Hello, Brenda here. It is my turn for a Project of the Week and I decided to show you how to make a watercolor background. This is a technique that I have loved for some time. In the past I always used it on fall themed cards. So this time I went with spring colors and whipped up this card.
I used #3908 Celebrate Spring that I stamped on top of the watercolored background. Super quick and easy. I went with a basic sketch and embellished with at butterfly that I cut out with Spellbinders die called Flutters. I topped it off with a few pearls.
Here are the steps to create your own watercolored background.
1) To start, gather your supplies.
~ Watercolor paper
~ paintbrush
~ watercolors
2) I like to use the smoother side of the paper which gives you a smoother look. In frame 2 is an example of the rougher side. If you desire to have more texture then use the rougher side.
3) With a wet paint brush load up some paint and the with a sweeping motion go back and forth on the paper until you get the desired look. If the color is too intense then add more water. I like to overlap the colors slightly so that it blends. Here again is where a little more water will help. You can see in frames 3 and 4 that I went with a monochromatic background.
4) I don’t have a lot of patience waiting for the paper to dry so I like to speed it up with my heat gun. Be careful not to over heat or the paper will burn. Not that I know anything about it. 🙂
5) This is a super simple technique and the beauty of it is that you can use your kids watercolor paints.
I hope you give this a try and enjoy it as much as I do.
Brenda
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