How-to Video: Simple Watercolor Card | Creative Coloring with Erum

by Erum Tasneem

Hi everyone! Erum here with another session of Creative Coloring with Erum. Today I am using the new Bursting Dahlia Stencil and the Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan Set to make the simple watercolor card below.

Altenew Bursting Dahlia Stencil | Erum Tasneem | @pr0digy0

To start, I traced out the dahlia pattern onto watercolor paper with a permanent black pen (0.6).

Next, I used Lapis Lazuli, Shades of Purple and Crystal Water to color the flower. For this, I applied water to the petal generously and then dropped in pigment. You can start off with blue or purple, whatever fancies you. I do it both ways to achieve variation among petals.

Altenew Bursting Dahlia Stencil | Erum Tasneem | @pr0digy0

Once the paint dried, I fussy cut the flower. Next, I added black paint splatters on the card front and adhered the flower with foam tape. To finish, I popped up the sentiment which is from the Engraved Flowers Stamp Set.

You can watch the video below or on YouTube to see how I colored the image.




Thank you, everyone, for stopping by! I hope you were inspired to create your own simple watercolor card using Altenew products.

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Maureen Reiss March 9, 2020 - 10:24 AM

Really Beautiful!!!

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Delia Wilkes March 9, 2020 - 11:11 AM

Absolutely gorgeous. Stunning colours.

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Ruth Gauss March 9, 2020 - 11:40 AM

Such an elegant design! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Lagene March 9, 2020 - 12:48 PM

Gorgeous creation, thanks for the video!

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Annette Gordon March 9, 2020 - 2:14 PM

I love the rich and vibrant colours you choice to water colour with! I didn’t know the pan set could had such wonderful and rich shades! Stunning!

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Carol McCready March 9, 2020 - 3:05 PM

Thank you for sharing the video. Your original card did inspire me to purchase the stencil. I’m going to play with it tonight after work.

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stampingrama March 9, 2020 - 3:22 PM

Absolutely stunning, Erum! Quick question: I’m not familiar with crystal water…could you explain, please?

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Inkin' Chickie March 10, 2020 - 4:41 AM

Crystal Water is the name of one of the blues in the 24 pan watercolor set.

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Erum Tasneem March 10, 2020 - 5:14 AM

Thank you for replying Inkin Chickie!

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raupai March 9, 2020 - 3:42 PM

I love the Canterbury bells!!

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Inkin' Chickie March 10, 2020 - 4:43 AM

Good video with great tips on how to trace out and color.

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