My mother's birthday is coming up, so I figured this would be a great opportunity to come back to my creative side and make her a birthday card. I absolutely love making greeting cards; being able to pull in each persons individuality and make it truly special. Since my mother loves green, I decided I wanted to incorporate that color. I had some watercolor paints lying around that I never used, because I've always felt incapable of painting. But I have to say this card came out looking quite nice. Just goes to show what can happen when you step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself.
Start off by taping down the watercolor paper. This will make things easier when you apply water. The water will cause the paper to warp, so having it taped down keeps it flat and easy to work with.
Since my mother's favorite color is green, I used two types of green, some blue and yellow. I honestly had no idea what I was doing at this point, I just made sure to have fun in the process and not get frustrated if what I envisioned in my head was not being translated on paper.
After I put down some color and got the affect that I was looking for, I went ahead and used my heat tool to dry it down. This is important especially for the next step. After it was dry, I went ahead and stamped, "Happy Birthday" and used embossing powder. If you don't dry completely, the embossing powder could stick in places you don't want.
Next the fun really begins. I wanted to add some sparkle to this card, so I used this iridescent confetti and star glitter that I picked up at Michael's Craft Store.
I went ahead and applied the confetti to areas of the card where I felt needed some sprucing up. I used Aleene's Tacky Glue to accomplish this. I put down some glue, and then just sprinkled the confetti on top. Using my fingers I set the confetti in place.
Next I applied the star glitter. I used a dotting tool with a little bit of glue on the end to help pick up the tiny stars. I just placed them all across my work.
When that was completed, I went ahead and got some green glitter card stock and cut it down to size to fit the front of a card. I placed some 3D adhesives to the back of my work and placed that on top of the card. This is the end result!
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S U P P L I E S
*Reeves 24-Pack Water Color Paint Set: http://amzn.to/2jOFktf
*Aleene’s Quicky Dry Tacky Glue: http://amzn.to/2iwGk4b
*Watercolor Paint Brushes: http://amzn.to/2jn2Pgu
*DCWV Glitter Cardstock 12 X 12” (closest I could find): http://amzn.to/2jVkgW7
*Tsukineko VersaMark Dazzle Pigment Inkpad, Frost-Clear Shimmer: http://amzn.to/2j0V0cC
*Pop Dots Square Dual-Adhesives: http://amzn.to/2jOO7uW
*Scotch Blue Painters Tape: http://amzn.to/2jQS8Py
*Creatology Confetti Glitter at Michael’s Craft Store (could not find link)
*Detail Embossing Powder by Recollections (White): http://www.michaels.com/detail-embossing-powder-by-recollections-signature/M10263090.html?dwvar_M10263090_color=Silver#q=recollection+embossing+powder&start=8
*Recollections Signature Glitter Caddy, Metallic Shapes: http://www.michaels.com/recollections-signature-glitter-caddy-metallic-shapes/10403790.html#q=recollections+glitter+caddy&start=1
