Playing with gouache, handmade poppy card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Waffle Flower in collaboration with Oana Befort. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/06/playing-with-gouache-waffle-flower-release/

I love watercolour, simply love it, and I’ve previously been intrigued by gouache (opaque watercolour). So when I got the In Bloom set from Waffle Flower in collaboration with Oana Befort, then I wanted to have a go at playing with this medium again as Oana uses it a lot. I’ll go into the details of this card below, but a couple of things first. Number 1, this In Bloom stamp set is part of a fabulous release from Waffle Flower (more on that below). Number 2, follow Oana – I’m a long-term follower and fan, my mouth waters at her colour choices and her style is spot on! Also, this post is part of a blog hop to celebrate the new release with more details on that below. I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

WAFFLE FLOWER NEW RELEASE

So here’s a closer look at what is included in the new release from Waffle Flower.

Waffle Flower IN BLOOM Set
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Waffle Flower IN BLOOM
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Waffle Flower IN BLOOM Dies
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Waffle Flower PEONY NOTES Set
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Waffle Flower PEONY NOTES
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Waffle Flower PEONY NOTES Dies
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Waffle Flower IRIS YOU Set
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Waffle Flower IRIS YOU
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Waffle Flower IRIS YOU Dies
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Waffle Flower P-ARR-TY TIME Set
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Waffle Flower P-ARR-TY TIME
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Waffle Flower P-ARR-TY TIME Dies
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Waffle Flower COFFEE CUP Set
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Waffle Flower COFFEE CUP SENTIMENTS
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Waffle Flower COFFEE CUP Dies
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Waffle Flower KONNICHIWA Set
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Waffle Flower KONNICHIWA
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Waffle Flower KONNICHIWA Dies
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Waffle Flower PLANT KINDNESS
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Waffle Flower VINE FRAME Dies
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PLAYING WITH GOUACHE

Miving gouache with watercolour handmade poppy card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Waffle Flower designed by Oana Befort. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/06/playing-with-gouache-waffle-flower-release/

I stamped the In Bloom image in Whisper ink on Arches Hot Pressed card – I read from Oana, that hot pressed card makes it easier to get a smooth finish with gouache. You can buy a rainbow of gouache colours in tubes but as I don’t use this medium a lot presently then I’ve been achieving the effect by mixing white gouache with my watercolours. The white gouache gives it the gouache like opacity and the watercolours give it the colour. I’d recommend having a tube of white gouache in your stash generally as it is excellent for adding white splatter for backgrounds and often I prefer it to a white gel pen for adding white details too – more opaque and bright white in my experience.

My limited experience has taught me a couple of things:

  • Being opaque, gouache doesn’t have the transparency of watercolours I’m used to, which means you need to get your colour choices right in each layer. However, being opaque, you can paint over a mistake, and it won’t be visible. Bonus! It took me a few attempts to get the colour right on the flowers, and this is in part due to …
  • … the fact that gouache dries darker than when it is wet, unlike watercolours which dry lighter.
  • Rather than relying on translucent layers of watercolours, I built colour from light to dark in progressively deeper shades, for example, using brush strokes from the centre of the flower out over the petals and a few wavy lines in the hair.
  • The consistency of the mixture is important, too dilute and you’ll lose the opacity, too thick, and it’s challenging to paint and slightly gloopy. I did find because of the thicker nature of the mix I used a smaller paintbrush than I would have using straight watercolours.

Miving gouache with watercolour handmade poppy card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Waffle Flower designed by Oana Befort. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/06/playing-with-gouache-waffle-flower-release/

I like the illustrative style of gouache paintings and because I am new to creating this style myself, I heavily relied on Oana’s work for colour choices and style. I enjoyed painting this card and will be looking at more ways, I can include gouache in my projects, and as I do so hopefully develop my style. But for today, I was thankful to have such stunning work from Oana in both the stamp set and beautiful paintings. I can’t thank Waffle Flower enough for making these sets a reality so I can indulge this style of art in my cards.

Miving gouache with watercolour handmade poppy card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Waffle Flower designed by Oana Befort. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/06/playing-with-gouache-waffle-flower-release/

With the painting complete, I used Faber Castel pencils for a little more depth in places. For the sentiment, I stamped a hello greeting from the Peony Notes set from Karla Jodoin (another fabulous artist), and I can’t wait to break out the flowers from this set into a card too. To keep the consistency, I stamped the greeting on the hot pressed card with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then trimmed out and added over the panel with foam adhesive.

Miving gouache with watercolour handmade poppy card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Waffle Flower designed by Oana Befort. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/06/playing-with-gouache-waffle-flower-release/

I added the panel to a card base cut and scored from Neenah Desert Storm card in the 100lb weight for sturdiness and then accented the card with Love Potion, Fairy Wings and Dragon Scales dream drops and a twine bow.

BLOG HOP

As mentioned above, this post is part of a blog hop to celebrate the new Waffle Flower Release. Hopefully, you’ve arrived here from the Waffle Flower blog, and if not, then that’s a great place to start.

To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59 pm ET on June 8th 2019 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 6/10/2019.

Now it’s time to hop on over to …

Cathy Zielske!!

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

* Waffle Flower IN BLOOM Set
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* Waffle Flower IN BLOOM
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Waffle Flower PEONY NOTES
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Winsor Newton PERMANENT WHITE GOUACHE
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gouache at Simon Says STAMP!
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SSS Daniel Smith Debby’s Set…
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Daniel Smith at Simon Says STAMP!
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FABER CASTELL POLYCHROMOS at SSS
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Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink…
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Gina K Designs WHISPER AMALGAM Ink Pad
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Arches HOT PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD…
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Neenah DESERT STORM 100lb Card
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* Tonic DRAGON SCALES Nuvo Dream Drops
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* Tonic LOVE POTION Nuvo Dream Drops
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* Tonic FAIRY WINGS Nuvo Dream Drops
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MINI MISTI
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MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT
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MAGNETIC BLOCK FOR MISTI
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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PIN ME

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Miving gouache with watercolour handmade poppy card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Waffle Flower designed by Oana Befort. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/06/playing-with-gouache-waffle-flower-release/

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