Watercolor and gold embossing paste floral card.

For Watercolor Wednesday, I am sharing a watercolor card with stamping and gold embossing paste accents.  I used distress ink for the watercolor.

Sentiment:  Hello sunshine.

This card was made in a few steps.  It was stamped, lightly watercolored and then accented with shimmering metallic gold.

The full article and tutorial are up on the Unity blog.

I also made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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Watercolor and Gold Embossing Paste Floral Card

By Gaylynn Martling for Unity’s Watercolor Wednesday
(See also the video tutorial for this project.)
On watercolor paper, apply a water layer.  Make a distress ink color palette onto a craft mat in two colors.
Apply one color at a time to make a watercolor background.  Dab puddles and heat set when finished.
Stamp florals in different shades of ink, over the watercolor layer.  Then stamp more offset flowers using gold embossing paste.
To add paste or gel to stamps:  Use a craft sponge to dab a thin layer of paste over the stamp.  The gold shimmers.
Clean the stamp, spatula and sponge applicator with soap and water right after use, before the paste dries.
Stamp a background, layer everything and embellish to finish.

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Prairie Blooms, Flourish Wonder and With You I'm Home; original Misti, Dreamweaver metallic gold embossing paste, spatula, Ranger watercolor paper, archival ink and distress ink pads; sponge applicator, paint brush, My Creative Time dies, heat tool and adhesive gems.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other watercolor features at Unity's Watercolor Wednesday.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn