Weekender with Wanda – Watercolor Leaves!
Happy New Year! Happy 2016! I can’t wait to see what fun we all have together in the new year! This is my first post of 2016. I hope you had a great holiday season and a fun New Year’s Eve. Now, it seems like it has to be time to get back into the swing of ‘real life’ again. Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Crafty plans? I’d love to know what you’re thinking about 2016. Welcome back to the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. I’m glad you’ve joined me, and I have something neat to share today. A fun and super easy new watercolor technique! I used some of my favorite Simon Says Stamp Exclusive dies along with pretty Distress Markers. The card I’m sharing is great for any occasion. A happy hello.
The Clustered Leaves Die is one of my all time favorite products from Simon Says Stamp. It’s really versatile and pretty and classy. It’s the perfect size for accenting your favorite flower dies, or all alone on a card, as I’ve done here.
Here is a close up shot of the way the leaves turned out. The die was cut from Watercolor Paper and the only ink I used was three shades of Distress Markers: Twisted Citron, Shabby Shutters, and Peacock Feathers. I’m going to show you how I did this!
The heart duet die and the hello die were both also cut from watercolor paper. I added a second leaves die cut from vellum for a layering piece.
This was so simple! I took an old plastic bag (that a stamp set came in) and swiped my three shades of markers onto the bag – totally randomly.
I sprayed some clean water directly onto my watercolor paper with my Water Bottle. Then I laid the bag down into the water on the paper and smushed it around with my fingers…. That’s it!
I lifted off the paper and dried it with my Heat Tool!
Once my watercolored panel was dry, I die cut the leaves out. I wanted a bit more color, so I used the same Marker colors and the Spritzer Tool to add some speckles to the leaves.
For the background layer, I took my Finetec Metallic watercolor paints and sprinkled and splattered some gold paint onto the white base. I used the gold paint to color the heart also. To color the hello die, I used the Peacock Feathers marker just mixed with some water on my craft sheet. By using the same colors, it ties the whole project together. I tried it with the sentiment in black but it was just too dark.
Here is a side view so you can see the beautiful gold shimmer from the watercolor paints! Ooh La La!
I attached the heart ant the colored leaves with foam tape. The vellum leaves were glued down directly to the paper. I used a glue pen to attach the hello die! I found a perfect match in color for my card base – out of my Doodlebug Cardstock pack.
As always, thank you so very much for spending part of you weekend with me! Best wishes for a happy, healthy and crafty New Year!
Happy new year, Wanda. Hope that you will have a blessed year! Your card looks lovely as always!
I enjoy learning new things with you every week. Thank you for sharing, Wanda. I really appreciate it!!
Wonderful card! Love the technique…I have to try it soon. Hugs, Robin
These watercolors are so adorable! I love this.
Those leaves are one of my favorites, too, but don’t think I’ve ever used such soft colors–love this!
So serene and pretty the pastel colored leaves look
Another beautiful project, Wanda. I’m so happy that you are here and are willing to entertain your peeps on Saturdays. Your talents astound and amaze me.
Beautiful Wanda, I love the pastel shades of the water colour. Great work!
I am really loving that watercolor technique.
Beautiful card!
Awesome! Love this card & this great technique.
Beautiful card. Thanks for the great technique.
Cool technique and pretty card!
Stunning!!! Love how simple but also full of details this card is. :-D Thank you for sharing. :-D
Beautiful card. I really like the color combination you used on your very neat designed card.
I love the sweet gentle colours of this!
Love ink smooshing
Love the effect you got with the plastic bag and paint. Very pretty. Hugz
This is beautiful, Wanda! The turquoise really pops on this softly colored card. So lovely!
Love this card! Your talents are amazing, & I love the detailed pics- they really help. Thanks Wanda, for reminding us of this technique, which turned out so beautiful!
Your card totally inspired a card from me on the Simon Wednesdy Challenge of “Party”. Thank you!
Love using Distress Markers, and your card is beautiful.
Very pretty – I love the colours!!
This is so pretty and soft. I love what vellum brings to a project. Thanks so much.
Thats a beautiful card!! Peacock Feathers is probably one of my favourite colours!
Beautiful card! What a great idea to use a plastic bag – very easy! Thanks for sharing! Happy New Year!
The card was great I love the ideal with the bag I must try it love all the ideals new to stamping I’m like a child in a candy store so much to learn Thanks for sharing Happy New Year can;t wait to see all your great ideals
I love how your water color teqnik, makes for a beautiful card. First on my list this rear to try. Thank you
Fun card–I’m heading up to my studio to try out your watercolor technique.
Love the card with the soft colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
beautiful card. I love the script dies. Putting those on my list!
This is so pretty!!
Love it!
Love your card and a great tutorial on tour card recipe. Thank you! HNY!
Pretty, new techniques to try (new to me)!
What an interesting technique, gonna try it out too, thanks for sharing!!
Oh, so pretty! this is one of my favorite techniques — so easy and fast, with great results!
Got to try this…gorgeous results.
Beautiful! Great color combination!
So pretty and simple, thank you!! (And the branch/leaf die is now in my cart!!)
So beautiful, I love the colours :)
That’s a cool water colouring technique – thanks for sharing.
HAPPY New Year Wanda :)
WOW – what a WONDERFUL way to start my CREATIVE year!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your BEAUTIFUL card and colouring – I’m INSPIRED!!!
This is so beautiful! I want to make more cards in 2016, and this is a great inspiration for a design to use! THank you :)
Lovely greeting card as always! I am оne of our fans!
This is beautiful!
Loving the beautiful soft watercolored look!
Thanks for sharing Wanda!
I love how you always layer vellum being your die cuts. It gives it a soft and pretty look.
Gorgeous card, Wanda. Thanks for sharing!