I’ve seen this watercolour wash style a lot and like the loose organic feel. This card was particularly inspired by Camilla Damsbo Brix who has a lovely loose, expressive style I’m drawn to. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

LOOSE WILDFLOWER WATERCOLOUR

KEY INGREDIENTS

• Simon Says Stamp Thoughtful Flowers
• Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Butterfly

STEP BY STEP HOW TO

• Lightly stamp the buttercup from the Thoughtful Flowers set in a light water-reactive ink such as Antique Linen, multiple times on a watercolour card.
• Watercolour a loose wash across the card avoiding some of the areas for the flowers.
• Wait for the wash to dry and then paint in the stems and leaves with a darker green and the flowers in yellow.
• Wait for this layer to dry and then with a black waterproof pen loosely outline the flowers, leaves and stems. Try to relax and not to be too precise.
• Splatter with leftover paint, white gouache and Perfect Pearls solution.
• Trim the panel to be just smaller than an A2 card and mount onto a Neenah Desert Storm card base with foam adhesive.
• Stamp a greeting from the Beautiful Butterflies set in clear embossing ink on a scrap of watercolour card and heat emboss with Antique Gold embossing powder.
• Trim the sentiment and add to the card with foam tape.
• Embellish with eggshell pearls to finish.

TAKEAWAYS

I find creating in a loose style so hard but it is one I love! I used mainly two colours when watercolouring this wash – Undersea Green and Quinacridone Gold. These colours have been with me since the beginning and are still ones I go to dip my brush in regularly.

Although the final result looks simple, I found it hard to loosen up and draw in the outlines of the flowers and leaves in a sketchy style but I’m glad I had a go! One tip for creating a loose black line is to hold the pen further back from the nib. This way you lose the ability to be too precise.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

Here’s a recent card I made and although the techniques are different, they have the same feel to me. The card uses the same Thoughtful Flowers set but in a layered, stamped, Distress inky way. You can find the original post here.

SUPPLIES

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* SSS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES [ SSS ] Daniel Smith at Simon Says STAMP [ SSS ] Winsor Newton PERMANENT WHITE GOUACHE [ SSS ] Little Things From Lucy’s Cards… [ SSS ] Ranger PERFECT PEARL Powder [ SSS ] Micron Pens Set [ SSS ] Fabriano WATERCOLOR PAPER 5×7 BLOCK… [ SSS ] Neenah DESERT STORM 100 lb Card [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE LINEN [ SSS ] Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD [ SSS ] * SSS ANTIQUE GOLD Embossing Powder [ SSS ] * Hero Arts Misti at Simon Says STAMP [ SSS ] * Hero Arts MISTI MINI BLACK [ SSS ] Hero Arts MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD [ SSS ] * Hero Arts MISTI BAR MAGNATE Black [ SSS ] 3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE [ SSS ] SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER [ SSS ] Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE [ SSS ] Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board [ SSS ] EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors [ SSS ] TWEEZERS [ SSS ] T SQUARE RULER [ SSS ] Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun [ SSS ] Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH [ SSS ] SSS Embossing Powder Storage [ SSS ]

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