Watercolour Snowflake Stencil Background Card

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A beautiful card featuring a watercolour background created using the snowflake die as a stencil. The technique involves applying watercolour inks through the die-cut to create a dispersed, snowy effect on the card background.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Cut the snowflake die from cardstock and set aside to use as a stencil. ▶ watch 22:00
2. Place plain cardstock on your work surface and spray it lightly with water. ▶ watch 22:15
3. Apply pink watercolour ink to the wet cardstock using a brush. ▶ watch 22:30
4. Add blue watercolour ink to create colour variation on the background. ▶ watch 22:45
5. While the cardstock is still wet, apply white ink to create a snowy dispersed effect. ▶ watch 23:00
6. Position the snowflake die-cut as a stencil over the wet background. ▶ watch 23:30
7. Pounce coloured ink through the snowflake stencil using a pouncing motion from the top. ▶ watch 24:00
8. Add additional snowflake stencil impressions in different areas of the card using the same colour palette. ▶ watch 24:30
9. Optionally, add white ink impressions over the top for extra detail. ▶ watch 25:00
10. Allow the background to dry completely before assembling the card. ▶ watch 26:00

Tips from the show

• The snowflake die is delicate, so pounce the colour through gently from the top.
• You can use the same technique with the sunshine die or any symmetrical design.
• The stencil background will match the design of the actual die-cut when you use it on the front of the card.

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• Sunshine Flower Layered Card with Twine Bow
• 3D Folded Snowflake Dimensional Embellishment

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