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A project from our live show ONE DAY SPECIAL - Join Toni for her brand new launch - Broadcast 30th January 2026 · 01/30/2026 · watch it from 40:30
Make a stunning Halloween card with a hand-painted watercolour background in beautiful purple and lilac shades, enhanced with tissue paper texture for added depth. Layer a cute decoupage character on top to create a charming 3D effect that brings your card to life. This project combines artistic watercolour techniques with dimensional paper layering for a truly special handmade greeting.
Cut a piece of watercolour card to the size of your card blank.
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Spray your watercolour paints with water to activate them using a water mister or spray bottle.
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Create a large puddle of water in the centre of your glass mat using a water brush or paintbrush.
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Pick up blue paint on your brush and add it to the water puddle on your card, building up the colour to make it darker.
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Scrunch up tissue paper and press it into the wet purple paint to create texture and lift colour from the background.
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Twist and tilt the card to move the purple paint around, creating varied watercolour effects across the surface.
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Create a second puddle of water on your card. Add purple ink to the puddle and use scrunched tissue paper to dab and blend the colour, twisting the tissue to create texture.
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Add more water to the purple watercolour background using a paintbrush to create an acid-like effect. Work the water across the surface to create additional texture and movement in the colour.
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Apply a small amount of gold metallic paint to the centre of the purple watercolour background using a paintbrush or sponge applicator.
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Select a character topper from the Bootiful kit. Carefully fussy-cut around the character image, following the outline closely to remove all the white background.
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Adhere the full character topper flat to the watercolour background card using adhesive.
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Fussy-cut the same character again, this time removing the lower body and hand to create a decoupage layer. Cut carefully around the head, upper body and remaining arm.
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Apply foam pads to the back of the cut-out decoupage character piece. Adhere the decoupage layer on top of the first character image to create a 3D dimensional effect.
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Use a black ink pad to edge around the character topper to make it pop and add definition.
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Cut a pre-printed 'Happy Halloween' sentiment into a rectangle shape using a guillotine or trimmer.
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Edge the 'Happy Halloween' sentiment stamp with black ink pad. Adhere the sentiment to the left side of the card front.
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