Watercolor graduation hat floral card

Hi friends.  Today for the Unity blog, I have a watercolor graduation hat floral card, ready for celebrating.

Sentiment:
Bittersweet endings, exciting beginnings.

For a soft look, I added watercolor for color in coral and teal shades.  Also, I chose a complementing sheet of patterned paper to accent. 

Helpful tips:

For this project, begin by preparing an A2 sized card base in white.  Also, trim a sheet of patterned paper for a background layer.  Then, onto the smooth side of the watercolor cardstock, stamp the grad cap and sentiment.  Next, add your choice of loose watercolor, allowing some of the white paper to show.  Note, be sure to dry or heat set each color section before moving on to a new color section.  Then, add light gray shading around the stamping.  (I used a watered-down black watercolor to get the light gray shade.)  Next, trim or die-cut a border from the watercolor panel.  Finally, layer the background and the hat panel using flat and foam double-sided tape, to finish.

Here is a closer look.

See a peek at how this card was made:

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