Christmas Nuance

I was playing with Nuance again, and discovered that it's not hard to apply it in selective spots through a stencil.

First I laid the TM-135, Christmas Ornament stencil onto a piece of dry watercolor cardstock, and carefully tapped color into the openings (Red and Scarlet). I spritzed lightly with water and Perfect Pearls powder. If you spray too much, you might not get the detail you want. I then carefully repeated the process using the TM-130 Holly Border stencil. I used the Jade and Grass Green colors for the holly leaves, and the Red and Scarlet colors for the berries. After lifting the stencils, I mixed a little Nuance powder and pearly water onto my mat and flicked color over the whole card.

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine black ink, and split it on either side of the ornament using a stamp positioned. At the end, I scattered a few sequins.

I hope you will give this Nuance technique a try. It was easy and fun!

Magenta Products Used

07.886.G Joyeux Noël

TM135 Christmas Ornaments

TM130 Holly Border

Magenta Nuance Colors

MNU004 - Jade

MNU009 - Grass Green

MNU010 - Scarlet

MNU015 - Red

Other Products Used

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Perfect Pearls Powder

Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock