Memory Box Dies: Watercolor Embossed Background
Happy Monday everyone!! It’s Shari here with some fun Memory Box dies and a cool background technique.
First, let me admit that I’m loving this color scheme for spring cards… They are my go to colors for flowers and backgrounds. I just can’t help myself! They are complementary which make them pop when put together.
I started out by embossing the Jourdana Collage die from Memory Box onto a panel of watercolor card stock. Then I added a wash of color using Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers and Broken China Distress inks. These steps gave me a colored textured background for the flower. Once the background was dry, I die cut the panel using the Pinpoint Main Street tag die where I cut two and put them together at the top to create a mini tag shaped card.
About that flower… it’s unique in that it has inner and out parts that you can put together. I watercolored the blossom with Picked Raspberry, Ripe Persimmon and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks. The leaves were painted with Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint Distress inks.
I have created a video of the process which you can view below or on our YouTube channel.
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You’re right, this is a fabulous spring color combination! I love the texture you added to this card, and how you offset the die cut outline over the leaves and flower. Gorgeous!
this is truly beautiful! love the overall shape! :)
So pretty, I love the soft colors!
Wow! Just, WOW!!! :o)
I love this card and the watercolor background is beautiful!
This is so soft and pretty
Very pretty! Thanks for the video – love the inspiration.
To someone who doesn’t do this herself, this might seem a simple process. I see lots of steps. . . and lots of fun!
gorgeous spring colours and love the shaped card.
Glad we can use our dies for embossing. We need more ways to use all our supplies. Neat card made from tag dies. Thanks Shari.
What a way to start my Monday! Such inspiration. Thanks so much. Love the Spring colors!
Love the colors, Shari! I like the tag dies.
Very pretty! Love the watercolour!
Such a lovely card!! Beautiful colors!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Love just about everything about this card. Thanks for the reminder about embossing with dies.
Love this color combo on your gorgeous watercolored card! Love these dies! Thanks for video too.
Beautiful card Shari, I just live those colors together and I am happy to say I already have them!
Such a unique card, Shari! I love the layered flower and your “go to” colour combination. They may have to become my go to colours for my Spring cards too!
Beautiful card! Love the shape and the lovely colors. Very nicely colored.
Great color combinations on the card and the flowers. Thanks for sharing with us how you used the products to make this unique card.
Beautiful card and love this technique. Will definitely have to try it.
Absolutely gorgeous! I LOVE that flower die and must have it! TFS, Shari! :)
Amazing card!!! I love how you watercolored the filler pieces and then offset them behind, really cool look!!
This is gorgeous-love the colors!
Wow is this pretty! I love the watercolor background and fresh look with the dies.
This is just gorgeous! Love it
That is one gorgeous card: now I have to get that tag die set!! Naughty you, for tempting us!! :-)
Another favorite “Shari card” that I could just stare at all day! Thanks so much for the video! Love these dies–onto the wishlist!
Gorgeous, and I knew before I even read who the artist was – it was from you Shari!
Everything about this card is lovely. I never seem to think of inking & embossing my background piece- it’s a great look.
Love the cushiony texture of the background and the colours you’ve used!
lovely tag card. . . .and watercolor background
beautiful watercolour creation
Shari, these colors are so soft and beautiful. I just bought that Memory Box tag die. I am definitely going to try this one. Thanks for the beauty.
I just love that shape and the water colouring is gorgeous! I especially love the embossed back ground as it looks like you’ve cut the base out of foam, it’s so cushion like!!
Love the tag dies you used
Beautiful! I love this die and the watercolor background is beautiful!
Great technique of offsetting the die from the cutouts. Love the texture, shape and soft colors of your card !!!
Really like this. That flower looks so interesting.
How very beautiful. What a wonderful project. Cheers.
This is one gorgeous card! I love the spring colors myself, and you have blended these perfectly. I love that you used the tag die to create the card base, it’s such an unusual yet very pretty way to use them.Thanks for sharing your work with us today!
Oh I really need to start using watercolors! This is so beautiful!
You make making a gorgeous card look so easy! Gotta try this!
I love this cards long with the great inspiration it has given me.
Beautiful Card. Love the Spring colors, and must have the Tag die.
What a beautiful card!
I too like your spring go to colors
An absolutely beautiful result. The effect is so ethereal. So delicate. I love it.
Such a pretty card! I love the flower die. Hugs, Robin
Totally adorable! The watercolors are wonderful.