It's time for a new challenge at CAS Watercolour where
our very talented Jenny has chosen this for our challenge.
I stamped my piece of vellum with a NBUS set, Even More Spring Flowers,
and heat embossed them with white embossing powder.
I taped the piece down and watercolored on the back side with
Distress Stains and a slightly barely damp brush.
After the ink dried, I went back in with a darker color on the petals to
add some depth of color. I used the same color on the leaves, just adding
the second layer in spots.
When it was all dry, I adhered it behind a die cut frame and
popped the whole piece on some foam.
Jenny has found some tutorials for using watercolor on vellum.
They are at the challenge site.
have some fabulous inspiration for you. And as always, our Design Team
also have gorgeous designs to share.
Hope to see you at CAS Watercolour!
Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.
Enjoy!
Card Recipe
Stamps: Even More Spring Flowers, Friendship Messages (SSS)
Ink: Old Olive (SU), Wow Embossing Pad
Paper: Cardstock Vellum (SU), Neenah (110 lb. Solar White)
Other: White EP (SU), Distress Stains (worn lipstick, peeled paint, festive berries, spiced marmalade), Barely damp waterbrush, Stitched Squares Die (SSS), Foam (Darice)
31 comments:
So beautiful Bonnie. Love your watercolored flowers.
Beautiful card, Bonnie! Great idea to use your Distress Stains...your flowers and leaves are gorgeous and I love all the stitching!
Love how your flowers are bold and soft at the same time. Cannot wait to give this technique a try myself.
Marianne x
I never think of using velum, great inspiration to pull it out. Bonnie, such a beautiful flower, the colours are so soft. Love it :)
Gorgeous watercolored flowers on vellum, Bonnie! Great coloring!!
Bonnie your card is simply beautiful... great stamp and love the fresh colours
Stunning piece, love the bold color.
Brilliant card, Bonnie, love it, must try join this challenge this month will see how I go!
Hugs Shazin Oz.x
Stunning and vibrant card and ever so pretty Bonnie. Love how you used the stains to achieve this beautiful effect x.
What crisp clean and stunning flowers! This is gorgeous! Thanks so much for having me along with you this week!
Love the flowers coloured and stamped on the vellum Bonnie, very pretty.
GORGEOUS Bonnie, love the vibrancy you have achieved with watercolour.
Faith
x
This is gorgeous. Love your watercolored flowers, they are so pretty embossed in white on the vellum. I have to try this.
Eep, I love your NBUS flowers, Bon-Bon! They look exquisite watercolored on vellum! I'm loving this challenge for the stunning designs, but also for seeing the clever ways you ladies are attaching your vellum; always a bugaboo for me. I really like how you have yours showing through the large square opening. Hugs, Dolly
Just as lovely as can be. I love the shading with the markers and the white embossing powder that adds so much detail to the flowers and leaves. Framing it looks like a picture that should be displayed in a frame on an end table.
Your card is absolutely BEAUTIFUL Bonnie!! I love the image you used and the intensity of the color you achieved on the vellum...soooo pretty!! Lovely, lovely card my friend!! :0)
Beautiful! Love the flowers and the way you framed them. I wasn't sure if I should colour from the back or the front - so interested to see how yours turned out, colouring from the back.
The white embossing really makes the color stand out, Bonnie. Beautiful card!
Stunning...absolutely stunning! Love it. xx
What a lovely card, Bonnie! You watercolored the flowers and leaves so beautifully and your vellum doesn't have any warps!! Love the combination of the warm red and deep green with the white heat-embossed outlines. The sentiment in Old Olive is refreshing and ties with the leaves.
Hideko xx
So pretty and beautifully watercolored, Bonnie. Even with the vellum, you’ve managed to achieve such vibrant colors and lovely dimensions. Great design with the framing. xx
Beautifully coloured and I love the white embossing. The framing is so gorgeous and you've created a very elegant card:)
love the fresh, bright and happy feel of your card Bonnie...lovely
xx Karen
I have a whole drawer full of vellum and have never used it! Your card is a beautiful inspiration to try, Bonnie! That stamp is just gorgeous for this. You water colored this perfectly too!
Oh, what a lovely card! I love the results and appreciate the inspiration to try water coloring on vellum.
LOVE your beautifully watercolour flowers and leaves Bonnie. I had not thought about watercolouring on the back of the vellum. It looks amazing and is also protected. Wonderful design with the stitched square aperturen that matches the stitched flowers and leaves. xx
This is stunning Bonnie! I love those blooms and you have colored them up so well on that vellum. I haven't colored on vellum or painted on vellum in a very long time. I forgot how beautiful it is, especially when you do it! Beautiful, oh so beautiful! Hugs Brenda
Amazing!!! I have never worked with watercolors on Vellum. I have to try this.
This is such a pretty stamp Bonnie - and your colouring is wonderful. x
The stitched square aperture has framed those beautifully coloured flowers brilliantly Bonnie, and using minimal water has worked and not made any warping. I love the sentiment too. x
Impressive watercoloring on Vellum. The nuances are simply beautiful and the frame keeps our eyes on the beauty of the coloured image. Precious xx
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