Priscilla's Papercrafts: Watercoloring without Paint

Last week I attended an all-day stampin' retreat with a number of local-area Stampin' UP! demonstrators. One of the speakers, Judy Pinner, demonstrated watercoloring techniques, and I really fell for one idea. Take a look:

Gorgeous! And really easy!

It all starts with a template. Taking a piece of Window Sheet (I cut mine the same size as the card front, 4" x 5-1/4") use a die to cut the oval. Here I used the Layering Ovals dies, but you can use circles, squares, hearts, anything!

Lay the template over your card front (Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Glossy, or Shimmery White are best); you'll want to be sure the template doesn't move - some Washi Tape can hold it in place. Then using sponge daubers, ink the sponge, tap off some of the excess ink, and begin coloring in the negative space of your template. Here I used Balmy Blue, Lemon Lime Twist and Soft Sea Foam. Lay down the color lightly - you can always add more color, but you can't take it away. Sponge in small circles, gradually working your way around the template and blending the colors where they overlap.

When you like what you see, remove the template - be careful - there may be some ink on the outside edges, so lift straight up. Set your template aside, and admire your beautiful, water-colored shape.

Then ink up a stamp (here I used Rooted In Nature) using Tuxedo Black or Staz On Black, and stamp; overlap your stamp on the colored shape, and allow some of it to stamp on the outside--the tree trunk is outside the colored portion.

The sentiment is from Love What You Do, and nicely complimented the style of the tree. The panel is layered on Basic Black, and the card base is Balmy Blue.

This is a simple, beautiful card, good for any occasion. Give this "watercoloring" technique a try!

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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$42.00