Watercolouring Part 2

Good morning :-)

So this is watercolouring part deux! not that exciting really, actually I think part 1 was better than this part but I will let you be the judge of that!

So since the last post I was just starting out with the watercolour paints and just painting a few colours over a water wash, and I had just started out trying it on stencils.

So these next few cards I had used several stencils to see what the outcome would be. I did not like the tree first of all as it was very blurred but after awhile like before I actually liked the tree and also the colours I had chosen which was a complete fluke but they look like autumn colours!

However, I am still not keen on the love image but my mum seems to like it! So who knows maybe its just not to my taste.

 

The below card I used a stencil once again but I thought it came out a bit poor and bled too much on the page so I used a wet brush and just used the paint from the butterfly images to turn into circles and I think it worked. Well it looks better now than before, I then used a white gel pen to give that reflection look on the bubble. Finally I finished it off with a Crafters Companion sentiment and some twine.
 

Anyways I hope you liked my post that is it from me for now, until next time!

Thank you for reading.

Sarah x

 

Watercolouring part 1

Hello everyone!

Hope you are well. So today's blog will be a two-parter, well I did not want to spoil you with all the creations all at once and also it gives me time to make more cards to write about ;-)

I have been trying out my watercolour paints, had them for awhile now but never used them so at last I have got them out but this is my first time at proper watercolouring, not just dipping a wet brush into ink pads but properly using watercolour paints!!

So I decided to just keep it simple at first, I read about painting a wash of water over the card first of all so this is what I did and then I just painted various colours over the card. Once this was dry I really did not know what to do with it at first so I kept them in my drawer, then eventually a couple of months later I got them out and stamped some sentiments (from Crafters Compantion) over the top of the colours and mounted them.I think they turned out quite nice don't you think for a first go?

So following on from there I did another card this time using a butterfly stencil and at first I thought it was a bit rubbish but then it kind of grew on me and like I have said before with other cards, it looks shabby chic.

The ribbon and sentiment at the bottom gives it a nice finishing touch.

 

So that is that from this post for now, stay tuned for watercolouring part 2 next week!

Thanks for reading and please leave a comment

Sarah x

TODO butterfly hot foiling

Good morning all!!!

Sorry I have not posted for awhile been a bit tied up with the launch of the new Stampin' Up! catalogue and also being away at Centre Parcs, which luckily we had nice weather for the five days we were there so that was very nice.

So for today's post I have been playing with my TODO machine and I love it, I can get an embossed foiled image without the need to go to a letterpressing company to get it done or just have the look of a foiled image but the image just sits there on the surface, like with a lot of the toner hot foiling machines.

So I have been making some cards with the Butterfly hot foil plate and just look how lovely it has come out. The card on the right is made with the hot foil plate, and I love the colour of the foil as well. You do not need anything else to go with this as the image sells itself!

The card on the right and at the bottom are made with the off cuts of the foil used on the butterfly hot foil plate. These are not embossed but they make beautiful vintage/shabby chic images which are just as nice as the original image.  

Anyways these are just a few of the cards made with the TODO machine and I have plenty more to show, just not enough time or space on my phone to write about them yet or to take pics. However, I will get them on here eventually!

Also a tip with using the TODO machine, as I have to admit that I have had a few issues with hot foil plates cutting into my card, but use Hunkydory Cardstock as it seems to work perfectly on there. I do not know if it is the coating of the card but I have made most of my images using this cardstock with no issues! 

So that is that from me for now, but I will be back with more I promise.

Thank you for reading my blog.

Sarah x