Hi Everyone! I’m over on the Topflight Stamps blog today with a card project that uses a simple but effective ‘no line’ watercolor technique to give a soft and pretty effect to a beautiful stamped image.
The stamp I’m using today is the Studio Light So Spring Mixed Media Butterfly Collage. This is a great set which has a main ‘collage’ butterfly stamp, a separate smaller butterfly stamp, and unique and versatile sentiment.
To create the card, I first stamped the main image in the centre of an A2 panel of coldpress watercolor paper (I used Canson XL) using a soft ink – Antique Linen Distress Ink. Basically a light ink that is watersoluble and therefore fades out when you paint it, but leaves some of the stamped image behind. I also stamped the small butterfly image on a separate scrap of watercolor cardstock.
I then used pan watercolors and a waterbrush (I’m using the new set by Altenew) to color in the image. I used the wet on wet technique, wetting each area with a paintbrush first with clear water, then dropping in the colors and letting them wick out. When dry, I trimmed out the small butterfly, and added some white gel pen highlights to the butterfly wings and the florals. I also stamped the main sentiment over the top in Versafine Onyx Black ink.
I adhered the main panel to a card base, then popped the small butterfly up on foam tape. As a finishing touch I added some clear confetti sequins.
Hope you like it! I love no -line watercolor, it really is easier than it looks – I strongly recommend you give it a try!
Have a wonderful day!
Jenny x
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Oh my Jenny you truly know how to make a stamp shine! There are so many stamps I like but bypass in the Topflight Store and then you do a post and WOW me with your creativity! Top Flight Stamps is so lucky to have you on their team, your creativity always makes me say…wow! I absolutely adore your no line watercoloring! Always so gorgeous! I would really love to see more videos of your no line watercoloring! I always learn so much from your videos. Thanks so much for this beautiful card today!
Thank you for the kind words Tami – I will see if I can get a vid up soon on watercolor 🙂
This really is beautiful Jenny. I love the soft background and then the vibrant blue. I am never really sure what it means by no line water colouring…but is it when you say the line if the main image fades and you use this is a guideline? Wonderful card my friend x
Exactly right Sandie!! Thank you so much !