Hi Watercolor Fans! Welcome back to Art Impressions watercolor weekend. For my project this week, I decided to make an interactive card. This was so much fun to make. Come along with me and I’ll tell you how I made my Reveal Wheel Wagon.
Watercolor Details
I wanted to create a watercolor card using my new reveal wheel dies. I usedthe Add-On window and Essential Shapes stencil. I cut a rectangle out of the watercolor paper. First, I inked up the wagon with N25 & 569, stamped it off and stamped it in the bottom right corner of the paper. I used my Round 6 brush to pull the color out of the lines making sure the sides are darker and leaving a highlight.
I added some additional color from my palette. Next, I inked up the small grass from the original foliage set with 249. I stamped it underneath and around the wagon. I pulled the color out of the lines. I inked the leaves up and stamped them along the top of the wagon. I wanted to make sure to stamp outside where the window will be so the flowers on the wheel fit.
I cut the wheel out of watercolor paper. Using the template, I stamped more foliage and flowers in different colors on each side. (After I already cut it I realized I didn’t need the template as by doing the whole wheel there is no break in the flowers). I used the small vine and the medium vine inked in 249 and stamped it several times. I added the small dots, daisy bunch and single flower to the wheel. I chose pink, orange and purple as they go so well together and I wanted it to be cohesive. I added water to the foliage and then the flowers. I added some additional color from my palette (mostly yellow onto the orange flowers). I added some wink of stella to the flowers and the wagon for a bit of shine.
Using 565 from my palette, I added a sky, which I also used on the wheel so it would blend with the background. I signed and dated it. I used a scrap piece of black card stock with the reveal wheel die and did some partial die cutting. I embossed the celebrating you from the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words stamp set to it with white embossing powder.
Card Details
I cut the Gina K Designs Kraft paper with the reveal wheel card die. There are lots of YouTube videos on how to put the card together. I cut the opening in the watercolor paper (after making sure my wheel lined up) with the semicircle add on die. I then cut another window in the Kraft card stock in the same spot. I added my wheel and assembled the card. I added it to a white card base. To complete it I stamped the arrow so you know which way to spin the wheel (not that it matters in this instance).
I love to find ways to stretch my dies and stamps and this worked perfectly. I think I may do some more of these. I hope you will try an interactive card like the Reveal Wheel Wagon too.
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Awesome I have the reveal wheel die, is there a video where we can see how your card turned out as it spins?
Hi Tricia. Was there suppose to be a picture of this card you made? The directions came up but the picture did not come up on my notice from you.
I LOVE your work…would LOVE to see more videos like you use to do a while back.
Don’t know that I would have thought to pair my Art Impression watercolor projects with the Reveal Wheel die (which I also have.) Your card is beautiful as always and I appreciate the way you always seem to bring something unique to your projects. Do the flowers change as you turn the wheel? If time allows for a tutorial some time, that would be great. I’d love to see how you matched up the design on the exterior of the card and matched it up so well with the part that turns.
Amazing idea. Would love to see a video tutorial on this one. Do the seasons change with turning the wheel? Or color combos? kren@afourthlife