When you need a background in a hurry then why not create a quick abstract background with watercolour brush pens. These allow you to add colour instantly, and you don’t need to neat and perfect to get the look. To make more of an impact, choose contrasting colours to allow your stamping to pop! Here I used a bright pink along with a rich dark teal for that instant WOW! factor.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR BUMBLEBERRY PAPERCRAFTS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
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Creating the background
Start by drawing lines down a piece of cardstock with Rubellite Brush pen from the Altenew Spring Garden Watercolour Brush Marker. Gradually shorten the length of these lines as you move along the card panel.
Next, repeat this process but this time with Dessert Night from the Altenew Tropical Fiesta Watercolour Brush marker set. Squeeze a little of each of these colours onto an acrylic block and add paint splatter to your background.
Adding the elements
Stamp in embossing ink and cover with gold embossing powder the Sparkle & Bright stamp set from Altenew. Once heat set, use the coordinating die to cut this out. Foam mount the background panel onto a white card base and add your heat embossed flower.
Add a sentiment stamped in Black Jack ink from the PinkFresh Studio Celebrating You stamp & die set. Lastly, embellish the card with gold sequins to finish the card.
Supplies
quick abstract background with watercolour brush pens
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All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP)
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 Sparkle & Bright stamp set Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Celebrating You Stamp set – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP | CM |  Sparkle & Bright die – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Celebrating You Die set – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP | CM |  Watercolor Brush Makers – Tropical Fiesta – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Watercolor Brush Makers – Spring Garden – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 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) | CM |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Metallic Gold Rich – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | CM |
Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |  Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive – Tonic Studios Shop at: TS (UK) | TS (US) |
 Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | 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) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers 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.
