Blog: "What's the Buzzz?" Watercolor by Tammy G Weir

"What's the Buzzz? Watercolor Card

Tammy G Weir

Supplies:

1-6" x 6" Blank Card

1-5 1/2" x 5 1/2" Patterned paper

1-5" x 5" piece colored cardstock paper

1 - 2" x 5 1/2" strip of paper cut from patterned paper

1- 2" x 2" strip of paper to stamp phrase onto

1- 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" strip to mat phrase

3 - Classic Scallop Circles (cut one each of the 3 larger sizes from

different colored cardstock)

Foam Tape

Adhesive

Brads

Gold Acrylic Paint

Water Color Pencils

Watercolor Brush

Stamps Used: Great Impressions StickableStamps

July Stamp of the Month: #C4358 "What's the Buzzz?"

#F529S Beehive

Spellbinders Nestabilities: Classic Scallop Circles Large

Cuttlebug Texture Folders: Stars

Cheetah

Paper: "Sweet Days" collection by Echo Park Paper Co.

Instructions:

To watercolor your image merely stamp your image onto smallest of the 3 Scalloped Circles once stamped using your Cheetah texture folder run your stamped image through your Cuttlebug or die machine this will give more texture to the image . Using your watercolor pencils begin coloring in your image. I typically begin in the center using lighter colors first and then blending in the darker colors as I go. Once I have an area complete I then use my watercolor brush and water to smooth out the color and move highlights around, allowing to dry in between time.

Once dried you can embellish with brads,glitter, etc.

Using the photo above you can now begin building your card. Take the 5" x 5" piece of colored cardstock and texturize it using the Stars texture folder. I then cut each corner of the square going in 1" FROM THE POINT. The pieces that are cut off are then used as photo corners.

Stamp your phrase, mat it and I used several layers of foam tape to give it a 3-D effect.

to create the gold dots I used the end of my stylus dipped it in gold acrylic paint and "stamped" it on the corners.