DIY Tags- Fun with Watercolours... | August 03, 2012
So I promised you another 'Bon Appetit' cutlery tag freebie. However, I'm still awaiting those props I ordered. {Sigh}. Crossing my fingers and toes in the hope that they'll arrive next week.
In the meantime, I thought I'd play around with watercolour paints...
These are just a bit of fun and super-easy to do. Using thick watercolour paper (not exceeding 280gsm) I've cut out tag shapes with a craft punch then basically just messed around to see what kinds of pretty and striking colour effects I can make with watercolour paints, (e.g, gradients, colour-blocking, etc.) Nothing fancy, just keeping it simple. I've then used some mini alphabet stamps and coloured inks, to print some messages on them. Voila. Easy as pie.
You can use them to decorate gifts or to add a splash of colour to a table-setting!
Happy Friday! xo
{ images by Amy Moss }
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With actually painting, you do need to play around to get a feel for how much water you will need to use with your paint. Obviously the more water, the lighter the colour, the less water the more intense the colour but you do need at least a bit of water so that the result is smooth.
With the gradients, I generally start brushing (using a thick brush) sideways back and forth down the tag and because there was more paint on my brush to begin with, the colour at the top has greater intensity while towards the end, the colour will get lighter and therefore form a gradient. I'll then go back and touch up imperfections and areas where the gradient wasn't very smooth. Another technique was to water down my paint and colour a portion of the tag in the one light uniform tone, then i'll switch to a thinner brush and grab a dash of the same colour paint with a lot less water and brush a couple of lines at the top of the section with the more intense colour and then work it into the rest of it to form the gradient.
Like I said, it really just requires a bit of playing around till you find something that works for you- they don't need to be completely 'perfect' to look good. Once you get the hang of it, it's actually quite easy. I hope this was helpful! :)
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I love it. :)
I just love these! I was wondering how you manage to space the letter stamps so evenly? I have a larger set from Kikki-K and my lettering ends up all over the shop.
Thank You for all you have shared .
xoxo
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thank you! They look beautiful!