Bright Florals on a Dark Background with Sunlit Garden – Pinkfresh Studio

Hello everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start !

I’m sharing this watercolored floral card featuring the beautiful Sunlit Garden suite on the Pinkfresh Studio blog today. I paired the detailed floral frame with a deep teal background to make the flowers really glow, and I love how the silver foiling and white splatter add a elegant and dreamy finish.

I started by hot foiling the Sunlit Garden image in silver onto Premium Watercolor Paper. I then watercolored the image using Premium Liquid Watercolors. For the flowers, I used Bubble Gum, Clementine, Sunshine, Sky Blue, Seaside, and Lavender. For the leaves, I used Grassy Knoll, mixing in a bit of Sunshine or Seaside here and there to create a variety of green tones.

Once the watercoloring was complete, I die cut the image using the coordinating die and set it aside.

For the background, I ink blended the front of a dark teal card base with Atlantis and Lush Forest, deepening the color toward the edges to create a soft glowing effect in the center. I then heat embossed the sentiment from the Sunlit Garden cling stamp in white directly onto the center of the card front.

After covering the sentiment with a piece of printer paper, I splattered white opaque ink over the background and let it dry completely. This added a lovely soft texture and helped the background feel more dynamic.

Finally, I adhered the watercolored Sunlit Garden frame to the card with foam tape for dimension and finished the card with a few Silver Metallic Pearls for added shine.

Pairing a bright floral frame with a dark ink blended background is a wonderful way to make the bright colors stand out even more. White splatters are one of my favorite finishing touches on a dark background. They add beautiful contrast, extra texture, and a soft dreamy feel.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!
Wishing you a crafty and creative day!

TaeEun

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