Sunflower Bear Greeting Card with Layered Banners

A project from our live show FRIDAY LAUNCH - Join Toni for her latest products and demo's - Broadcast 20th May 22 · 05/20/2022 · watch it from 10:00

A charming greeting card featuring a cute bear with sunflowers in a plant pot, layered with decorative banners and stencilled background details. The card uses watercolour and pencil techniques to create dimension and visual interest on a 5x7 card base.

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Step by step

1. Stamp the bear, sunflower and plant pot images onto white cardstock using black ink. ▶ watch 11:15
2. Cut two strips of cardstock and use a punch to create banner edges, or hand-cut the banner points by marking the centre and cutting from each side to the dot. ▶ watch 12:30
3. Use a stencil and brush to apply yellow and teal ink to the banner strips to create a decorative background pattern. ▶ watch 23:15
4. Trim the stencilled banners to size and layer them on your card base at different heights, with one flat and one raised with foam pads. ▶ watch 25:00
5. Colour the sunflower with abandoned coral and orange ink, using loose watercolour techniques. ▶ watch 32:30
6. Colour the bear with grey-brown ink, creating shading by dragging your brush from left to centre and right to centre to form a halo effect. ▶ watch 33:45
7. Add wood texture to the plant pot by drawing lines down one side to create shading and depth. ▶ watch 35:30
8. Layer the coloured images onto the card, positioning the bear in the plant pot and the flower above it. ▶ watch 40:00
9. Stamp the sentiment 'thanks' and 'a huge' using small bold word stamps across the base of the card. ▶ watch 42:30
10. Add foam pads under the sentiment to create dimension and lift it away from the card base. ▶ watch 47:30
11. Enhance the coloured elements by layering pencil details on top of the watercolour, using circular motions to add definition. ▶ watch 48:30
12. Finish by adding green sequins or gems scattered across the card for sparkle, including one on the leaf to resemble a water drop. ▶ watch 50:00

Tips from the show

• When colouring a background and foreground together, add pencil details on top of watercolour to make the foreground pop and prevent it from disappearing into the background.
• Create a curved effect on round objects by dragging your brush from left to centre and right to centre, leaving a halo in the middle.
• If you don't have a punch for banner edges, mark a dot at the centre of your strip and cut from each side to the dot to create the banner points by hand.

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