Make Your Watercolor Flowers Pop

Add some pop to your watercolor flowers with these hacks featuring Poppy Impressions by Unity Stamp Company. dahlhouse-designs.com

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!

Make your watercolor flowers pop with these hacks featuring Poppy Impressions by Unity Stamp Company. dahlhouse-designs.com

Featured Supplies

Poppy Impressions
Poppy Impressions

USC
So Kind. So Caring. So You.
So Kind. So Caring. So You.

USC
Scallops & Rectangles dies
Scallops & Rectangles dies

USC

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The Card

Make your watercolor flowers pop with these hacks featuring Poppy Impressions by Unity Stamp Company. dahlhouse-designs.com

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.

Make your watercolor flowers pop with these hacks featuring Poppy Impressions by Unity Stamp Company. dahlhouse-designs.com

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

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Poppy Impressions
Poppy Impressions

USC
So Kind. So Caring. So You.
So Kind. So Caring. So You.

USC
Scallops & Rectangles dies
Scallops & Rectangles dies

USC
Distress Ink Set #9
Distress Ink Set #9

SB
Distress Ink Set #11
Distress Ink Set #11

SB
Distress Ink Set #5
Distress Ink Set #5

SB
Karin BrushMarker Pros
Karin BrushMarker Pros

AMZ
Paint Brush Set
Paint Brush Set

AMZ

Most Used Tools

MISTI - Original
MISTI – Original

SB | SSS
MISTI - Original - Black
MISTI – Original – Black

SB
MISTI - Mini
MISTI – Mini

SB | SSS
White Glass Mat
White Glass Mat

SB | OTH | AMZ
Foam Roll Combo Pack
Foam Roll Combo Pack

SB
Foam Roll - 2 Inch
Foam Roll – 2 Inch

SB
Stamping Tool
Stamping Tool

SB
Grip Mat 6x6
Grip Mat 6×6

SB
Media Mat Mini
Media Mat Mini

SB | SSS
Mini Stencil Mat**
Mini Stencil Mat**

SB
Multi-Use Mat
Multi-Use Mat

SB
Cutter Bee Scissors
Cutter Bee Scissors

SB | SSS
Reverse Tweezers
Reverse Tweezers

SB
Glossy Accents
Glossy Accents

SB
Glue Bottle
Glue Bottle

SB
Connect Glue
Connect Glue

SB
Blending Brushes
Blending Brushes

AMZ
Mini Blending Brushes
Mini Blending Brushes

AMZ
Finger Blending Brushes
Finger Blending Brushes

AMZ
Jewel Picker
Jewel Picker

AMZ
Rhinestone Pencil
Rhinestone Pencil

AMZ
Post It Note Tape
Post It Note Tape

AMZ
ATG Adhesive Tape
ATG Adhesive Tape

AMZ
Big Shot
Big Shot

SB
Mini Trimmer
Mini Trimmer

SB
White Pen
White Pen

AMZ
White Gel Pens
White Gel Pens

SB | AMZ | EH
Artist-Tac Micro Dot Adhesive
Artist-Tac Micro Dot Adhesive

AMZ
T rulers
T rulers

AMZ
1.5
1.5″ block

SB | OTH

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Make your watercolor flowers pop with these hacks featuring Poppy Impressions by Unity Stamp Company. dahlhouse-designs.com

3 Comments

  1. lostinpaper

    This is so very beautiful Lisa, love how those colours ‘pop’!

  2. Karen

    Wow Lisa, I really love your little tip! It is a great one, and a super gorgeous card!

    1. Lisa Arana

      Thanks, Karen! I hope you’ll give it a go.

Your comments really make my day, thank you!