I've had the WPlus9 Fresh Cut Wreaths set on a wishlist for a while. So I was excited to see a nearly new set appear on eBay, and even more excited to have the winning bid. The set I won is a little stained from use but this is perfectly normal and shouldn't put you… Continue reading WPlus9 Fresh Cut Wreaths
I thought I'd have a go at the watercolour lifting technique that Jennifer McGuire demonstrated on a recent card. I decided to make a masculine card with the technique. How I made this card: I chose to use my zig clean colour real brush pens to do the background. I scribbled blues and greens in… Continue reading Watercolour Lifting
I love this doodle buds set! It's very versatile and really lends itself to different colouring techniques. This time I decided to go for a messy watercolour look. This was a quick and simple card to make. I stamped the images onto watercolour card with Versafine onyx black ink and set it aside to dry.… Continue reading Daily Marker Colouring Challenge: Doodle Buds
As part of the Daily Marker 30 day challenge, I've been stamping images and colouring them in using different techniques. I created this peony background on Day 4, and I wanted to turn it into a card. How I made this card: I stamped and heat embossed in gold some flowers and leaves from the… Continue reading Daily Marker Colouring Challenge: Peonies and Embossing
I got some sparkle embossing powder at the same time as the WPlus9 Doodle Buds set, so I decided to have fun and create a background using them both. How I made this card: I cut a piece of watercolour card to a6 size. I then stamped flowers and leaves from the WPlus9 doodle… Continue reading WPlus9 Doodle Buds background
Having recently got some Zig Clean Colour Real Brush pens, I wanted some stamped images to colour in. The WPlus9 Doodle Buds stamp set is a really fun set of flower images, leaves and stems. It's great for a variety of colouring techniques too. I wanted to create a clean and simple card to show… Continue reading CAS with WPlus9 Doodle Buds
I saw Jennifer McGuire use a technique called 'Reactive Distress Ink Watercolour' and I thought I'd have a go myself. I did struggle a bit with the messy look so I'm not sure if I'd use this technique that often. It was fun to try, though, and shows how amazing distress inks are for different… Continue reading Reactive Distress Ink
Distress inks are great for creating a loose watercolour background on a card. Team it with embossing for simply beautiful results. How I made this card: I prepped a piece of watercolour cardstock with my homemade powder tool, to stop embossing powder sticking where I didn't want it. I then stamped flowers and leaves from… Continue reading Peony and distress ink background
I had a very important thank you card to make. I wanted to use a watercolour stamping technique I'd seen others use, and the WPlus9 Pretty Peonies set is perfect for this. How I made this card: After adding distress ink to the stamps, I spritzed them with water, then stamped them on card. This… Continue reading Thanks with Pretty Peonies
The WPlus9 Watercolour Anemones set is another set that I love but haven't used much yet. It's a really beautiful building stamp set. How I made this card: The stamp set comes with a large stamp of a bouquet of anemones and leaves. It's perfect for when you don't want to think of a flower… Continue reading Watercolour Anemones
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