Mar 18, 2017

Colored Background

Happy Saturday! Hope you are having a good weekend.  I started mine off by making this card.

I've seen a lot of cards lately with black and white flowers and a colored background. I tried making a background with Copics and found it difficult. Watercoloring the background turned out to be a lot easier, especially since I wanted the color darker on the top with a gradual fade.

I started this background with Inktense watercolor pencils on watercolor paper but quickly switched to Zig Clean Color markers (much better for this technique). Added a few "water drops" and a frame. No masking, just careful with the paint brush...


This card is going to my fantastic mother in law. I love how it turned out! 



Image and sentiment from Altenew's Best Mom.

MOOD WHEN DONE = Happy!

11 comments:

Betty said...

beautiful card Joan - love it - have a good weekend!

~amy~ said...

beautiful!

Leslie Miller said...

Oh, yes, the background looks fantastic! You must have been very careful, indeed. The flowers are striking against it. Love the water droplets and the frame, too.

Janelle said...

Very nice. I've been meaning to do this technique as well. it's lovely to see how beautifully you've done it. ☺

Kathy Bolam said...

Love this technique, Joan. I sometimes get locked in to certain techniques so this one is so simple but elegant.

Ginger said...

Lovely card. This technique just moved up in my "to do" list. I enjoy using Zigs and will use them with this technique. Thanks for sharing.

Meg M. said...

This is gorgeous, Joan! I need to get out my zigs and my tombows more often. I love the backgrounds you can create with them. Hope you enjoyed your weekend.

Daria said...

Lovely. I love the way this turned out. TFS.

Shona Chambers said...

Don't you love how so simple can be so gorgeous!!!! Love!

Sabrina said...

This is absolutely beautiful, reminds me of some of the art in the Oriental Art museum here.

Daria said...

Beautiful! I love the way this turned out. TFS.