Adding watercolors behind the Daisy Flower Frame is quick and easy with an embossed background. Hello, Jean Okimoto here with a timesaving coloring technique that will work for many other Memory Box dies too.
Cut watercolor paper with the 4-¾” x 3-½” Rectangle Basics die. Pressure-emboss it with Daisy Flower Frame using the plates and mats recommended by the manufacturer of your machine. Here’s what I used for my Platinum – platform, die face-up, precut watercolor paper face-down, rubber embossing mat, purple embossing plate.
Paint the embossed image with watercolors – I used Peerless Watercolors. It’ll look messy, but that doesn’t matter because it will be covered. Heat-set it.
Stamp the greeting – from the Big and Little Words Clear Stamp Set – with Shady Lane VersaFine Clair.
Diecut Daisy Flower Frame from smooth white cardstock. Layer it over the embossed and watercolored background. Add orange gem stickers. Attach everything to a green A-6 (4-½” x 6-¼”) card.
It’s a quick alternative to paper-piecing…and it’s a very forgiving technique!
Join us for the SUMMER SPLASH class at Impress if you’re in the area on Saturday June 8th. Beachy scenes, origami fishes and lovable sea creatures create great summer cards for everyone you know.
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I simply LOVE your cards! Outstanding colors, workmanship is superb….clean and beautiful!
Thanks Jean! Love being able to “sort of messy” paint the embossed image! Great idea!!! Love your choice of colors!
Thanks Nancy – try this technique with the delicate Starflower Flower Frame too!
Thanks Jan – it’s not just ‘sort of messy’ –
it’s very messy and easy too!