Joy To You & Yours Watercolor Stamping Card Inspired by Wonder Forest
Happy almost Friday and almost Christmas!
I know you’re probably just about done with creating (& seeing) holiday projects, but I had to share this post with you today! I’ve discovered this amazing watercolor artist on YouTube named Wonder Forest and binge-watched all her recent cardmaking videos. One of them in particular caught my eye and I just knew I had to recreate it…but with stamps!
Let’s get started…
To the right you can see the particular video post that inspired today’s card project. I was mesmerized by her painting and immediately felt inspired to create. Since I knew I didn’t have the supplies she used (or the talent!), I decided to grab out all my favorite stamping supplies to try my hand at her gorgeous design.
I started by cutting down a piece of watercolor paper to the size of an A2 card front. I grabbed out one of my stitched rectangles, placed it on top and lightly traced the outer edge so I know where to concentrate my stamping.
For my images, I used three of the leaf stamps from my Freshly Picked stamp set as well as the cluster of three berries. To create the watercolored look, I inked up the leaves using Distress Oxide inks, lightly spritzed the block with water 2-3 times and stamped the image onto my paper. Depending on how many spritzes of water you add, the more crisp or abstract your image will look.
To add some color variation to the leaves, I inked up the top-half in one color and the bottom-half in another. I used Evergreen Bough, Peeled Paint and Forest Moss. I stamped dozens of leaves all around the edge of my panel until I had the fullness I wanted. Next came the berries! I stamped those in Fired Brick and used the same spritzing technique. I dried the panel with a heat gun and ran it through my die-cutting machine with the stitched rectangle.
For my sentiment, I spelled out “Joy” using both the uppercase and lowercase versions of Brushtroke Alphabet. I added the sub-sentiment of “to you & yours” from Fa La La below the main greeting. I adhered the panel to a kraft cardbase and my card was finished!
Watch me faux watercolor with stamping in my process video below…
I’ll admit, it did pain me to not add any sort of embellishment to this card like sequins, Nuvo Drops, etc. I always love the simplicity of her cards so I tried to emulate that as much as possible.
If you’ve never watched her videos, make sure to head over to her channel here.
Let me know what you think of this inspired card in the comments below!
Joy to you, friend!
Nicole
6 in x 8 in stamp set
Mix & match the different floral and leaf images to create a gorgeous spring bouquet. Tie your bundle together with the sweet little twine stamp or add a banner stamped with a coordinating sentiment from the Thanks a Bunch stamp set.
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Coordinates with our Find the Beauty stamp set.
Die-cuts stamped images with a slight border.
Measurements:
Largest Stitched Rectangle: 4 in x 5 1/4 in
Smallest Stitched Rectangle: 3 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in
Hello Script Die: 2 in x 1 in
Sample featured shows both sizes of stitched rectangle dies.
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Bundle includes the Brushstroke Alphabet Uppercase and Brushstroke Alphabet Lowercase stamp sets. These items are only available as a bundle at this time.
Uppercase:
6 in x 8 in stamp set
Each letter measures approximately 1 1/4 in tall
Use to add capitalization to names and phrases
Lowercase:
4 in x 6 in stamp set
Each letter measures approximately 1 1/4 in tall
Additional strokes included to "finish" off letters at the beginning and end of your words
Add one of the three swashes underneath your words to add emphasis
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