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Piggy in Pink Watercolor

Jul 31, 2018 Janette Kausen

Hello and welcome to the Hero Arts blog! It's Janette here with you today and I'm sharing a bit of simple watercoloring on the cutest lil' piglet you ever saw!

Begin by stamping the County Fair Pig image on Arches Hot Press watercolor paper in watercolor friendly Intense Black ink. I like to use hot press for the smooth texture that provides crisp stamped images. Place a single drop of Pink and Teal Liquid Watercolor onto craft mat and dampen a Mini Watercolor Brush with clear water. I'm loving these tiny brushes for detail work and convenience!

Apply pink, full strength, into the nooks, crannies and shadowed areas of the piggy. Rinse brush and blend color out with clear water. Once complete, or while allowing sections to dry, move onto balloons with teal and the same technique.

Once watercolor is dry, die cut. Also die cut Marquee Frame Fancy Die from Snow Layering Paper and white heat emboss sentiment onto black. Stamp County Fair Bold Prints in Intense Black Ink onto Snow Layering paper and trim to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". 

Assemble card beginning by adhering stamped background panel to Snow Folded Card base. Adhere 4" x 5 1/4" vellum around edges only onto stamped panel. Pop Marquee frame with dimensional adhesive and adhere piggy and sentiment directly to vellum. 

Don't forget to add an interior sentiment and to send this little cutie off as happy mail!

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14 Responses

lorraine turner

lorraine turner

August 13, 2018

Janette I love what you have done with this project, the vellum just gives that little bit of cover for the text behind the pig. the pig is just so adorable hanging on the string. TFS :O) xxx

Janna

Janna

August 04, 2018

This cute little pig flies, now I must buy. Totally adorable!

Deane McPherson

Deane McPherson

August 03, 2018

Such a sweet little piggy!

Christine Ross

Christine Ross

August 01, 2018

Love your technique. Would love to see a video demo of this. Love the piglet card. Super cute!

Karthikha Uday

Karthikha Uday

August 01, 2018

What a fun cool creation!

Henriëtte

Henriëtte

August 01, 2018

What a cuty Janette! Great idea to put vellum over the background, some times a background is to bright and I never knew what to do about that other then not using it. Thank you.

Connie

Connie

August 01, 2018

Love the look of this card! Great Frame sets the style and the sweet little piggy brings it all together. Must try some water coloring.
Wonderful!

Lauren Z.

Lauren Z.

August 01, 2018

This is a great card! Love the sentiment.

Pauletta

Pauletta

August 01, 2018

Very cute! Great watercolors!

Sharon Gullikson

Sharon Gullikson

July 31, 2018

I don’t know what it is about pigs that I LOVE so much, but they are adorable!! This is so cute.

Karen Hale

Karen Hale

July 31, 2018

Cutest piggy ever!

Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith

July 31, 2018

Cute as can be!

Cindy C.

Cindy C.

July 31, 2018

Super fun card!!

Tavia Cheney

Tavia Cheney

July 31, 2018

That’s adorable. I’m definitely going to try this technique in the near future! Thanks for the ideas. :)

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