Watercolor Pencil Over Watercolor Wash

I tried a great new technique tonight — watercolor pencil over a watercolor wash! Well, actually, that’s sponged ink in the background, but it reminds me of watercolor, so close enough :).

Supplies:

Whisper White cardstock, cut 5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼
Basic Black cardstock, 5 ¼” x 4”
Whisper White cardstock mat, cut 5 x 3 ¾”
Whisper White scrap
Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set
Daisy Punch
Pool Party Classic Ink
Sponge Dauber
Versamark Ink
White Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Itty Bitty Greetings Cling-Mount Stamp Set
Black Memento Ink
Watercolor Pencils:  Bermuda Bay, Balmy Blue & Crushed Curry
Blender Pen
Multipurpose Glue
Dimensionals
Whisper White Medium Envelope

Instructions:

1. On Whisper White mat, stamp daisy image three times in Versamark ink. Sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool. TIP: Let Heat Tool warm up for 30 seconds before heat setting images.
2. Dab the sponge dauber into the inked pad of Pool Party and using a swirly motion, sponge the ink over the embossed daisies as shown on sample card. Wipe off excess ink from embossed images with a paper towel.
3. Use the watercolor pencils to add color to the flower centers and petals. Blend the colors with the Blender Pen.
4. On scrap of Whisper White cardstock, emboss one daisy image and watercolor the image with pencils. Punch out image with Daisy Punch.
5. Stamp greeting from Itty Bitty Greetings in Memento Ink as shown.
6. Adhere layers with Multipurpose Glue.
7. Pop up freestanding daisy with a Dimensional on the back of it, and offset from the daisy image below.
8. Repeat steps 1 through 3 on bottom left corner of envelope.

I really like this technique because the colors of the watercolor pencil change a bit because of the sponged layer underneath. The new colors created expand the palette while still coordinating. What colors will you create?