Hello Quietfire fans! Today I'm sharing with you this galaxy card
featuring:
I cut the main watercolored panel to 3 1/4' x 4 1/2". I covered an A2 size white top folding
card base with black glitter paper. Next I heat embossed the sentiment
using the Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powders.
I centered the sentiment in the lightest part of the panel. In the upper left corner
I lifted off paint using a small liner brush and water.
I adhered the panel onto the base using very strong double sided tape. I placed a
star embellishment over this area.
Watercolor Panel:
I had painted the original panel quite some time ago. I re-created it for this tutorial. There
were several things I did on the older panel that I wish I had done on the new panel. I used hot press
paper for the older one and cold pressed for the new one. I like the results using the hot press
paper better. I also taped down the older one when I painted it. This makes it so much
easier to paint.
I first put a layer of water all over my paper (you can see how much it buckled!). Then I began dropping in paint keeping the edges very dark and making sure to leave the middle light. I kept
adding layers of paint to this to get it darker and more saturated.
I also splattered on color, but made sure to not to over work the middle area. I felt the lighter
area was not centered well, but I was able to work around this by later trimming it down.
The panel has to be completely dry before it's cut to size. It helps if it's flat as well.
I splattered it with white gouache and stamped my sentiment. I did not use
anti-static powder - for several reasons. 1) watercolor paper is textured - even hot press -
so the risk of not being able to get all of the powder off was there, and 2) I was
ok with getting stray embossing powder on the panel - it really seemed as if it
was part of the design.
Watercolor used:
Neutral Tint (I rarely use Black - this was my alternative)
French Ultramarine
Quinacridone Magenta
Pthalo Turquoise (this is transparent as opposed to a Cobalt color)
This palette seemed to work well. You could also add more colors or use
colors that were totally different - like reds or yellows.
Quietfire Products Used:
Other Products Used:
Hot Press Watercolor paper
Watercolor Paint
Start Sequin
Glitter paper
A2 size top folding white card base
Double sided tape
Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate your support!
Betsy
In my capacity as a design team member for Quietfire Design, I do receive the products I use from them. All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.
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