Today, I’m combining faux watercolouring with pattern paper for a beautiful thank you card. Switch up the colours and sentiment and you can use this design for lots of cards ready to send out! The roses in the Fresh Picked Florals stamp set are a lovely size to colour – not too large or small so for those that just like to dabble in colouring now and then, these are the perfect size for you!
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First, heat emboss the roses and leaves from the Fresh Picked Florals stamp set in gold embossing powder. With your dye ink pads, start to watercolour these in. The colours used were: Coral Cabana, Samba, Be Mine, Minted and In The Park ink.

The easiest way to do this is to smoosh your ink pad lid down into the ink pad to pick up a small amount of ink in the inside of the lid. This creates a palette to colour from. Use water to draw the colour out to create depth and dimension
After the colour is complete, use the coordinating dies to cut out the images. For the background, trim a white card panel down to foam mount onto a white card base. Trim a piece of paper from the Happy Mamma Pattern Paper pack and add it to the front.

Before adding the florals, add a strip of paper coloured with direct to paper method with Black Jack ink – this will help ground the florals. Lastly, add a small sentiment using the Mini Everyday Sentiments Hot Foil Plates and embellish with sequins from the Helsinki Sequin Mix.
Supplies
combining faux watercolouring with pattern paper
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![]() Celebrate Spring I Want It All Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | ![]() Magnificent Mom Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | ![]() Fresh Picked Florals stamp set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | SBP |
![]() Fresh Picked Florals die set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | SBP | ![]() In The Park Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() In The Park Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Minted Ink Pad – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP | ![]() Minted Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP | ![]() Coral Cabana Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Coral Cabana Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Samba Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() Samba Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Be Mine Ink Pad – Catheriner Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | ![]() Be Mine Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | ![]() Black Jack Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
![]() Black Jack reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | SBP | ![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
![]() Glimmer Hot Foil System – Spellbinders Shop at: SB | SP | BP | SBP | ![]() Mini Everyday Sentiments – Simply Perfect Collection – Glimmer Hot Foil Plates – Spellbinders Shop at: SB | SP | ![]() Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Gold- Spellbinders Shop at: SB | SP |
![]() Metallic Gold Rich Pale – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | ![]() Helsinki Sequin Mix – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | SBP | ![]() Happy Mama Pattern Paper – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | SBP |
![]() Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | SBP | ![]() Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | ![]() Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | SP | BP | SBP |
![]() Precision Glue XL – Hero Arts Shop at: SB | SP | BP | ![]() Scrapbook Adhesives 3D foam squares 1/4″ white Shop at: CPD | SB | BP | ![]() WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) |
![]() WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) | ![]() Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.