Hi everyone! It's Tracey, and I'm delighted to be back guest designing with Helmar again this month. Although it's still cold winter weather here in Ohio, I'm thinking spring with this card featuring handcrafted flowers.
Today, I'm sharing how I used Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Spray to seal watercolor mediums.
Spring Watercolor Card
Tips and Techniques
I used watercolor pencils and water-soluble wax pastels to paint my handcrafted flowers and die cut frame. As you know, watercolor will bleed into any other wet medium. Since I planned to splatter my card with ink, I needed to seal the painted flowers and background. Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Spray is my go to sealant. I used several light coats, spraying from different directions, to cover all the layered surfaces. Because this spray is matte, it does not change the appearance of the painted surface.
As you can see, there is no glossiness from the spray, and the splatter did not pick up any of the color beneath it.
I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to put my flowers together and to adhere the frame and flowers to the background.
The lace on the edge of the card is adhered using Helmar Fabric Glue. Because this lace is sheer in places and the glue would show through, I applied the adhesive just to the lace edge that is tucked under the frame/flower layer.
This triple loop bow is tied from dyed rayon seam binding. I adhered it to the card using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. The bow tails are positioned and then adhered with small dabs of 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.
I used Helmar Zap Dots between some of the layers to add dimension and to give space for adding the die cut doilies. The doilies and other layers are adhered with Helmar Premium Craft Glue.
One final shot.
Thanks for stopping by today!!
Remember to grab a can of Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Spray
to seal your watercolor based mediums.
~ Blessings ~
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