Tuesday 27 May 2014

Happy Hexies ...

I think I'll describe this card as "a happy accident" because it is nothing like what I set out to create but it seems to work.  

I started by trying to use a technique that I learnt about on the online Watercolor course (onlinecardcourses.com) which involved embossing a background stamp and then using watercolours to selectively colour small sections.  I got off to a good start - stamping with versamark and then heat embossing with white embossing powder.  I selected three blues and a turquoise paint and started to fill in the hexagons.  All was going well until I dropped the brush and splattered the whole piece and then in a childish tantrum I painted over the piece with more water and left it to the side!!   The happy surprise for me was finding it the next day - having dried out it has proved to be quite a pretty background.


The sentiment is white embossed on vellum
I used

IndigoBlu Honeycomb Background stamp
Versamark
Uniko Studio - sentiment from Pure Florals: Gerbera
Windsor and Newton Watercolours

The card is based on the sketch at STAMPlorations


Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. Love the subtle colouring on your happy accident! Thanks for playing along with us again at STAMPlorations!

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  2. I think your accident turn out great dear Elaine...thanks for visiting me back and I wanna say I love the result of your painting design paper...nice colors and nice using the sketch...at my last card also I had have accident..my finger was dirty with ink and it came to my white paper...if you see my last post..you can read what I did to covered the accident LOL...have a nice thursday Elaine..I am your new follower..hope you like to back to my blog again...and we can be a blogland friend...hugs, Monika

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