https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/layered-letters-watercolour-card • Posted by Bedlam & Butterflies
A clean and simple thank you card using watercolouring and die cutting. It's easier than you think - only about 30 minuntes (excluding drying time for the water colouring).
A clean and simple thank you card using watercolouring and die cutting. It's easier than you think - only about 30 minuntes (excluding drying time for the water colouring).
Start by stamping your image with an archival ink onto watercolour paper. You need a waterproof ink that won't run when you add water and/or water based inks. Then mask the image with masking fluid.
Once your masking fluid is dry, watercolour using whatever watercolour medium you like. Here I've used ink from refill bottles in 3 different shades of blue, but you could easily use watercolour paints or even ink taken directly from the lid of a water-based ink pad. The key here is to not be so precise with the watercolouring - basically I just slapped it on with plenty of water and then lifted the watercolour paper up and moved it around to mix all the colours up!
Allow your water colouring to dry (either naturally or speed up with a heat gun), then die cut your word/letters out from the image.
Add some glue to the back of the middles of the letters e.g. the loop of the Y, the middle of the O and replace the whole word letter back into the cut out. Apply pressure to the glued areas and then lift out the word/letters to leave the middle bits stuck down.
If necessary stamp the other part of your sentiment. Here I've used a sentiment stamp that had more than I needed, so I simply inked up the one word I needed and stamped that. You can use a Stamp-a-majig or see through (photopolymer) stamps for this stage too! At this stage stick your card front onto a co-ordinating card base.
Cut out additional words/letters in plain, coordinating card stock to stick together to build up depth underneath your cut out word. Here I've used 4 additional word layers to create the depth. I found it easier to put the glue on the word that was being stuck underneath. Stick all the layers together
Finally glue the layered word/letters into place over the original cut out and finish off with any other decoration/embellishments you like!