There has been a lot of watercolor backgrounds on
Pinterest using this particular stamp set so I wanted to give it a try. Decided I would follow Stamped Silly’s video
for instructions since she said it was quick and easy and could be done under
10 minutes! I didn’t find it quite as
easy as she makes it look but it was fun!
The added bonus - the stamp set is FREE with a $60 purchase during Sale-A-Bration
but it ends March 31st, 2016!
Stamps:
Botanicals For You, Work of Art (for the inside and envelope).
Cardstock: Black, Gold, Marina Mist , Whisper White, Watercolor Paper,
Accessories: Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Aqua Painters, Embossing Buddy, Gold
Metallic bakers twine, Wink of Stella, sponge, gold sequins, fun foam.
Punch: Trio
flower, ¼” circle.
To do the Watercolor Resist, stamp your image with Versamark on
watercolor paper. Emboss the Just for You in black EP. Add water to your watercolor paper covering
only the area you want to add color - which is down the middle. I happen
to have re-inkers but you can also push on your stamp pad lid to add some color
to the lid and pick up color that way. Starting with your middle color, use
your aqua painter to pick up some of the ink then touch down. Gently color that area allowing your ink to
spread. If you want a more intense color, just add more ink. Repeat
with your next area you want to color and continue until you have added all the
color you want. Use a heat tool to dry it. Your paper will warp
when it is wet causing the colors to bleed into one another. If you do
not want your colors to bleed, tape the edges of your paper on to your work
surface using low tack painter's tape before staring.
I didn’t have any Fast Fuse so I just used normal Snail
on my fun foam. It really does not hold
that good to the foam.
I did some splattering too – can you see it?
I punched ¼” circles from black cardstock and colored
them with Wink of Stella for the flower centers. I also added a few scattered sequins.
I cheated for my envelope and the inside of my card – I used
the smears from the Work of Art stamp set!
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