Who says watercoloring is limited to layouts and cards? Ashley Horton (Blog: Ashley Horton | Instagram: @ashleyhorton75 | Pinterest: @ahorton | Twitter: @ashleymh1675) takes her creativity to a new level creating a beautiful work of wall art and she has a step-by-step photo tutorial so you can create something just like it to decorate your home!
Supplies: Finders Keepers (340234) - Today Thickers, Finders Keepers (340243) - Printed Cardstock and Acetate Shapes with Gold Foil, Documentary (340199) - Snapshots Thickers, Documentary (340207) - Wood Buttons, Documentary (340204) - Die Cut Cardstock Shapes, Dear Lizzy (370086) - Woodland Thickers
1. Grab a 12x12 piece of American Crafts white cardstock and a set of watercolors. You could also use watercolor paper if you are worried about the watercolors causing wrinkling on your paper.
2. Before adding the watercolors to your background paper, use the Silhouette Cameo sketch pens to draw a large heart on your cardstock or watercolor paper. If you don't have a Cameo, you can trace a printed heart shape or free hand your own heart shape.
3. After you have the heart shape drawn, start adding the watercolors to your background. I used a rainbow color scheme and a wide brush for the watercolors.
4. Once the watercolor paint is dry, use a paper piercer to punch holes around the heart shape. I spaced the holes at around 1/4" apart.
5. Choose an embroidery floss color and back stitch around the outline of the heart shape.
6. After you have finished stitching around the edge of the heart, create a string art look, stitching from one hole to another on the heart shape. I used 6 different embroidery floss colors to create the string art effect.
7. Once you have finished the string art stitching, use a mix of Thickers and embellishments from Documentary and Finders Keepers to create a sentiment for your watercolor wall art!
Now you're ready to find the perfect spot in your home for your custom wall art!
Oh my totally love it.. :)
Posted by: Anita Bownds | Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 06:21 PM
This is totally awesome!! I can remember doing string art on Saturday nights while we watched Hee Haw on tv. Those truly were the good old days! I miss the simplicity of those days when people actually cared about each other and the television shows were wholesome and fun! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! I needed that today! :-)
Posted by: barbara macaskill | Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 11:25 AM