“Get Well” Poppy Card

“Get Well” Poppy Card

Designed by Delores Ruzicka

Supplies

• Rit Liquid Dyes:  Royal Blue, Evening Blue, Purple, Lemon Yellow, Kelly Green
• Batik-EZ Resist Medium & Memory Mount Paper Glue by Crafter’s Pick
• 90 Lb. Watercolor Paper, 4 ½” x 6” and 1” x 2 ½”
• White Card Stock:  Cut 6 ¼” x 9”
• Blue Vellum with Adhesive Backing, 4 ½” x 6 ¼” for card front
• Super Chacopaper (water erasable transfer paper) by Loew-Cornell
• Brushes:  Detail Liner and Round #6 by Loew-Cornell
• Microwave, paper towels, sea sponge, palette, scissors, ruler, pencil, newspapers

Instructions

1.  Fold white in half, creating a card 4 ½” x 6 ¼”.  Peel off backing
     from Blue Vellum; adhere to front of card.

2.  Use the Chacopaper to trace the poppy pattern onto the watercolor paper.
     Use the detail brush to apply the Batik-EZ onto the lines.  

3.  Cover work surface with newspaper.  Use the dyes full strength and pour
     them onto a palette.  Use the round brush to first apply a liberal amount of
     Lemon Yellow dye to the inner section of the poppy leaves and the center of
     the poppy.  Next apply Royal Blue to the outside of each petal and Evening
     Blue to the inside of each petal (since the dyes are wet they will tend to bleed
     together).  Apply Kelly Green to the left side of the poppy center over the
     Yellow dye.  Apply Kelly Green to each leaf.  Use the Purple dye to outline  
     around the entire poppy and leaves.

4.  Line bottom of microwave with paper towels.  Place the wet watercolor paper
     in the microwave and set on High for one minute. Then place watercolor
     paper under running water, and use a sea sponge to remove the resist
     medium and excess dyes.  If deeper colors are desired, reapply dyes and
     place in microwave another minute.

5.  Use scissors to cut around the poppy, leaving 1/8” of the purple showing.  
     Apply glue to back of cut-out poppy; adhere to front of card.

6.  Stamp or print the words “Get Well” onto small piece of watercolor paper.          
     Tear around the edge of the paper; glue message to front of card.