Card Making Therapy Blog Hop | Poinsettia Watercolor Background. Video
Hello everyone and thank you so much for joining us today for a fun Card Making Therapy Blog Hop! I don’t know about you, but I find cardmaking to be both relaxing and therapeutic. I love to turn to cardmaking after a long day working on the computer or in the evening after doing the housework. I especially love to color using various mediums. I’ve been sharing lots of projects lately colored using pencils, but today I have a Christmas card colored using watercolors!
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
As always, I filmed a video tutorial showing how to create this project from start to finish. I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it. Watch it below or on my Youtube channel.
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CARD DETAILS
I started working on this project by stamping a custom background using Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia stamp set onto Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor paper. Be sure to watch my video above to learn how I made this background without the use of masking. I stamped 6 flowers and also added a few leaves next to each poinsettia.
Once my background was done I taped my watercolor paper onto a board and started coloring it using the wet on wet technique. I used colors that are now available in my exclusive Daniel Smith Yana Smakula palette at Simon Says Stamp and colored poinsettias using Pyrrol Red and Bordeaux. I colored all of the flowers with Pyrrol and when doing the second layer of color mixed in a bit of Bordeaux and made 3 of the flowers darker.
To color leaves I first used Sap Green and later came in with Undersea Green to darken the colors. I also painted the background for this card as I didn’t want to keep it white. I know now everybody is a fan of dark backgrounds but I can’t get enough of them lately. I used Indigo and Lunar Blue colors for the background.
Once my coloring was done I trimmed this panel to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″ and foam mounted onto an A2 card base. To create a sentiment I used Simon’s Stained Glass greetings stamp set and coordinating dies.
HOP ALONG WITH US!
Little Crafty Pill
Laura Bassen
Nina Revis (Waffle Flower)
Yana Smakula – you are here
Pretty Pink Posh
Debby Hughes
GIVEAWAY!
There are 10 prizes to be won during this hop! Six 20$ gift cards to the Simon Says Stamp store (one for each stop on the blog);Â A 25$ gift card to Concord and 9th;Â A 30$ gift card to Pretty Pink Posh;Â A 25$ gift card to Waffle Flower;Â A coloring class by Kit and Clowder.
Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on all the posts on this blog hop by 11:59pm EST on October 17th and will be announced on Amanda’s blog on October 19th.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Simon Says Clear Stamps Poinsettia Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamps and Dies Stained Glass Greetings Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass Greetings Wafer Dies Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Clear Stamps Stained Glass Greetings Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Daniel Smith Yana’s Set Watercolor Palette Shop at: SSS |
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine Shop at: SSS |
Spellbinders Tool ‘n One Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS |
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS |
Neenah 110 Lb Solar White Cardstock Shop at: SSS |
ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS |
Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor Pad 9×12″ Shop at: SSS |
Daniel Smith Sap Green 5ml Shop at: SSS |
Daniel Smith Undersea Green 5ml Shop at: SSS |
Daniel Smith Indigo 5ml Shop at: SSS |
Daniel Smith Pyrrol Red Shop at: SSS |
Daniel Smith Bordeaux 15ml Shop at: SSS |
Daniel Smith Lunar Blue Shop at: SSS |
Silver Black Velvet Brush Size 4 Round 300541 Shop at: SSS |
Silver Black Velvet Brush Size 8 Round Shop at: SSS |
Jack Richeson 9 X 12 Inch Hardboard Panel Shop at: SSS |
Scor-tape 2 1/2 Inch Crafting Tape Shop at: SSS |
White Fun Foam 12 Pack 9 x 12 Shop at: SSS |
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Lori Hefner
October 14, 2017Beautiful card! I love your water coloring:) THANK YOU!
Marlyn Rojas
October 14, 2017Wow! Gorgeous card! Love it!
Anne Sturgeon
October 14, 2017Yana these poinsettias are so wonderful. I love all the shading they almost look like you could touch them. Nicely done. Watching your videos is therapy for me.
Julie
October 14, 2017Beautiful card–can hardly wait to try out your technique.
DebSelby
October 14, 2017Beautiful and I love the dark background
Tammy B
October 14, 2017Beautiful card! I really like how you painted the entire card.
Laura
October 14, 2017Such a beautiful card!!
Denise Bryant
October 14, 2017Wow… gorgeous poinsettias with such beautiful coloring! I am enjoying this hop and all the lovely creations. So happy that stamping and creating cards can bring such joy to all!
Kris Reeves
October 15, 2017That is so beautiful!
KELLY HUNSAKER
October 15, 2017I am totally intimidated by watercolor but may give it a try thanks to your ease with demonstrating it.
Marianne
October 15, 2017Love this design and technique! The background looks great. I’m glad you kept at it!!
Stefanie White
October 15, 2017Beautiful card, I really like the deep, rich colors. I find watercoloring to be therapeutic as well. Lately I have not been doing it as much, but this video is a great reminder to go back and spend some time with my paints!
Francesca Dai
October 15, 2017This card is stunning!! :-O
Mary Holshouser
October 15, 2017A beautiful card.
Love the gold outlining and the fantastic
coloring of the poinsettias.
The blue background is exquisite.
thanks for sharing.
Betty
October 15, 2017beautiful card Yana – and thanks for supporting Amanda
Melissa Craig
October 15, 2017Wow – very artsy card. I don’t see watercolor as a de-stresser, but that’s because I am really bad at it. You make it look so simple.
Jan Elmore
October 15, 2017Stunning!
Debbie Barba
October 15, 2017GORGEOUS card Yana! I love everything about it! Love the splatters of gold on the flowers themselves! I am very timid about adding watercolor backgrounds so thank you for the inspiration and little push to give it a try! Think I might need to get your pallet of watercolors! I love the color combinations you use!
Tania
October 15, 2017Love this card
Mary G
October 15, 2017Great tips on embossing the background! I’ve just gotten your watercolor sampler and cannot wait to try it. As you said on another video, it is a good way to try a lot of colors them without investing a lot.
Tasha Vovchuk
October 15, 2017What a cool card! I first thought the background was grey, but now I see it’s blue and I love this shade!
Pai
October 15, 2017beautiful card and beautiful reason for hoppping!
Beatriz
October 15, 2017Your card is stunning. I’m so glad you join Amanda in this special blog hop.
Sue McRae
October 15, 2017Truly gorgeous work of art!
Cindy Thick
October 15, 2017Love the colors on this card. Thanks for sharing.
Martha R
October 15, 2017The dark background is gorgeous as well as the flowers! Loved this card and video. Thank you.
Nancy Deffner
October 15, 2017Stunning card. Love the colors.
Judyt28
October 15, 2017Beautiful card and thank you so much for sharing your design with us.
Linda Mitchell Dotson
October 15, 2017I love your cards. I watch your videos all the time.
Franka M.
October 15, 2017Lovely card. Thanks for sharing your technique video.
Vivian Kim
October 15, 2017Really like how you and Debby came up with similar ideas but demonstrated different cards
Catina Rogers
October 15, 2017I love the colors and coverage of this card
Annalisa
October 16, 2017What a lovely card. Your watercolor palette (congratulations on that, by the way) is especially apropos for the holidays, I think. I’d never seen the bordeaux color, but I’m in love. Thank you for showing us a beautiful design and technique. And thank you for supporting Amanda and the bloghop!
Jessica S.
October 16, 2017Very pretty card!
Dennice
October 16, 2017Beautiful card Yana. And it’s lovely that you’re joining Amanda on this blog hop too! Crafty hugs, Dennice
Judie Attard
October 16, 2017This is one stunning card!! Thanks for sharing!
Nicole Ligaard Jensen
October 16, 2017Very beautiful ! 🙂
Maureen Reiss
October 16, 2017Wow Yana!!! Stunning card!!! I love the bold background!
Jodi C.
October 16, 2017This is stunning! I love your watercolor cards…..well, I’m pretty sure I love all of your creations, Thank You!!
Beth Myers
October 16, 2017I love the idea of removing the extra embossing powder instead of masking! What a time saver. I don’t think I knew about the 2 kinds of water color paper…cold and hot. Thanks for the great demo. This is a card I will play with as it is stunning!
Patt H.
October 16, 2017A truly stunning card, Yana! Beautiful coloring! They look so real that I want to touch them. Thanks for sharing this awesome creation.
Jeanna
October 16, 2017Gorgeous card idea!
Ann Reisinger
October 16, 2017Yana, your watercoloring is beautiful. Thanks so much for the video!
Carol DuRee
October 16, 2017I would have never thought to use red with a blue background for a holiday card – it’s beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Mary Brown
October 16, 2017What a beautiful card. I need to do more watercolor, but I tend to stick to what I’m better at… Copic coloring. 🙂 Thank you for your inspiration. You always make such beautiful cards.
Thaidy
October 16, 2017Gorgeous card, so colourful and amazing.
Belu V
October 16, 2017Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
And I find cardmaking as a way to end the day relaxed!
Miriam Prantner
October 16, 2017Beautiful watercoloring! Love the rich colors and the texture in the painting!
Andrea Shell
October 16, 2017What a beautiful card! Love the poinsettias embossed in gold, and your watercoloring is gorgeous!
Holly Graham
October 16, 2017Beautiful card!