Free Hand Watercolor Florals w/Kelly

Hello Crafters!

I don't know about you, but I'm so ready for Spring. So ready. It just seems like this particular Winter will not let go. Somehow it missed the memo that it's time.

In the meantime I'm still making Springtime in my craft room because a girl has to find a way to survive the snow.

I have had a few crafters ask me how I go about painting what I call "blobby" flowers. It's really just an extremely loose watercolor but it looks blobby to me haha. I thought I'd show you two different ways you can approach it.

For the first card I started by using the large lily from the He is Risen stamp set to create my placement. Building bouquets can be a struggle for me when I'm stamping in general so I like to use a stamp as a place holder. I stamped in a very light distress ink color because they are water soluble and when I paint over them, the color I originally stamped with basically disappears.

For the next card I really did just wing it. I placed down several blobs of rose in a general wreath shape before adding a circle or halo of water around each one. This helps the pigment spread into organic shapes so none of my flowers look the same. I adjusted the design as I needed to with this version. If it seemed off balance I could just add a leaf or a flower here and there until I was happy.

Some things are easier to "show" than "tell". You can see how I created these cards in the video below:

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The cards were really quick to make. I think this is the shortest video I've made in about 6 months lol. Seriously though it would be fun and really quick to make several of these for a set or even just to practice. The more you practice, the more comfortable you become with the process. And I promise, improvement comes as well!

I think the flowers are soft and pretty, but honestly my favorite part is the combination of the sentiment, bold and structured contrasted against the light soft flowers.

Do you see yourself trying out this technique? Let me know in the comments below. I always look forward to and enjoy reading your comments!

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