Hello Unity Friends, I am excited to be back on the blog today! Today I am sharing a watercolor floral for Mixed Media Thursday! Did you know Mixed Media can be as simple as combining 2 mediums? Today’s project is about using a couple mediums to create a Mixed Media card. I am using watercolor, colored pencils, embossing glaze, and distress inks. So let’s get started!
I started by stamping the Floral and Buds stamp set onto Canson XL watercolor cardstock. I prepped the surface with my anti-static powder tool, then stamped the image using Versafine Clair Ink, then heat set the image using clear embossing powder. Next I taped the panel onto a clipboard and started to watercolor the floral. I work in layers and continue to build color as each layer drys.
Once the panel was complete, I added colored pencils to the floral image, as well as gold watercolor for added texture. Once the panel was completely dry, I added A Faithful Letter background in various sections on the card panel using a light brown dye ink. Next I trimmed the panel using my deckle trimmer, then distressed the edges with a distress tool and distress ink.
I added more texture to my card panel by adding embossing glaze to 3 sections of the card panel. I apply embossing ink using a blending tool, then apply glaze, and heat set with my heat tool. I added splatters to the card panel using white splatters, as well as splatters using Lindy’s Gang sprays. I completed the card with a sentiment strip from Unity and adhered the panel to a top folding card base.
Thank you for stopping by today, I will be back next week!
Natasha
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