Rose Blossom with Rachel Vass Designs

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing the newest release from

Rachel Vass Designs:

Rose Blossom

This is a stunning design with 5 sentiment choices.  Let me show you how

I created my project.

I had in mind to do a no-line watercolor design.  I used some card stock that

I picked up at a local office supply store.  It's a natural white with flecks of

different colors embedded into the paper.  I made my image bigger than an A2 size card. 

 I wanted it to go off the page.  I printed the no-line version.

I wanted to use watercolor pencils for this because I could achieve quite a depth

of color with minimal water.  I started coloring the leaves that were filled in.  I

decided to use my Faber-Castell Watercolor Pencils.

I colored on both the lighter and darker shades before applying any water.  I did

this for the entire image.  For me it seems to make blending the color a bit easier.

Faber-Castel Watercolor Pencil colors used:

Solid Leaves:  168, 278

Stems:  167, 278

Lighter Green Leaves:  170, 171

Blue Flowers:  146, 120, 247 Centers: 107, 109, 115

Pink Rose:  132, 130, 124, 193, 194

I used a #2 and a #4 round paintbrush

Like I said at the beginning, I was planning on a no-line watercolor look.  But

after I was done with the painting I just didn't like it.  So I outlined everything

with a waterproof fine point black marker.  I liked it a lot better.  I kept the line

weight rather thick - thicker than I normally would, but this image was designed

with broader lines so I felt it worked well.

I printed my sentiment on the green card stock that I also used for the card base

which was A2 size top folding.  I cut my colored image panel to 4" x 5 1/4"

and backed it with black card stock so just a narrow bit of that showed.  I also

backed my sentiment which I cut into a strip and fish-tailed one end.  After

everything was adhered flat, my project was done!

You can find this design and many other of Rachel's

beautiful florals here!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!  Rachel's designs are just so

lovely to create with!

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Rachel Vass Designs, 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.