PaperCraft Inspirations - UK (2020-01)

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Crafter's Companion

Design Team

10 years a crafter, Michelle has

been on the DT for six months

Brushup

Q

I absolutelylovethelook

ofbrushlettering,it'sso

beautifulandon-trend.I would

lovetotry,justsomethingsmall

likemakingmyowngitags,but

I'mnotartisticandI don'tknow

wheretostart.WhatcanI do?

HeatherJames,Colchester

A

If youcanwrite,youcan

createbrushlettering!All

it takesisa bitofpractise,and

therightpen.Takeit slowly,

andgoeasyonyourself!Start

bycreatingsomemarks,and

takesometimetogetusedto

yourpen.Eachletterismade

fromdierentmarks,soonce

you'vegottenusedtothe

basics,creatingyourletterswill

starttobecomemucheasier.

Beginbymakingthickstrokes

downwards.Next,trymaking

thinstrokesupwards.This

Wa r c o l o u r w a s h

Q

I recently bought a set of Gansai Tambi watercolours,

and I want to learn how to use them. In particular, I'd

love to be able to create easy backgrounds for my cards,

perhaps with some detail over the top. Do you have any

ideas for bringing them in to my card making?

Sarah Spanswick, Keynsham

A

We love these watercolours, Sarah, the colours are

so vibrant! How about painting a simple background,

then embossing over the top? It will give a real artistic

quality to your cards – look at our step by step guide below.

will help you get used to the

pressure required to create both

upstrokes and downstrokes.

There are lots of free tutorials

online, but we recommend

attending brush lettering

workshops – they are a great

way to gain condence and

learn techniques that you can

take away and practise at home.

visit http://www.beckiclark.com to

investigate our local instructor.

We use the
Pentel
Brush Pen for
brush
lettering!

Add a touch

of luxury by

heat embossing

over a

watercolour

background

1

Take a piece of watercolour

card and cut to the size you

want. Using a wet paintbrush, start

building up your background by

swirling similar colours together.

Here, we are using blue shade 61

and 62, and green shade 50.

2

Allow your background to

dry thoroughly. Choose

a stamp that has a small pattern

• we're using Hunkydory's
  For The Love of Stamps in
  Florabunda. Stamp onto
  your card and emboss in white.

3

Using a fine paintbrush, paint

into and around your

background pattern. Since our

background is foliage, we're

using green shade 50 and 51. You

now have a unique and artistic

background for your card!