Spring Has Sprung
Greetings Poppystamps fans! Although it doesn't quite feel like Spring outside, or even look like it, I know it's just around the corner and I'm feeling it! I made a pretty spring card with one of the new Poppystamps dies called Garden Bouquet. It is such a pretty die and it comes with extra flowers, you can layer over the ones in the group or scatter around on your card!
This card was really pretty easy to put together. I started with a piece of watercolor paper just a bit smaller than my card base. I started by embossing the die into the paper using my Big Shot and the tan embossing mat. Next, I used the embossed pattern as a guide to put my watercoloring. I colored in all of the flowers and leaves, and then a little around the edges.
Next, I cut out two of the Garden Bouquet dies, and carefully lining them up with the embossed impression, I glued them over my watercolored piece. I then cut out the Thank You die sentiment, and glued that up in the top left corner. Lastly, I adhered the whole watercolor paper panel to an A2 size top folded card.
This card was really pretty quick and easy not to mention fun! I thought it resembled watercoloring over heat embossed images, and turned out rather neat looking 🙂
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Kay 🙂
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Great technique I need to try! The watercolor effect is gorgeous!
What a fun technique and with such pretty results! I love this card. You make it sound easy, but I don’t have much luck with watercoloring.
How fresh and pretty, Kay!!!
Gorgeous Kay!
So very soft and pretty Kay, love the painted spring colors!
Very pretty Kay!
I adore this idea, Kay! You’ve put this pretty new die on my wishlist! Beautifully done!
Gorgeous card!
It’s truly beautiful. Love the soft colors
Totally amazing!! What a fabulous card!!!!
I love this Kay! What a beautiful way to do a watercolor,and then place the die cut on top…….so creative!
Hello Kay, Wow !! I love the watercolour effect on this card, thank you for the step by step guide, I will be trying this technique, it is gorgeous.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Wow that is a great card and I love watercoloring so much right now – never thought to do this technique – thanks.
Wonderful! Love this pretty watercolor look!
Oh,Kay…stunning!! Beautiful watercoloring!!!
Such a fun technique, and one I would love to try! Gorgeous card, Kay!!!
Gorgeous water coloring! Love those flowers and the sentiment die cut!:-)
Lovely! I love how these dies look embossed and the water coloring is perfect!
Love what you did, it’s really pretty!! Thanks for sharing the technique!!
Gorgeous look, will have to put on my list of things to try, tfs!
Love the way you layered die cuts over watercolor!!
Elegant and so springy! Love this technique Kay, it’s so fresh and beautifully done!
Kay what a great technique – love it! Thanks for the fab inspiration:)
Awesome, great technique!
Beautiful!
Love how you did the water coloring, it makes the die cut just pop!
GORGEOUS card and EXCITING technique!!!
THANK YOU for sharing this Kay – I’ve not embossed with dies before and haven’t much experience with watercolour, now I look forward to trying it soon 🙂
A beautiful spring card! Thank you for the inspiring tutorial. This card would be perfect for many occasions. Thank you for sharing today. This is just the card I needed to see today, we are in a deep freeze and piles of snow, yuck! I am counting the days until spring and flowers.
Jacquelene L
Canada
Absolutely positively stunning!
lovely idea! Ive pinned it on Pinterest to try myself xx