Beautiful white heat embossed Orchid bouquet for simple watercolouring. Handmade cards by Debby Hughes.
When I started watercolouring, I did so on white heat embossed flowers, because it is a simple way to watercolour. The raised, heat embossed lines provide little wells for the watercolour to pool and the white lines delineate the shapes while giving a light airy feel to the painting. It’s a win-win it really is. 
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beautiful white heat embossed orchid bouquet

When I saw the Orchid Rose Bouquet stamp set, firstly I knew I wanted to paint it and second, it was the perfect set for creating two cards from one painting.

Beautiful white heat embossed Orchid bouquet for simple watercolouring. Handmade cards by Debby Hughes.

simple watercolouring

Beautiful white heat embossed Orchid bouquet for simple watercolouring. Handmade cards by Debby Hughes.

I stamped the Orchid Rose Bouquet set in Versamark ink on a watercolour card I had pre-treated with an anti-static powder and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I loosely painted the flowers and the card around them with Daniel Smith paints before liberally splattering with white gouache

Beautiful white heat embossed Orchid bouquet for simple watercolouring. Handmade cards by Debby Hughes.

Once dry, I die cut the piece twice with a Slimline Nested Rectangle die to create two panels. I also die cut two Slimline Scallop Frame dies from Ivory card. I cut and scored two card bases from Neenah Desert Storm card. I added the scallop frames to the two card bases with foam tape and then foam mounted the watercoloured panels on top. 

Beautiful white heat embossed Orchid bouquet for simple watercolouring. Handmade cards by Debby Hughes.

For the sentiments, I stamped a couple of greetings from the XL Greeting Set in Versamark ink on Vellum I had pre-treated with anti-static powder. I white heat embossed the sentiments before die cutting with their matching dies. I added tiny pieces of foam tape behind the lettering and added the greetings to the cards. I finished with a sprinkling of pearls and sequins held in place with Gina K Connect glue. 

sunflowers for peace

Sunflower in oils on paper by Debby Hughes.

My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine and those in Russia who oppose the war. My heart was heavy as I saw the news and as my Instagram feed filled with sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, I felt the urge to pick up my paints.

Sunflower in oils on paper by Debby Hughes.

When you Google the meaning of sunflowers, you come up with

  • happiness
  • optimism
  • honesty
  • longevity
  • peace
  • admiration
  • devotion

I have seen all of that during the last week. I hope love and peace win out. All people affected by war, I keep you in my thoughts.

Speak soon.

supplies

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* SSS SLIMLINE NESTED RECTANGLES...
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* SSS SLIMLINE SCALLOP FRAME Wafer Dies
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Daniel Smith at SSS
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Darice 8MM CRYSTAL Sequins
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Little Things From Lucy's Cards...
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White Gouache
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER...
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD
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Arches HOT PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD
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SSS IVORY Card
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Neenah Desert Storm 100lb Card
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Scor-Tape 0.125 Inch
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PAINTER'S TAPE
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misti at Simon Says STAMP!
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 9x12 Mat
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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METAL EDGE ACRYLIC RULER
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Crafter's Companion CRAFT KNIFE
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T SQUARE RULER
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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TWEEZERS
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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