Watercolor swoosh card background with colorful stamping.

Hello.  For Technique Time at Unity, I am showing a watercolor swoosh background technique along with colorful stamping.

Sentiment: So well done.

A watercolor swoosh background can be made easy with a one or two colors along with simple stamping. This is an easy way to add softness to card making.

Here are helpful tips for creating a watercolor swoosh background card. To begin, pre-cut or die-cut a watercolor paper panel to fit your card base. Next, mix two different colors of watercolor onto a palette. Then, using a wide paintbrush, dab the brush into one of the colors and make a swoosh from left to right. Optional, add layers of color to the swoosh if you want to. Now, repeat the swoosh with another color below the first swoosh, overlapping slightly. Next, heat set the watercolor swoosh background or leave out to dry completely. Then, using an original Misti or stamp positioning tool, add the big sentiment, the mouse and the border stamp in navy archival ink or waterproof ink. Also, stamp the flowers in three coordinated colors, repeatedly around the top. Finally, add twine and adhesive gems, to finish.

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

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Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. So Well Done and A Little Mousy; MFT die-namics, double-sided foam tape, Altenew palette mat, Canson watercolor paper, Prima watercolor, Ranger archival ink in cobalt, saffron and aquamarine; original Misti, paintbrush, adhesive gems.

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

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn