Painted Poppies Reincarnated

After a bit of cosmetic surgery, I ended up prefering the messed up test piece to the original card!

So this is what happened to my test piece from Friday's card!  You know I hate to waste anything!

Having finished painting the poppies, I trimmed around the bottom of them (see below for a photo of the test piece).

I then turned it upside down and painted the area under the poppies with Petal Pink ink, adding shadows with Gray Granite ink.

Then I adhered this to a piece of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper before adding it to my Gorgeous Grape base card.

The sentiment, from the So Sentiments stamp set, is stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink.

As a finishing touch, I pressed Perennial Essence Floral Centres into a Blackberry Bliss ink pad before adhering the to the centre of the poppies.

Adding shadow under the flowers really provides "dimension" and  makes them pop

Keep scrolling down beyond the supply list if you'd like more information on how I watercoloured the flowers - I used the same process for both today's and Friday's cards.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Perennial Essence Floral Centers

$10.50

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$15.75

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$15.75

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

This was how my card started out - a mistake, then a test piece!

This ended up as a test piece because I didn't like my composition so I decided to use it to practice colouring the poppies and to test some background colours and effects.

Step one - Stamping the centre with Blackberry Bliss ink

Step 1: I used a light ink to stamp the Painted Poppies image.  I happen to have some Purple Posy ink but I think Highland Heather would work fine, especially if stamped off first before stamping onto the watercolour paper.

Step 2: I used an image in the Floral Essence stamp set and Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp over the flower centres.

Step 3:  I "painted" one petal with water.

Step 4:  I took the excess moisture from my brush, dipped it into Gorgeous Grape ink and then applied it to the wet petal near the flower centre.  TIP: I prefer to use ink from reinkers but if you don't have the reinkers, simply stamp the ink pad down onto a clean water-resistant surface (such as an acrylic block or some acetate).  But if you need to add more ink - wipe the surface dry first.

In this photo I have painted the petal with water then added some Gorgeous Grape ink.
On the left side of the petal I have started drawing out the ink towards the edges of the petal.

Step 5: Having wiped my brush on a wet wipe (a tissue will do), I started to use the brush to "pull" the ink towards the edges of the petal.  TIP:  Don't be afraid to leave some white

Step 6: Repeat steps 3 to 5 with a different petal.  TIP:  choose a non-adjacent petal so that the two petals do not "bleed" into each other.  OR ensure the first petal is dry before proceeding to an adjacent petal.

In this photo I have painted the adjacent petal (to the right) with water

TIP:  If you leave just a faint touch of colour in your brush when you paint with the water, it may help you see the areas you have covered.

In this photo I have added the ink to the wet petal in the areas that I want to be darkest

Here I have used my brush to pull ink towards the edges of the petal, finishing the second petal.

Step 7:  Allow the flower to dry thoroughly and then decide if there are small areas you wish to further define or deepen the tone.  You'll need to use a much dryer brush for this