Hi, I’m a guest on the Wplus9 blog today, and I’m also sharing this cosy watercolouring here too! I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used.
VIDEO
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Let’s jump straight in! I used the Cookies & Cocoa set for this card in a style I’m drawn to – that of a focal point of no-line watercolour on an otherwise clean and simple card. I started with a piece of Arches Cold Pressed watercolour card in the Misti and stamped the outline cup image from the Cookies & Cocoa set in Antique Linen Distress Ink three times and popped the marshmallows image on top of each cup.
I painted the cups with Daniel Smith watercolours. I chose three colours for the cups which were inspired by some candles I just bought. Although I enjoy all the bright traditional colours of the winter season, I’m always more drawn to muted shades and so for this card I challenged myself to use the muted colours I love. I mixed a grey-green, a dilute pink and a dusky, grey-purple. To finish off the painting, I added a light shadow beneath the cups which I blended out with plenty of water. This helped ground the cups and stopped them looking like they were floating in mid-air. Then I took a little white gouache and added a few highlights. Gouache is an opaque watercolour and will show up even when painted on a darker colour. Once I was happy with the watercolour on the cups, I splattered a little of the green watercolour mixture around the card, and then I added splatters of a solution of Perfect Pearls. This is one of my most favourite ways to add sparkle, highlights and that ethereal look that I like.
I stamped accent images from the Cookies & Cocoa set on the cups with clear embossing ink and white heat embossed – two snowflakes for the cups in the foreground and a heart for the pink cup at the back. I then trimmed the panel down and foam mounted on a Desert Storm card base. For the sentiment, I chose the “It’s time to get cozy greeting” from the Cookies and Cocoa set. I treated a scrap of Slate card with a powder bag, stamped the sentiment in clear embossing ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder and heat set. I then used a scalpel and ruler to trim the piece into a banner to add to the card. I struggle with straight lines and find this method to be the most reliable as I can use the lines on the clear ruler to ensure I’m cutting things straight. I foam mounted the sentiment banner on the card and used a T-square ruler to ensure I had it on straight.
To finish off the card, I added a few sequins in toning pastel colours to bring in a little more sparkle for the season and kept those in place with Nuvo Deluxe adhesive.
Thanks for joining me today and I hope you enjoyed seeing these cosy cocoa cups come to life.
SUPPLIES
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What a pleasure to watch you at work. Oh my goodness Debby how I wish I had your knowledge for water colouring. This is such a sweet stamp set.
What a very cosy card, it’s so awesome to watch you paint, so awesome. Thank you very much Debby for sharing and showing.
Debby, this card is delightful…using the no-line watercoloring creates such a classic look to your painting. Thanks for sharing this card and the video from which I learned so much just watching you.
Absolutely dreamy! I could watch you watercolor all day…
I loved to see this video! Thank you for sharing! It is Lovely to see and I learn new things every time. Thank you also for the video on Friday’s Class in the Online Card Class: Clean and Simple Holiday. It was so helpfull and I enjoyed it to make something similar after that video!
Really enjoy this and watching you make it. I have to be honest and say I would have never thought of using those colors but I really like it. You put so much detail in to the coloring of the mugs, the shadows, the snowflakes and sequins. I am truly impressed. Thank you so much for sharing. Happy Holidays. :o)
Just beautiful! It is great to see how all of this amazing new design on Winter Holiday themes. Thank you!