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Creating Watercolor Flowers + Giveaway

Hello everyone, Joni here sharing another new tutorial. Today I’ll be showing you how to create a simple watercolor background using the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 60.

Pretty Pink Posh

To begin I simply drew a swirly image using the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 60. Any color will work. You can also try a different shape just add leaves to give it a flower look.

Pretty Pink Posh

In this image below I simply just added a leaves image to go with my background flower.

Pretty Pink Posh

After drawing my image, I moved the image with a wet watercolor brush to give the image a watercolor feel.

Pretty Pink Posh

I also added some yellow dots with the flower to give it a more complete look.

Pretty Pink Posh

I also added a light blue ZIG Clean Color Real Brush 60 to give a hint of blue on the background.

Pretty Pink Posh

In assembling the card, I also added my favorite inverted Scallop Circle die (the smaller version). The sentiment is from Wplus9 You equal kind stamp set. I mounted the circle die-cut on a foam tape at the middle of the card panel to give it dimension.

Pretty Pink Posh

Next, I added some Sparkling Clear sequins to finish off the card.

Pretty Pink Posh

Paulina wants to give you the opportunity to win these popular Zig watercolor markers and brushes. All you have to do is enter below leaving a comment with your favorite kind of flower!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I hope you guys enjoyed! Have a wonderful week ahead!

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176 Comments

  1. beautiful, it looks so clear and consistent I thought it must be a stamp, really clever <3

  2. I actually have 3 favorite flowers: Lily of the valley and gardenias (which were in my wedding bouquet) and peonies. After going to the Skagit Valley yesterday, tulips are up there too!

    Pretty card! Thanks for the drawing, Paulina! :)

  5. thanks for this amazing oportunity to win a fabulous prize! I cross my fingers, because is mine!

  6. First…awesome card and technique! Oh what a sweet giveaway! Thanks!! I really love all flowers but I think if I HAD to pick a fave it would be the pink rose (or the Peony…depends on the day :D)
    TFS

  7. This is a really pretty card! Love how you paint the flowers.
    My fav flowers is tulip.

  9. I’m fascinated with those tiniest of blooms on herbs! They are not bouquet size and often go unnoticed but are so pretty and come in such nice colors!

  11. This is such a beautiful card! Thank you for the tutorial. My favorite flowers are sunflowers!

  16. I don’t think there’s a flower I don’t like, but I’m particularly fond of pansies.

  18. My favorite flowers are roses. Thanks for the tutorial-love your card Joni.

  20. Love how you created this background! Next to scrapbooking and card making I love working in the garden-it’s hard to chose just one favorite flower but I have to say lilies of the valley. They are quiet dainty little flowers yet so hardy and have a wonderful scent.

  21. Wow, this is beautiful Joni, i love the colours and the technique seems so doable, i want to give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration! Iam a spring girl, my favourites are tulips. All colours, the more the better :) hugs from budapest, zsofi

  24. Wow! That was easier than I thought it would be from looking at your card. . I thought you had used layering stamps! Great marker!

  25. Absolutely stunning card! Thank you for sharing your ideas and tutorials. Now I need Zig watercolour markers!!

  26. My favorite flowers are orchids. All kinds. I think they are absolutely beautiful.

  27. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I have had these Zig markers on my wish list for a long time and this tutorial has just made me want to move them from my wish list to me buy list 😃

  28. Thanks Paulina for sharing your fab talent! Love how you play with Zig markers and show the way how to create beautiful flowers without stamping! I will definitely give it a try!

    One of my big favourites, though, is roses. because they are beautiful, smell gorgeous, romantic and come in so many different colours. What makes it even better is that each colour has a meaning, so I absolutely love roses!

  29. DELIGHTFUL card and BEAUTIFUL tutorial Joni!!!
    THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing :)
    Roses are my favourite, the flowers and scent so lovely and the plants so resiliant and forgiving, they even grow at our house, just picked some magnificent Mr Lincoln blooms today, the colour so rich, I can smell the wonderful scent every time I pass by the vase!!!

  30. What a beautiful and fun idea! You make it look easy—thanks for the instructions. Would love to win this awesome giveaway!!

  31. Love the card, the flowers look so real.
    The hydrangea is my favourite, coloured well it can look stunning.

  32. My favorite flower depends on the season because I love all flowers. Right now it’s daffodils.

  33. What a great card. I love that the flowers are handdrawn. I can’t pick just one favorite flower I love trilliums and any kind of Lilly.

  34. Oh, this is just totally gorgeous…..and something that might even be within my skill set! Thank you for the wonderful step-by-step.
    I love flowers. My faves right now are the cheery daffodils I can see through my window. :) Thanks so much for the chance to win these goodies.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

  37. Hi great tutorial on how to make flowers. I have a hard time choosing just one but I would say star gazer lily if I have too. Thank you for a very generous giveaway. Have a blessed day.

  38. What an awesome card and a wonderful idea! Its simply great that anyone can do this – thank you so much for sharing, Joni!!

  39. What pretty card. I would love to win this pens. My favorite flower is a daisy.

  40. This is great! I’m new to Card Making and I want to try this technique! It’s fabulous! Especially if you don’t have any designer paper for your background….you can madd your own! Thank you for the opportunity to win the water color markers.

  41. This is great! I’m new to Card Making and I want to try this technique! It’s fabulous! Especially if you don’t have any designer paper for your background….you can make your own! Thank you for the opportunity to win the water color markers.

  42. THANK YOU Paulina, this tutorial is so clear and I am sure even I will be able to create something that looks like these gorgeous water color flowers. LOL Great tips and would LOVE to win the zig water color markers, but unable to log in above:(

  44. Carnations have always been my favorite flower.
    they last so long. You can also grow them in the garden
    so you can have them any time.
    Love the flowers on the card.
    thanks for sharing.

  45. My favorite flowers are roses, they have so many varieties and they smell awesome.

  46. I love the simplicity of the technique. I think that even I could do it!

  47. What a neat way to use the markers. I have them on my wishlist for some time… Thanks for sharing!!

  53. What a cool idea for flowers, I wouldn’t have guessed they were hand drawn. My favorite flowers are tulips, and they are just getting ready to bloom in my front yard.

  54. The card is so pretty! I think I might be able to do it. Swirls are pretty easy, leaves, and dots. What a great idea! I love it! My favorite flower is lilac. I love how they smell. We used to have one outside our bedroom window, and on cool spring nights when it was blooming and we had our window open…it was heaven. I have a hard time growing them where we live now. I keep trying though.

  55. Beautiful card!! My favorite flower is a yellow rose. Love the color yellow. It makes me happy. :-)

  57. A beautifully freehand designed card that looks simple to do! My favorite flower is the gerber daisy because they always look happy. Thanks, Paulina, for the opportunity to win the Zig markers.

  59. I just love the beautiful flower background. I would love to try zig markers. They look so nice to work with. Beautiful card.

  60. I love this card in the bright beautiful flowers. Thanks for the tips on how you made it. Of course, the sequins add wonderful texture to it. Have a great day.

  61. Peonies, so lovely and large, reminiscent of roses, but no thorns! Beautiful, easy design by the way.

  65. What a gorgeous card! I love all kinds of flowers, but my favorites are roses and pansies. Thank you so much for the chance to win!

  67. Wow! What an amazing card! Love that the background was completely freehand….beautifully done!!!!

    My favorite flower is a hard hard question to answer. I love so many. I’d have to say one of my favorites are Orchids. ♥

  69. This is gorgeous and so simple!! Thanks for the great tips!
    I absolutely love sunflowers, through roses and peonies are close behind! <3

  72. Very pretty card!! And you make it look so simple!!’ I only have a small pack of the markers and would love to win some more colors!!

  73. Thanks Joni for the creative tutorial – awesome card design and coloring. I luv peonies and dahlias.

  75. Your card is really beautiful Joni. My favorite flower are lilacs. I have one side of my yard full of really pretty lavender lilacs. Not only beautiful but smell so lovely. Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win the Zig brushes.

  76. Thank you for the chance to win those awesome markers! My favorite flower is a big, beautiful, deep purple iris ❤️

  80. Would never have thought you could do this without stamps. Love the colors.

  83. Looks beautiful and seems simple to do. My favorite spring flowers are daffodils. I have them growing throughout the woods on my property.

  84. Absolutely LOVE the color selection and also the clever uses! Thanks!

  85. This watercolor flower background is just beautiful!
    My favorite flower? Can’t decide between Freesia (gorgeous smell) and Poppy (vibrant color).

  86. Can’t wait to try this technique! It’s so beautiful! My favorite flower is a Zinnia. Thanks for the chance to win!

  92. My favorite flower is a rose, but I can’t think of a flower I don’t like. Thanks for the tutorial. I’m just learning a bit about water coloring, still have a long way to go.

  95. My favorite flower is the lilac. I love how they smell and they are so beautiful!! They come in many different shades of purple, pink, and white!! When they are in bloom, then you know spring/summer is here!! As a young adult, it reminded me of a family. All of the tiny flowers (each family member) on their own small stem (doing their own thing), but together each of those small flowers make up a large beautiful flower. If any one of the small flowers (family member) die, you can definitely tell a difference because there’s a hole where they once were.

    Thank you for giving us such a wonderful, very well done, and easy to understand tutorial!!! With Mother’s Day quickly approaching, your card gave me a few card ideas. Thank you for sharing this!

  96. Such a beautiful card! I love flowers especially the lily!

  97. I just love this. It is hard to say what flower is my fav as I am a gardener and I love so many. I am really partial to gerbera daisies as they have such a regal presence.
    Thanks for the chance to win.

  98. Hi, thanks for sharing your steps in creating this very pretty card. I tried this myself and some how mine didn’t work out looking anything like your wonderful flowers……oh well, back to the drawing board for me, I’ll keep on trying. x

  99. Yay! Thanks for the chance to win! There are so many beautiful flowers but some of my favorites are hydrangeas, peonies, and spray roses.

  100. Just went to a Tulip Festival in Oregon, and now they are my favorite flower!

  101. What a great tutorial. Will definitely have to try this out. My favorite flower is the rose followed by the sunflower a close 2nd.

  102. Your flowers are beautiful! I love all flowers but especially daisies.

  104. Gorgeous card! I love this idea! I’d have been searching for a stamp, and you made it so easy!
    My favorite flower is the sweet pea! I have good memories of picking them from your backyard with my Dad when I was a kid!

  105. This is beautiful! And I really appreciate the step by step directions. Roses are my favorite flower

  106. what a lovely card joni created!! my favorite flower is the tulip… just love them!!

  107. Your card is beautiful! You make it look so easy too! My favorite flowers are carnations. They last such a long time and smell wonderful! Thank you for sharing your work with us, and for the giveaway!

  108. Pretty card & thanks for the tutorial. My favorite flower is the gardenia … more for it’s smell than anything; it’s like heaven!

  109. I love Joni’s beautiful cards!! My favorite flowers are tulips and zinnias.

  111. Hope easy you .are this technique. Thanks. My favorite flowers are lilacs.

  113. I love the iris. Love how you created these flowers. So cool.

  115. Wow I thought these were stamped images! What a cool technique thanks for sharing.
    My favorite flower would be the dandelion! I always wished I could personally witness the dispersal of their seeds into the air. Would be picture perfect with a blue sky in the background :)

  116. Very pretty card and it looks easy enough even I could do it. lol I love peonies, big and showy and such a lovely fragrance. Thanks for the chance to win a great prize.

  118. My favorite flower is sweet pea, it comes in so many beautiful colors. Thank you for sharing the tutorial of your beautiful hand drawn card. I’m going to give it a try :)

  119. Wow! it is amazing what you can do free hand with such simple techniques! Thanks for the step by step instructions!

    Pam

  120. My favorite flower is the Lilac. I love how they smell on a nice warm breezy spring day! Fabulous card..Thank you so much for the tip I love learning new techniques.

  122. I love all flowers! I have irises from my grandmothers house that have bearded iris from my friends hous and others ythat have changed colors over the years. It’s easier for me to say what flowers I can’t be around…lily’s and citrus blossoms…not good for allergies. As a kid, however, I remember my momom having large carnations that smelled really nice like carnations. Those would be my favorites.

  123. Joni! These are lovely flowers. Such a fun technique. And haven’t we seen tons of stamps that do a similar flower? I have a medium sized stamp that does an outline for this kind of rose? Great giveaway, thanks so much! One of my favorite flowers is African Violets. I love to propogate and share them. ;)

  127. I love all flowers; but top of the list are orchids, tulips and hydrangea!
    Thank you for sharing the tutorial of this beautiful, inspirational design!

  128. What a lovely card! Thank you for a chance to win the brush pens, I have been eyeing them for a while. I do not necessarily have a favorite flower, but as a simple person I would enjoy a pretty daisy.

  132. I love so many flowers, it’s hard to choose one, LOL! Maybe peonies? TFS this beautiful Watercoloring idea!

  135. Sweet card, gonna try this technique, thanks for sharing ! My favorite flowers are renonculus, but I think I love all of them.

  138. Wow! Such a lovely card! My favourite flowers are sunflowers, tulips and cherry blossoms.

  141. This is really nice Joni. Very clever of you to think of this technique, even I might be able to do this! LOL Thanks for sharing your beautiful work and the opportunity to win!

  143. Your drawn flowers are
    so pretty! I love roses
    in all colors.
    Carla from Utah

  144. My favorite flower is a pink hydrangia. There so pretty and different from the normal blue. And i love scribble flowers too so I love this technique and would love to win these markers to try it!!?

  146. Wow – I don’t know if I could make such a beautiful card free hand even with awesome markers like those! Thank you for sharing your talents!

  149. Beautiful card and no two flowers are exactly the same. Your tips for adding yellow and blue are awesome. My favorite flowers would be yellow roses, yellow tulips and crocuses in spring . Purple clematis in late summer’. And all blooms for the rest of the year in many different colors. I love fresh flowers and greens and if my cat didn’t eat my flowers I would have them in my home all the time.

  150. Thanks for all the tips…I’ll have to try making my own flowers this way!

    Favorite flower…it was always a lily…until recently I fell in love with orchids, too. :)

  151. Those flowers look like stamps!!! I can’t wait to try this technique! I love the smell of gardenias and I love the beauty of the rose! Thanks for the giveaway Paulina! Lovely card Joni!

  152. So pretty–thanks for sharing the how-tos! I like so many flowers–poppies, shasta daisies, and bluebonnets are some of my favorites.

  153. I cannot possibly choose just one so here are my top five (in no particular order): hydrangea, poppies, magnolias, peonies, and calla lilies

  154. It’s so hard to choose one flower!! I think all flowers have a way of just making your day a little happier. I’m going to say pink and yellow tulips since they pop up in spring and make you forget about long winters!!

  155. I love the way that you created the flowers they could represent almost any type of flower. I like roses although I am partial to lilies. My great niece is named Lily as she was born on the Saturday, the day before Easter and there couldn’t be a more appropriate name for our little flower.

  156. My favorite flower is the classic rose, particularly the yellow color.

  161. My favorite flower is the CLEMATIS.

    You inspired me to try something free handed. That always scares me. But you made it look so simple with the way you approached teaching the technique. It is beautiful. Thank you for the idea. I love the colors also.

  166. This is a vary hard question for me but I think my favorite flowers are Pansies. Love the card!

  173. Beautiful card. Thank you for sharing. My favorite flower is poppies. My favorite flower smell is definitely lilacs. Thank you for the chance to win.

  174. Favorite winter flower are tulips. Favorite spring/summer flower is a hydrangeas. . .Beautiful blues, pinks and creamy whites. . .

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