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Gold Embossed Gown Card with Watercolour Wash

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Toni for a THURSDAY LAUNCH in the HTCN studio broadcast 18th Nov 21 · 11/18/2021

Create an elegant gown card using the celebrate in style lamination stamp with a multi-coloured watercolour wash effect. Layer the solid gown portion with vibrant colours, then add a gold embossed outline for a sophisticated, hand-painted appearance perfect for special occasions.

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29:00in the show
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  1. 1

    Prepare a piece of watercolour card and position the solid portion of the gown stamp slightly higher on the card.

    ▶ watch this step 30:00
  2. 2

    Mix pink and purple watercolour on your palette.

    ▶ watch this step 31:00
  3. 3

    Apply pink watercolour to the upper portion of the gown and purple to the lower portion.

    ▶ watch this step 31:15
  4. 4

    Spray the inked stamp with water to create a loose, flowing watercolour effect.

    ▶ watch this step 31:45
  5. 5

    Stamp the coloured gown onto your watercolour card, pressing down to create multi-coloured waves in the fabric.

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  6. 6

    Splash additional water across the stamped gown using a wet brush for extra texture.

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  7. 7

    Add splatter details using burgundy red watercolour for depth and artistic effect.

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  8. 8

    Dry the card completely using a heat gun.

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  9. 9

    Dust the dried card with an anti-static bag to prepare for embossing.

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  10. 10

    Ink the outline portion of the gown stamp with a sticky embossing ink pad.

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  11. 11

    Stamp the outline carefully on top of your watercoloured gown.

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  12. 12

    Sprinkle gold embossing powder over the wet ink, coating the entire outline.

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  13. 13

    Tap off excess embossing powder and heat set with a heat gun until the powder melts and becomes shiny.

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  14. 14

    Stamp a sentiment such as 'Kindness is always in style' at the base of the card using black ink.

    ▶ watch this step 37:00

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