Watercolor Happy Thanksgiving Card
I love Fall! As I am writing this post our balcony door is open and I can feel fresh Autumn air - it's been anticipated so much after a hot Summer.
With Fall come several holidays including the biggest one - Thanksgiving. Today I have a watercolor card to share with you created using Hero Arts Color Layering Thanksgiving stamp set. This is a layering set which allows you to add color using solid layers and ink pads, but also can be used to practice coloring using your favorite medium.
I started working on my card by stamping "Happy Thanks" and "Giving" in clear embossing ink onto Arches Hot Pressed watercolor paper. I added Gold embossing powder and heat set images with my heat tool. I wanted to do some quick watercoloring for this card so I picked watercolor paper instead of a regular cardstock and I also used embossing powder instead of ink to help me stay within the lines and prevent watercolors seeping outside the letter outlines.
I used my Daniel Smith watercolor paints and colored these using just a few colors - yellow, red and green. By mixing yellow and red I was able to create orange, and by mixing red and green I got a beautiful rich brown.
I also heat embossed and watercolored a background for my card using one of the new Bold Prints Cling stamps - Vine Pattern. Here's a photo of this background:
After heat embossing in Gold I wet the paper with a large flat paint brush and added same yellow, red and green colors.
I adhered my background onto an A2 top folding card base, foam mounted my watercolor sentiment on top and embellished my card using sequins from several mix sets from Hero - Ombré Blush and Champagne.
Have fun stamping!
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12 Responses
paperpicnic
September 15, 2017
This is a beauty, Yana! The gold embossing is beautiful with the watercolors!
Nicole
September 12, 2017
The gold embossing and warm color palette are perfect for these stamp sets! Another beautiful card!
Lori Ritchie
September 12, 2017
Beautiful!
Julie Henderson
September 12, 2017
I love the look of your cards! The really like water color technique!
Mary W
September 12, 2017
This card is a real stunner!
Kimberly S
September 12, 2017
I love this card; the colors of fall are always my favorite. It makes me sad because I had that Thanksgiving stamp in my cart, then took it out…..now I wish I had ordered it.
KimMJ
September 12, 2017
What a beautiful card. Your watercolor background would be beautiful on its own! Really love what you did with the thanks. Thank you for the inspiration,
Karthikha Uday
September 12, 2017
Beautiful card :)
Cindy C.
September 12, 2017
It’s gorgeous! Love the palette!
Becky Green
September 12, 2017
GORGEOUS WORK, YANA!!! AS ALWAYS! ;) LOOOOOVE the gold & the water coloring!
Charlene
September 12, 2017
Beautiful fall colors! Thanks for sharing!
HJ
September 12, 2017
Beautiful card. I love those colors and colored sentiment. Enjoy your day!