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3D Lily Card

By on July 15, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello again! I am excited to share a 3D Lily card with you today, inspired by the latest course I took at Altenew Academy. I’m going to share with you my favorite way to add extra interest/texture to a layered 3D die, and my inspiration for the background!

First of all, I enjoy watercoloring my 3D dies to get so much variation in color. I love this technique and I share just how I did this in my video below.

Then I was completely inspired by Therese in this class, she uses patterned paper and I thought that would make a wonderful background for my card!

Here’s the video, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

This lily die set is one of my favorites already! I love how easy it is to layer up a gorgeous flower, whether you ink up your paper, watercolor, or use colored cardstock.

For my first card I made different layers of color with watercolors, then cut out the images. I used some patterned paper for the background in a rainbow colorway, and added the hello sentiment die cut from the leftover watercolor I painted.

On my second card I used the negative pieces from the above lilies! I like to save all the pieces to create even more flowers (that are also so interesting)!

I pieced these flowers together to look like smaller flowers that haven’t fully bloomed yet. I love the variety you can get by using all the extra pieces! For the flower on the right, I die cut the very back layer, but then used the cut out pieces on top of that to finish it off.

For this background, I did some ink blending and watercolor splatters. I used a sentiment from the Hero Arts/Altenew collaboration set, matching the ink color to the flowers.

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed…and if you haven’t used 3D dies I highly recommend them! I’ll be back soon with more projects.

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Watercolor Resist Technique

By on April 18, 2019 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a favorite technique to share called watercolor resist. I am using some images and dies from the April 2019 Hedgehog Hollow Kit.

It’s a really easy technique, but can be quite an eye catcher!

First, I stamped the birdhouse onto some watercolor paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink. Then I embossed it with some clear embossing powder.

Then, I used Gansai Tambi watercolors in rainbow colors on the first panel and overlapped them a little bit. The heat embossing resists that watercolor!

I die cut the panel down with a rectangle die cut. Then I cut the vines (also in the kit!) from the outer edges of the watercolor panel. No sense letting that beautiful color go to waste!

A Rainbow of Watercolor

To finish off this card, I used the polka dot paper from the Kit as a mat, and added a black frame. I popped up some birdies with 3M Foam tape and used some pearls for the final touch.

Green, blue, purple

I made another card using a cool color palate. The green polka dot paper was also included in the kit!

I hope you enjoyed this project! Visit the Hedgehog Hollow for more information about these card kits! Thanks for stopping by.

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