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I was inspired by the way the light in the inspiration photo played and created interesting color anomalies in the background. At first, I saw a Bokeh background technique, but then I decided to use watercolors to re-create the look from the background.
I used the greens and yellow from my chosen spring palette of Altenew Fresh Dye inks and blended around the edge of the Artistry by Altenew 5"x7" 140lb 300gsm cold press pre-cut watercolor cardstock, starting with the darker green, moving to the center with lighter green, then blending in yellow around a very light center circle area. Next, on a palette I had spritzed with water, I added yellow, white and two light shades of blue frm the Altenew 24 pan watercolor set. Using a #3 Altenew watercolor brush and a lot of water added to the colors on the palette, I sprattered over the top area of the card, the blue drops of water creating the "sky" colors.
Next, using the yellow and white paint, I added a medium and light green watercolor paint and repeated the splatter technique to the bottom of the card to create the "grass" area.
I love the way this washes out the background yet keeps it cohesive. You can tell the sky from the grass, but it's blurred just enough to be able to be a subtle backdrop for the forground to come.
Next, I used a scrap of blush pink cardstock and I used Altenew Artist marker in R111 Pink Sand on some vellum and cut out the sentiment with the Scipty Sentiments die set from Altenew. I used Tombow glue stick to adhere my vellum to the cardstock, then went over it with some wink of stella.
Next, I took a couple wooden bunnies from a craft pack I got from Dollar tree. I used a grey and brown alcohol maker to stain the wood bunnies, trying to get a close to the colors in the inspiration photo. I also added wink of stella over the bunnies.
I attached the decorative panel to a blush pink card base.
When attaching painted watercolor cardstock to regular cardstock I do recommend using something large and heave to weigh it down until the liquid glue adheres. I also used a brayer over the acrylic block I used to help smoosh out the glue.
This is such a quick and effective technique for a background, especially if you just want to focus on a singer embellishment or a sentiment, or something large on the front of the card. I hope you like this project, and I hope you play along with us over at the Inspiration Station! Until next time, have fun crafting!!
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