Carousel of Colour

At the beginning of September, we have the local fair in my town. It visits each year and I always love walking through the fair during my lunch break, taking photos, sampling food, and watching all the fun. 

It inspired my card today. I wanted to show the fun and excitement of the fair by adding an explosion of colour from the carousel. Watercolour is a great way to do this, and you don't need many supplies to achieve a great effect.

On a piece of watercolour paper, I heat embossed the carousel image. I stamped it in black ink and embossed with some sparkle embossing powder.

Next, I chose a rainbow of zig pens, scribbling the colour in the centre of the carousel, extending it out a little way.

The next step is my favourite! It's a bit messy but lots of fun. Spritzing the colour with a water sprayer creates the explosive effect radiating out from the carousel. I dried it with my heat tool, then repeated the steps until I was happy with the look. 

To make this into a card, I added a strip of patterned paper then adhered to a card base. 

I hope you like this riot of colour and feel inspired to get out those zig pens and have fun.

Thanks for joining me today,

Gemma

Altenew Carousel

Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder

Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens

MFT Dots & Stripes Neutral Paper Pack

Carousel

The carousel has always been my favourite funfair ride, so the Altenew Carousel stamp set caught my eye. It's a really sweet mini set, perfect for scrapbooking but also looks great on a card, and is sure to make someone smile.

I started by stamping the carousel image on to white card in black versafine ink. I then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. You could use versamark ink and a black embossing powder to achieve the same effect.

I also added an embossed sentiment from the Altenew Celebrate stamp set, which is a mini sentiment set. It has some lovely greetings.

I used colouring pencils to add a sunset sky behind the carousel. I like the soft effect of the pencils. Try Zig Clean Colour pens or ink blending for a different look.

To make this into a card, I cut it down with a stitched rectangle die, layered onto a black rectangle, then adhered to a white card base. The black border really helps the image pop on the card.

Have a lovely day, 

Gemma

Altenew Carousel

Altenew Celebrate

MFT Inside Outside Stitched Rectangles