Simple Watercoloured Floral Design with Pen Markers

A project from our live show CREATE AND CRAFT TV - Join Toni for her brand new SBM launch - broadcast 11th March 2024 · 03/11/2024 · watch it from 20:00

A quick and easy introduction to colouring the hot-foiled designs using watercolour pen markers. This project shows how to add vibrant colour to individual petals with minimal effort, creating a beautiful finished piece in just minutes.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Hot Foiled Coloring Book - Botanicals - 160223GSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Tear out a page from the coloring book using the perforation line, pushing up gently and holding in place before tearing away. ▶ watch 20:00
2. Trim any jagged edges left from the perforation with scissors. ▶ watch 20:30
3. Prepare watercolour pen markers by pulling off the lid and twisting the cap to puncture the barrel. ▶ watch 19:30
4. Squeeze the barrel until colour comes through to the brush tip. ▶ watch 20:00
5. Apply colour to a petal by painting with the brush tip, starting with a small amount of pigment. ▶ watch 20:15
6. Dampen a clean brush with water and drag the colour outward to blend and dilute it across the petal. ▶ watch 20:30
7. Repeat with different colours on adjacent petals, allowing the gold foil to act as a natural boundary. ▶ watch 21:00
8. Allow the finished design to dry completely. ▶ watch 23:00

Tips from the show

• The gold foil will resist the colour, so you can paint freely without worrying about staying within lines.
• It is easier to add more colour than to take it away, so start with a small amount and build up gradually.
• You can use any medium on watercolour card stock—watercolours, pencils, pens, or acrylics—because the foil acts as a resist.

More from this show

• Watercoloured Magnolia Card with Gradient Background
• Sentiment Tag with Foiled Detail

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