A Winter Welcome: Watercolor Christmas Creations by Simone Carr

 

Hello AI Friends!

Today I am sharing a fun and easy mixed-media card technique, watercolor faux ripped paper! Using just some printer paper, watercolor cardstock, and Tombow markers, you can create the illusion of torn paper.

I started by taking a piece of printer paper and ripping it unevenly across to get a natural torn edge. I laid the ripped printer paper onto my watercolor cardstock. Before taping it down, I checked to make sure my stamp would fit comfortably inside the open space. Once I was happy with the placement, I taped the paper securely in place.

Using a damp brush with N65, I lightly brushed right along the torn edge of the printer paper. To give the faux tear extra definition and contrast, I took 569 and N25 on my brush and traced right along the outline I had created.

I then stamped my image into place and colored it using the Tombow markers listed below. I brushed in the sky, and once it was dry, I used my stamp positioner to stamp in the trees.

I added Bleed Proof White to the trees, and once that was dry, I came back in with Tombow 565 to add all the shadows. I covered the painted portion of the card and splattered some gold paint for a little extra sparkle.

I finished by stamping my sentiment using Versafine Clair Nocturne and assembling the card onto an A2 card base.

I hope this inspires you to give the watercolor faux ripped-paper technique a try!

Materials Used

Stamps & Dies

• 5566 Christmas Sentiments Set

• 5063 Double Stitched Rectangle Die

• 6126 Light of the World

• 5010 Tree Set 1

• 5372 Mini Foliage

Paper

• Printer Paper

• Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Mediums

• Distress Ink Lost Shadow

• Versafine Clair Nocturne

• TwinTone Brown

• Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White

• Winsor & Newton Gold

• Foam Tape

Tombow Markers

• Trees – 177, 249

• Church – N89, 969, 025

• Houses – 990, 553, 528, 025

• Sky – 062, 761, 628, 451

• Shadows – 565

• Ripped Paper Look – N65, 569, N25

For my second card, I wanted to create another fun Christmas design featuring a snowman and a stack of cozy cups!

I started by using my stamping platform to help position the snowman and the stack of cups. I placed the stack of cups onto my watercolor paper, then positioned the snowman on the cup where I wanted him to sit. I closed the lid of my stamping platform so it would pick up the snowman stamp.

I removed the cup stamp, inked the snowman with Distress Ink Lost Shadow, and stamped him onto the watercolor paper. I also stamped him onto masking paper so I could cover the image when stamping the cups.

With the snowman stamped in place, I began coloring him using my Tombow markers. Once the coloring was complete and dry, I used my stamp positioner to stamp in the details on the cups and the greenery next to the snowman.

The Tombow colors I used for each element are listed below.

I hope this little snowman inspires you to bring out your favorite stamps and create something fun for the holidays. Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Materials Used

Stamps & Dies

• 6024 Tea Time Set

• 5954 Woodland Bears Set, Small Snowflake

• 6259 Let It Snowflake

• 5566 Christmas Sentiments Set

• 5065 Double Stitched Oval Dies (3rd and 4th Largest)

• 5829 WC Holly Set

• 5828 WC Poinsettia Set

• 5472 Christmas Wreath Set

Paper

- Canson Watercolor Paper

Inks & Mediums

• Distress Ink Lost Shadow

• Masking Tape

Tombow Markers

• Snowman – 933, 026, 192, 856, 565, 969

• Cups – 403, 026, 192

• Greenery – 117, 249