Susanbcards: Spellbinders "Everyday Foliage" by Simon Hurley from the Tulip Garden Collection

Friday, March 22, 2024

Spellbinders "Everyday Foliage" by Simon Hurley from the Tulip Garden Collection

Whenever I put a bouquet on a black background with spatters, I think, "Lost in Space"! But you really can't beat bright colors against black.

Here I used Spellbinders "Everyday Foliage" by Simon Hurley from the Tulip Garden Collection. I diecut each of the pieces 2x from Distress Watercolor paper because I knew I was going to use watercolors. I feel like watercolors are easier to use than Copics for coloring diecuts. I just put the diecutss on my glass mat and using my paintbrush put some water on them. Then I use the lightest shade of whichever color I'm using and cover the entire die. I dry it and then put more water on the diecut about 3/4 of the way up the petals (or leaves) and add a bit of the darker shade, pulling it up the petal. I let it dry completely and then splatter the diecuts with a darker shade of whatever color I'm using.

I diecut the Hello sentiment from copper metallic cardstock and the shadow was cut from vellum. I adhered everything to the black cardstock and spattered it with watered down white acrylic paint. I matted it on the same copper cardstock and adhered it all to an A2 card. Supplies are listed below with direct links to where they can be found. If you find my content inspiring, using my links help me out at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much.