Water Front is one of the more popular sets introduced in the 2018-2019 Stampin Up! annual catalogue. You'll see it everywhere on Pinterest! It's not hard to understand why - it's a versatile set that gives stampers a versatile set of pieces for nature themed card.
Now it's my turn. This card may look ambitious, but when broken down into steps, it's a great opportunity to try new techniques and use up scraps. The two samples show that a monochromatic background can be as interesting as a daylight one. Practice beforehand on heavyweight paper if you are new to using water and ink. The Aqua Painters are great for learning as you can control the amount of water a little easier. Start with a moist tip and squeeze as necessary. Remember, more water equals lighter colours and more wear on the paper. You can also try a wet on wet technique where you stamp onto damp cardstock. Experiment and see!
Supply list
Hopefully the watercolour painting wasn't too taxing. Another way to make this card extra special is to use Shimmery White Paper. This coated paper will add a touch of luxury and sparkle as well as hold water a little better. There's lots of room to experiment with this design. You could try adding the heron on some layered vertical rectangles to make it stand out. Whatever you make - always make it yours :-)
Now it's my turn. This card may look ambitious, but when broken down into steps, it's a great opportunity to try new techniques and use up scraps. The two samples show that a monochromatic background can be as interesting as a daylight one. Practice beforehand on heavyweight paper if you are new to using water and ink. The Aqua Painters are great for learning as you can control the amount of water a little easier. Start with a moist tip and squeeze as necessary. Remember, more water equals lighter colours and more wear on the paper. You can also try a wet on wet technique where you stamp onto damp cardstock. Experiment and see!
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Supply list
- Very Vanilla 8.5x11" cardstock
- Whisper White 8.5x11" cardstock or large scraps
- Extra Thick Whisper White 8.5x11" cardstock, mixed media paper or Bristol paper
- Night of Navy 8.5x11" cardstock
- So Saffron 8.5x11" cardstock or large scraps
- Scrap pieces of Old Olive cardstock
- Night of Navy ink
- Blueberry Bushel ink
- Waterfront stamp set
- Lilypad Lake stamp and die bundle
- Aqua Painters
- Scrap paper or sticky notes for masking
- Dark blue and green Stampin' Write or Stampin' Blends markers
- Big Shot and adhesive
- Make two Very Vanilla cardstock bases by scoring a 8.5x11" sheet and cutting in half.
- On scrap Whisper White paper, stamp two herons and several lilypads with Memento. Die cut using the Big Shot and matching dies. Memento allows you to use wet media like markers or inks without smearing by the way. Just make sure it dries first.
- Colour the herons and lilypads with your choice of colours. I used Stampin' Blends on the lilypads.
- Cut two 1.5x6" strips of Night of Navy cardstock. Use the wavy water stamp to stamp on the strip. The stamp isn't long enough to cover the whole area, so you will have to stamp twice. Or, you can use a Night of Navy marker to drawer water lines or draw over the stamped image.
- Cut 6x1" strips of So Saffron for the sentiment. You may want a thin strip to cover where the background image and Night of Navy strips meet and use additional strips for the sentiment. Play around and see what works for you - a long strip can always be trimmed down.
- Cut two 3x6" pieces of extra thick Whisper White, mixed media paper or Bristol paper. Things are going to get a little wet!
- Lightly make a mark 1.75" from the top of the area to be painted. This will be the shoreline of the background painting. Stamp mountains across this line in Blueberry Bushel ink. Stamp the same area several times to get a dark colour, or use a piece of scrap paper to mask off the water area. This way you can turn the mountain stamp around and make some interesting shapes.
- Take the tree stamp from Waterfront and rotate it horizontally. Stamp the edge of the trees along the shoreline in darker Night of Navy ink. Use a mask!
- Stamp the water and clouds lightly with Blueberry Bushels ink. Add a sun if you wish. You can use the stamp off technique - that is, stamp on scrap paper to remove some of the ink before stamping on the good paper.
- Use the Aqua Painters to gently drag at the clouds and water. Push and pull the colour to make fluffy clouds and ripples. When you are done painting and the cardstock is dry, clean up the shoreline by using a Night of Navy marker - either a Stampin' Blend or Stampin' Write - to squiggle in little trees and straighten any whoopsies.
- Time to assemble! First adhere the background painting and Night of Navy strip to the front of the card. Trim any excess paper off the sides.
- Second, affix the sentiment strip. The sentiment in the card below actually covers up a whoopsie...placement is a happy accident sometimes.
- Lastly, arrange the heron, lilypads and rushes as you like.
Hopefully the watercolour painting wasn't too taxing. Another way to make this card extra special is to use Shimmery White Paper. This coated paper will add a touch of luxury and sparkle as well as hold water a little better. There's lots of room to experiment with this design. You could try adding the heron on some layered vertical rectangles to make it stand out. Whatever you make - always make it yours :-)
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