WATERCOLOURING WITH....WATERCOLOUR PENCILS!

 Today I have some more Butterfly inspiration for you with the Brilliant Wings Dies, and a fun watercolour technique using the Watercolour Pencils (remember them?!)

I am soooo guilty of forgetting that we have TWO sets of Watercolour Pencils available to buy; they are sitting in my stash and I barely use them...why?  I have no idea because they really are so easy to use and give gorgeous results!

Starting with the Shimmery White Cardstock from the 2020/21 Annual Catalogue, I have added colour with 3 Watercolour pencils in Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana and Night of Navy.  The great thing about these pencils is that you get a really soft looking finish, especially when you use them on the Shimmery White Cardstock!  Rather than taking the pencil to the card, I have used my Water Painter Brush to take the colour straight from the tip of the pencil and add to the card.  I find that using them this way gives a softer finish and you don't get pencil lines in your work either. 

Once I have created my watercolour background, I have used the large Brilliant Wings Die to cut out my butterflies.  

I have also cut out one of each of the intricate butterfies from a sheet of Basic White Cardstock as they coordinate with each one of the butterfly outlines that I have cut out with the large Butterfly Wings Die (so clever!). 

 

I have layered each intricate butterfly over the coordinating watercolour butterfly, and attached with just a few dots of Multipurpose Liquid Glue down the middle of each butterfly. 

For my card design, I have added a layer of the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper under a layer of Basic White Cardstock and attached to my card front.  I have layered 3 completed butterflies and added my sentiment, keeping the details super simple and leaving those butterflies as the centre of attention!

I created these butterflies, and my card design during a recent Facebook Live demonstration which you can watch back on my Youtube channel below.  Don't forget to click subscribe so you don't miss out on future tutorials!

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Butterfly Brilliance Collection £66.75	Brilliant Wings Dies £41.00	Butterfly Bijou 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper £10.75	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 £11.75	Watercolor Pencils £15.00
Water Painters £11.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock £9.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock £9.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock £7.75	Fancy Phrases Cling Stamp Set £20.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad £7.00

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I'm often asked what tools do I use...well here are the basic tools that I simply couldn't craft without!  

Paper Trimmer £23.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine £56.00	Heat Tool - Uk Plug £28.00	Bone Folder £6.50	Paper Snips £9.25	Take Your Pick £9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue £3.75	Stampin' Seal+ £11.25	Stampin' Dimensionals £3.75	Stampin' Scrub £17.00	Stampin' Mist £10.25	Grid Paper £11.75

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