Greetings friends. Today I want to talk about watercoloring your die cuts. For my project today, I started by cutting my poinsettia and leaves out of 140lb cold press watercolor paper. I then chose to color them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I like the control you get by using a marker rather than paint and a brush.
I started with my poinsettia petals and placed my darkest color of red:
Next, I softened the edges with a pink marker. The pink is a much lighter color, but because it has a brush nib, the red won't end up staining the pink nib:
I left a little bit of white space on the edges so that I could soften the pink with a waterbrush and get a gradient of color:
Next it was on to the leaves. I did the same process, but with my greens:
To finish the card, I added an oval from a Halloween set, a sentiment and a few rhinestones for the center of the poinsettia.
Adding color to a card is wonderful, but what about a monochromatic look? Dave Brethauer made a gorgeous monochromatic card for the latest catalog. It is a great card to me mass produced for the holidays:
Now it is giveaway time! For your chance to win the new Ruffled Poinsettia die, leave a comment on this blog post by 11:59 pm EST Sunday, September 1. The winner will be randomly selected and announced right here on this blog the next day on Monday, September 2. Good luck!
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Beautiful card…I love how you coloured the poinsettia.
Gorgeous card Laura, thanks for the watercolouring how-to 🙂
Elegantes tarjetas me fascinan.
Oh, I love monochromatic cards!
Love both and so appreciate seeing how you colored with the zigs! Beautiful!!!
Laura, l love your red and pink coloring of the poinsettia. It looks gorgeous!
Gorgeous watercolored poinsettia card! Thanks for sharing the tips on the coloring! And an elegant card all in white! Both looks are fabulous! Lovely die set!
How pretty! Your card with the watercoloring using markers is a great idea and definitely one I’ll try.
Oh, Laura … your cards are ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! Thank you for the tips and techniques you included!!
Love this release. The dies are so intricate and gorgeous. I love Dave’s WoW card but your watercoloured cuts are so beautiful too. Must try. Hugz
Gorgeous cards! I love the poinsettia both colored and just plain white.
Thanks for sharing the watercoloring tips and it looks great in all white too.
Beautiful flower! I love poinsettias and
every one, die or stamp, is a little different!
The all white is gorgeous too!
Beautiful card. I like the soft color the water coloring adds. The detail on the Ruffled Poinsettia is fabulous.
Beautiful love watercolor!
Sweet and vibrant card, love the watercoloured poinsettia against the delicate oval frame!
The white on white card is just gorgeous!!
Beautiful Card. Love the coloring you did.
Stunning in colour and in white!
Poinsettias are yet another thing like snowflakes and butterflies that I can’t seem to stop collecting. I’m always looking for the next poinsettia die or stamp. Love this one!!!
Both are so gorgeous and versatile projects, love the new Poinsettia die!
Both, so very elegant!
Your cards are both so inspiring! I really love the new die–on to my wishlist!
These cards showcase the die set well. Each is so attractive!
The white on white poinsettia card is so elegant with the touch of gold script. Thank you for the idea!
Gosh, I love the pink. Such a pretty look. Your shading looks wonderful, too. Nice job.
Gorgeous framing of this lovely floral.
The Poinsettia looks really nice. It is an unexpected color scheme that is really nice.
Your cards are lovely! I really like the poinsettia one because I’m a fan of poinsettias. All the colors go perfectly together. What an inspiration! Sure hope I win this one. If not, I will have to get it for myself. Thanks for the inspiration. The white card is sheer elegance!! Great job on both cards!!
So elegant. I love thecolor pop. Thank you.
Beautiful card. Love the colors.
Beautiful cards, Laura, and great coloring technique. Thanks!
Both cards are lovely but I really like the elegance of the all white card with a touch of gold!
Simple yet elegant. Lovely
Thank you, Laura, I have been wanting to color a poinsettia and I love the color scheme and painting techniques that you chose.
Oh what pretty cards!! Don’t know which I like better-the beautiful red one or the gorgeous white on white.. Thanks for sharing them!
So very pretty! Love my Memory Box dies!
Beautiful creations! I love that poinsettia
In both colors!
Beautiful watercolored poinsettia!
I love the cards both the colored and the white. I appreciate your coloring instructions…I struggle with how to color.
Both cards are absolutely gorgeous, love your coloring on the first and love the elegant feel to the last!
Blending tips & color suggestions are always helpful! Thanks for sharing this beautiful card!
Wow, this is a gorgeous die and your coloring makes it even more spectacular
Thanks for showing us how watercoloring a die cut can make it stand out even more. This is gorgeous!
Gorgeous poinsettia die. Love your very pretty and colorful card and Dave’s monochromatic one is so elegant as well!
Both of your cards are beautiful. Hard to chose which one I like better. So many different possibilities with this die.
Love the watercolor look! Thank you for sharing!
Absolutely beautiful card!
OMG! I’ve never colored a die after cutting it I just love both your cards
I love poinsettias at Christmas and this is such a beautiful die and card. I love how you colored this but I also really like the one in all white.
What a gorgeous card! Thanks for the watercoloring tips; it looks awesome!
I love the way you watercolored this gorgeous flower. Thanks to the great explanation as to how you did it. Thanks for sharing!
good idea to color the poinsettia and leaves! Lovely card!
Like the cards using the poinsettia dye. Especially liked your tutorial: looked difficult to get your coloring but the explanation gives me confidence!