Hello friends
I am back today with a quick post for you (at least I shall try to be quick)
I sat down wondering what on earth to do today, and after changing my mind about 300 times, I decided to make a card with liquid masking. Put your sunglasses on!
For me, liquid masking is much the preferred way to create a watercolour background with a single image when I don’t own the dies, and it is a little fiddly to cut masks. And it is very easy. I stamped my image using a waterproof ink and then applied a thin layer of liquid masking fluid over the image using an old paint brush. Make sure you clean it immediately afterwards or it will set :).
Once dry (you can see this by tilting the paper to the light and spotting any wet patches), I then added some water around the image and dropped different distress inks into the water, making sure to keep the pink and green separate or they will end up a nice muddy brown.
I let the panel dry and then added some more colour. I didn’t worry about harsh edges, the stamp is bold and can take it. I added some water spatters and picked them up with a dry towel just to add a little bit of variation to the pools of bright colour.
Lastly, I added a white heat embossed sentiment, a few pretty sequins and mounted the whole thing onto a black mat and then onto the card panel (A2 American). I love how the image stays black and white, and of course, I always love bright colours. They make me happy!
Enjoy your weekend, I hope you get a little crafting in.
Supplies
Stamps: Altenew Amazing You
Inks: Distress – Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon. Versamark, Archival Jet Black Waterproof Ink
Other: Pebeo Drawing Gum, MISTI, Studio Katia Majestic Fusion Sequins, Double Sided Foam Tape, Double Sided Adhesive Tape, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder, Black & White Cardstock
Izz scrap says
OMG Lisa ! You rock with this one ! What a stunning background you’ve made for this flower ! Love the contrast of those vibrant colours against the white flower ! Liquid masking looks great, oh no, another thing to put in my wish list! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty! Have a fabulous week! Hugsxx
Ruth says
Oh Lisa, you’ve outdone yourself this time. It’s bold, bright and absolutely gorgeous. I’ve only ever used liquid masking once before and it tore the paper when I rubbed it off. Tips and a video would be very helpful sometime! I just love this, the starkness of the white flower agains that rainbow is stunning. How did you manage not to get all the colours to merge into brown? That always happens to me! Lol! Xx
Darnell J Knauss says
Eep!! This is my favorite Lisa Tilson card of all time!! I am pinning, and printing, and aspiring to make something this unbelievably gorgeous and bright and happy one day!! Hugs, Darnell