Rope Knot Watercolour Fish Card

A project from our live show Monday Madness - Join Simon broadcast 7th Feb 22 · 02/07/2022 · watch it from 1:15

A clean, elegant card featuring stamped rope knot designs as the focal point, enhanced with a watercolour wash in blues and greens that draws attention to the details. Fish stamps and bubbles complete the design with a sentiment panel and mounted layout.

You will need

Avago-ink Designs - A5 Stamp - Twine & Bubbles - 100122BSEE IT Izink Dye Based Ink Pad 5 X 5CM - Cerise 050821FSEE IT Izink Dye Based Ink Pad 5 X 5CM - Verveine 050821ESEE IT Izink Dye Based Ink Pad 5 X 5CM - Mer Du Sud 050821CSEE IT Versafine Ink Pad - Onyx Black - 300921CSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Cut a piece of watercolour card to your desired finished size. ▶ watch 2:00
2. Arrange your rope knot stamps on the card, positioning them at varying heights and angles rather than in a straight line. ▶ watch 2:15
3. Ink the rope knot stamps with Versafine black ink, pressing down firmly to capture crisp detail. ▶ watch 3:00
4. Stamp additional rope designs across the card, re-inking between each stamp. ▶ watch 3:15
5. Wet the card lightly with water using a brush to prepare it for watercolour application. ▶ watch 4:45
6. Apply a blue watercolour wash over alternate rope designs, allowing the colour to bleed naturally. ▶ watch 5:15
7. Apply green watercolour to the remaining rope designs in the same manner. ▶ watch 5:45
8. Layer darker blue pigment through the centre of the blue ropes to add depth and definition. ▶ watch 6:15
9. Layer darker green pigment through the centre of the green ropes for added contrast. ▶ watch 6:30
10. Create splatters using diluted blue and green watercolour to break up the lines between rope designs. ▶ watch 7:45
11. Dry the card completely using a heat gun. ▶ watch 8:15
12. Mount the watercoloured card onto a blue cardstock backing using a tape runner. ▶ watch 10:00
13. Die-cut a circular panel from white cardstock using a large nesting die with stitch detail. ▶ watch 10:30
14. Trim the circular panel to create a rectangular strip that will cover the top of the card. ▶ watch 12:30
15. Stamp your sentiment onto the panel using black Versafine ink, applying two coats for crispness. ▶ watch 14:00
16. Stamp a fish design onto a strip of watercolour card scrap. ▶ watch 14:45

Tips from the show

• You can adapt this design using any rope or knot stamps you have at home.
• Watercolour colours will dry slightly paler than they appear when wet, so don't be afraid to use bold pigments.
• If you're not confident with watercolouring, simply apply the base colour wash first, then add detail afterwards.

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