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Using leftover watercolor pieces in card making ~ 2 cards

December 15, 2021 - by Gaylynn

Using leftover watercolor pieces in card making ~ 2 cards

Hello, Gaylynn here.  Adding leftover watercolor pieces to card projects makes beautiful accents in card making.  Today on the Unity blog, I am sharing two happy wishes wreath cards using leftovers.

The background leftover watercolor pieces were made during a previous card project.  That project link is noted at the end of this post.

Sentiments:
Happiest wishes.
Happy birthday.

I made a quick video tutorial HERE showing the process for this project.

For this one, I used the diluted red watercolor with appears pink after drying, in this example.

And, blue watercolor was used for this example.

Helpful tips:

These are helpful tips for using leftover watercolor pieces in card making.  To begin, gather trim pieces from a different watercolor project.  Next, stamp the focal point onto cardstock.  Then, add color to the stamping to coordinate with the watercolor leftovers.  In this example, I added watercolor from Zig markers using the wet on dry watercolor technique for the flowers and the leaves.  Now, place the leftover watercolor layers onto the card base for the background.  Finally, center the floral layer over the background pieces, to finish.

Finally, this is another look at the duo.

Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co.
Woodland Wreath

Also, foam and flat double-sided tape, Brusho Crystal Color powders in turquoise and brilliant red; My Favorite Things stitched scallop basic edges 2 die-namics, My Creative Time pretty circle layers dies, score tape, Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens 025, 021, 026, 042, 036, 037, 031, 033. 

Remember, if you want to view my other projects on the Unity blog, see my features linked below.

Technique Time
Watercolor Wednesday
.

Please, tune in next Wednesday with a new project for Technique Time.
Thanks for visiting.

To view the previous post and tutorial for the Brusho background watercolor process, click HERE.

Gaylynn

Filed Under: Stamping Fun Tagged With: backgrounds, Birthday Card, Brusho, Card sets, Technique Time, using leftovers, watercolor, Watercolor Wednesday, wreath card, Zig clean color real brush markers

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