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Watercolour Splatter Background Card with Vellum Florals

A project from our live show Join Toni and Kelly for SUPER SAVINGS in the HTCN studio broadcast 8th Feb 22 · 02/08/2022

A mixed-media card featuring hand-painted watercolour backgrounds with ink splatters, heat-embossed vellum florals, and layered die-cut elements. The design combines abstract splatter techniques with delicate painted flowers for an artistic, textured look.

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12:45in the show
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  1. 1

    Cut watercolour card stock to size using your die-cutting machine, running the plates through twice for a good impression on thicker card.

    ▶ watch this step 13:00
  2. 2

    Spritz the cut card stock with water using a spray bottle, then dab ink colours onto the wet surface to create a blended, organic background.

    ▶ watch this step 13:30
  3. 3

    Apply texture paste through a stencil onto a separate piece of watercolour card stock, scraping it through to create textured impressions.

    ▶ watch this step 14:30
  4. 4

    Heat-dry the texture paste using a heat tool, then spray water onto the textured surface and add ink colours with a brush to create a watercoloured effect.

    ▶ watch this step 22:30
  5. 5

    Stamp a large floral image onto vellum using VersaMark ink and heat-emboss with white embossing powder.

    ▶ watch this step 37:45
  6. 6

    Paint directly over the heat-embossed vellum design using watercolour inks and a brush, layering colours to create depth.

    ▶ watch this step 38:30
  7. 7

    Create a splatter background on black card stock by flicking a brush loaded with grey and black inks to build up texture and movement.

    ▶ watch this step 42:00
  8. 8

    Fussy-cut elements from the painted vellum sheet, keeping scissors still and moving the paper for cleaner cuts.

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  9. 9

    Layer the vellum florals and die-cut elements onto the splatter background using glue, positioning them to create dimension and visual interest.

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  10. 10

    Add embellishments such as gems or water droplets to the focal flowers to complete the card.

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