Make Your Watercolor Flowers Pop
Hooray! It is Unity Stamp Company‘s 15th Birthday!!! In grand celebratory fashion, there is a HUGE release with a SITE WIDE sale you won’t want to miss. I’m starting with this beautiful Poppy Impressions stamp set and sharing a fun tip on how to make your watercolor flowers pop!
Featured Supplies
Poppy Impressions USC |
So Kind. So Caring. So You. USC |
Scallops & Rectangles dies USC |
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The Card
The Details
I love the variation of poppy options in this set — big ones, small ones, distressed and scripty ones. All the variation is going to be so much fun to play with but I’m focusing on the outlined poppies today. After I stamped them on some watercolor paper, I selected a few Karin Brushmarker Pro pens to paint with.
For the background, I used Artic Blue & Sapphire Blue and I love how it pops against the bold red and peach blooms. Once the background was dry, I started to watercolor the flowers with Soft Peach and Red. Layering both colors until I was happy. I let that dry completely before moving onto my poppin’ hack.
Poppin’ Watercolor Tip: To make your watercolor flowers pop add a bit of ink blending over the top. Just a touch to give those colors a boost and accentuate the watercolor edges. THEN to bring it to the next level, add a bit of white gel pen highlight and your flowers will be really poppin’.
Now let’s see this card come to life!
Assemble This! Video
Watch along as I assemble this card sharing my process and tips on how this card was created.
Thanks for joining me today. I hope today’s project inspires you. If you create something, tag me – @dahlhousedesigns – on social media because I’d love to see it. Join us in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group to share your Unity creations. It is such a fun and loving group of creators.
Supplies
Compensated affiliate links may be used at no additional cost to you. I greatly appreciate the support if you are inspired to shop using my links. Unity Stamp Company usually has a new sale almost EVERY week. Check the website for details. Stamp sets go on and off sale all the time. If it is not on sale this week, just add the stamp set to your wishlist and wait for the next sale so you get a great deal.
Poppy Impressions USC |
So Kind. So Caring. So You. USC |
Scallops & Rectangles dies USC |
Distress Ink Set #9 SB |
Distress Ink Set #11 SB |
Distress Ink Set #5 SB |
Karin BrushMarker Pros AMZ |
Paint Brush Set AMZ |
Most Used Tools
MISTI – Original SB | SSS |
MISTI – Original – Black SB |
MISTI – Mini SB | SSS |
White Glass Mat SB | OTH | AMZ |
Foam Roll Combo Pack SB |
Foam Roll – 2 Inch SB |
Stamping Tool SB |
Grip Mat 6×6 SB |
Media Mat Mini SB | SSS |
Mini Stencil Mat** SB |
Multi-Use Mat SB |
Cutter Bee Scissors SB | SSS |
Reverse Tweezers SB |
Glossy Accents SB |
Glue Bottle SB |
Connect Glue SB |
Blending Brushes AMZ |
Mini Blending Brushes AMZ |
Finger Blending Brushes AMZ |
Jewel Picker AMZ |
Rhinestone Pencil AMZ |
Post It Note Tape AMZ |
ATG Adhesive Tape AMZ |
Big Shot SB |
Mini Trimmer SB |
White Pen AMZ |
White Gel Pens SB | AMZ | EH |
Artist-Tac Micro Dot Adhesive AMZ |
T rulers AMZ |
1.5″ block SB | OTH |
lostinpaper
This is so very beautiful Lisa, love how those colours ‘pop’!
Karen
Wow Lisa, I really love your little tip! It is a great one, and a super gorgeous card!
Lisa Arana
Thanks, Karen! I hope you’ll give it a go.