Watercolor Rainbow Card with a Vellum Flap

 Hi friends!  Today, I am bringing you a card that I made a week or so ago, but hadn't had a chance to take photos of.  Lydia posted an amazing tutorial video on the Altenew Inspiration YouTube channel and I just had to try it out. 

I started with a piece of watercolor card stock cut to 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" and a piece of vellum cut to 5 1/2" x 5 1/4".  I scored the vellum at 1" giving me a 1" flap and a 5 1/3" x 4 1/4" panel.  I heat embossed the beautiful image from Altenew's Vintage Garden stamp set in white.  I left the stamp in place on my stamp positioning tool, so that I could stamp it in the same exact position on a sheet of vellum.  I also heat embossed the vellum in white. 

I added clean water to the surface of my embossed watercolor card stock and added color with my liquid watercolors until I was pleased with the placement and the vibrancy of the color.  

Once the watercolor panel was dry, I adhered the vellum flap to the back of the watercolor card stock, which allows the vellum to open like a book. I adhered the watercolor panel to my card base. 

Using Versafine Black Pigment Ink, I stamped the sentiment from Altenew's Whimsical Flowers and Quotes stamp set on the vellum panel and finished by adding some clear sequins. 

I love the soft look of this card!  It was a really quick and easy card to throw together, yet it makes a huge statement.   Thanks, Lydia for the wonderful tutorial! 

Products Used:

• Arches 300 gsm/140# Cold Pressed Watercolor Card Stock
• Recollections 110# Card Stock: White
• Vellum
• Altenew Vintage Garden Stamp Set
• Altenew Whimsical Flowers and Quotes Stamp Set
• PinkFresh Liquid Watercolors
• Versafine Pigment Ink: Black
• Versamark Watermark Ink Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder:  Opaque Bright White
• Clear Sequins

As always, thanks for dropping by!  I hope that you have seen something that inspires you to get crafty!   Happy stamping!