Hello, thank you for popping by and allowing me to inspire you to get creative! Today I would like to share with you a couple of ways to use Watercolour Pencils. This card is created for the Global Design Project #GDP343 Theme: Beautiful Bugs.

I had a bit of a panic when I saw this theme, not sure if I had a suitable stamp set. When I looked closely, I had two to choose from, one with a Bee and the second with a Dragonfly.

Pretty Dragon Fly with Watercolour Pencils

For this card I have used the Dragonfly Garden Stamp Set. This stamp set includes a beautiful floral image, two gorgeous large Dragonflies, a shadow/fill in solid for the wings, a cluster of small Dragonflies and four sentiments.

Cut a piece of Shimmery White cardstock, measuring 9.7cm x 14.1cm. Stamp your foliage image twice to the bottom left of your Shimmery White cardstock, using second generation/stamped off Sahara Sand ink. Add colour to your image, using watercolour pencils and a blender pen. I have used a mix of both assortment 1 & 2. If you enjoy fussy cutting and want extra texture, you can fussy cut around your image, leaving the left side and bottom, and adhere this to another 9.7cm x 14.1cm piece of Shimmery White cardstock.

Trim a layer of Sahara Sand cardstock to 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere to the rear of your Shimmery White layer. Wrap Linen Thread twice around the bottom of your card front and tie with a bow. Then, adhere to a Thick Very Vanilla cardbase, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm.

Using Sahara Sand ink, stamp your sentiment onto Very Vanilla cardstock and trim to size. Layer onto a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock and trim to leave a thin border. Adhere over your Linen Thread, using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

On a scrap of Shimmery White cardstock, stamp your Dragonfly using second generation/stamped off Sahara Sand ink. Colour your image using Watercolour Pencils and a blender pen. Punch out using the Dragonfly Punch and adhere to your card front, but only putting adhesive on the back of the Dragonflies body.

Finishing Touches

Punchout two small and one large Dragonfly from Vellum cardstock. From the large Dragonfly, trim off the wings and adhere with a glue dot, under your Dragonflies wings. Also using glue dots, adhere your two small Dragonflies to your card front. To finish your card, add several Pearl Basic Jewels.

I do hope I have inspired you. All products used are listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Dragonfly Garden Cling Stamp Set [154411] £22.00	Dragonflies Punch [154240] £18.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] £15.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] £11.75	Blender Pens [102845] £11.25
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] £5.75	Linen Thread [104199] £4.75	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] £9.50	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] £9.50	Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock [121695] £8.75
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £9.75	Very Vanilla A4 Thick Cardstock [144238] £8.25	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] £5.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £4.50