Watercolor graduation hat floral card + Unity birthday

Hi friends, Gaylynn here.  I have a watercolor graduation hat floral card, ready for celebrating.

For a soft look, I added watercolor for color in coral and teal shades.  Also, I chose a complementing sheet of patterned paper to accent.

Sentiment:
Bittersweet endings, exciting beginnings.

Helpful tips:

For this watercolor graduation hat floral card, begin by preparing an A2 sized card base in white.  Also, trim a sheet of patterned paper for a background layer.  Then, onto the smooth side of the watercolor cardstock, stamp the grad cap and sentiment.  Next, add your choice of loose watercolor, allowing some of the white paper to show.  Note, be sure to dry or heat set each color section before moving on to a new color section.  Then, add light gray shading around the stamping.  (I used a watered-down black watercolor to get the light gray shade.)  Next, trim or die-cut a border from the watercolor panel.  Finally, layer the background and the hat panel using flat and foam double-sided tape, to finish.

 

Here is a closer look.

See how this card was made.

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