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Invisible Ink Painted Floral Card with Sentiment

A project from our live show Join Toni for her Product Preview - HSN show 1st March - Broadcast Monday 21st February 22 · 02/21/2022

Paint over invisible sepia-toned guides on special paper to create beautiful floral designs that look professionally painted. The guide underneath disappears as you add colour, giving you instant artist results with no cheating visible.

12steps
14:00in the show
Step 1 of 12

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  1. 1

    Gather your invisible ink paper pad and locate the sepia-toned guide printed on the back of the paper.

    ▶ watch this step 14:00
  2. 2

    Position the paper with the guide visible, offsetting it slightly so you can see the design clearly as you work.

    ▶ watch this step 14:15
  3. 3

    Pour dye-based coloured ink pads onto a palette or use watercolour paints from your collection.

    ▶ watch this step 14:30
  4. 4

    Pick up water with your brush and blend it with the pale pink ink to create a workable paint consistency.

    ▶ watch this step 15:00
  5. 5

    Follow the sepia guide underneath and paint the first flower head with the pink colour, working around the shape.

    ▶ watch this step 15:15
  6. 6

    Paint additional flower heads with the same pink colour, following the guide to maintain perspective and shading.

    ▶ watch this step 15:30
  7. 7

    Switch to a teal or green colour and paint the leaves, applying full overlay coverage to create light and shade effects.

    ▶ watch this step 17:15
  8. 8

    Allow the painted design to dry completely, then cut the paper down the centre if there are two corner designs on one sheet.

    ▶ watch this step 18:30
  9. 9

    Mat your painted design onto white cardstock to frame the artwork.

    ▶ watch this step 19:00
  10. 10

    Stamp a sentiment from the collection onto the card using black ink, positioning it through or below the artwork.

    ▶ watch this step 20:30
  11. 11

    Adhere the matted design to a coloured slimline card blank using foam dots or glue for dimension.

    ▶ watch this step 21:45
  12. 12

    Optional: add gems or sparkles to embellish the card further if desired.

    ▶ watch this step 22:45

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