecombe

Photo tutorial on Watercolouring by Jennifer McGuire

Watercolouring Outside the Lines by Yana Smakula (5:40)

Photo tutorial on Watercolouring by Tattered Nest

Loose Watercoloured Poppies by Joanne Boon Thomas (11:11)

Here is my Loosely Watercolored card...Enjoy!

Here is the Close up showing the gold heat embossed shine.

But I was unable to capture the Lindy's Magicals shine.

I began my Loose Watercolouring adventure by watching ALL the videos and photo 

tutorials provided by our host Jenny.  I decided to stamp onto Strathmore

Mixed Media paper the STAMPlorations In Bloom: Darling Dog Roses image using 

Versamark and MISTI.  Then heat emboss with Ranger Princess Gold EB Powder.  

This powder has become my go to Gold EB Powder..it is true yellow gold!

Then the fun began using the wet on wet watercolor technique and a #8 and then a

#4 watercolor brushes.  I used the larger brush to wet the image with water then started

adding my reconstituted Lindy's Magicals powdered inks using the #4 brush. I spritzed a little water over a small amount of powdered Magicals onto the white section of my glass mat.  The powder is very pigmented so do not overdo the powder. I keep my powder in "small paint cup with lids" that I poked a hole into top and add a thumb tack into hole when not in use. You can find on Amazon.

Tip: Be sure and shake the containers to mix up the fine glitter each time you use them.

I used 7 different colors of Magicals.  I kept adding the Magicals watercolors and let them 

blend together using a wet #4 brush. Letting the colors dry between layers.  So much fun!

I let the image dry overnight and then I die cut the blooms with CUTplorations Basic A2

Panels Nesting Dies.  Next used same Dies to cut the Gold Foil CS and 

Strathmore MM 184# Black paper framing layers.

Stamped the Penny Black 30-574  Special Sentiments and fussy cut with papersnips

and attached to Strathmore MM 184# card base so all the whites would match:-)

I really had fun with the Loose Watercolouring technique and

I hope you will join in the fun.  I do LOVE trying New Techniques. 

  Love and Hugs...

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Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations In Bloom: Darling Dog Roses.  Penny Black Special Sentiments.

Paper: Strathmore Mixed Media White and Black paper.  SU Gold Foil.

Inks: Versamark.  Lindy's Magicals. 

Accessories: MISTI. Ranger Princess Gold EB Powder. CUTplorations A2 Basic Panels Nesting Dies.