Until now.
Look at that rainbow background!
So how did I do it? Pretty simple, actually. However, I had forgotten the basics, and ended up with this:
Yeah, that's a permanently stained (I think, still working on it) acrylic block! But it actually shows you the technique, with one exception - DON'T USE STAMPIN' BLENDS!
The real way to do this is to apply a dye-based ink directly to your block. Once I figured out what I had done wrong (and gasped at my stained block 😧) I remembered this rule. So starting again, I inked my NEW acrylic block with Stampin' Write markers, in rainbow order: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Gorgeous Grape and Blackberry Bliss. I spritzed a little water on it, watching the colors blend a bit, and stamped directly on my Whisper White cardstock. (Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I first tried it on Watercolor paper, but the results were not as "smooth", as the water was absorbed and the colors didn't blend nicely.)
Then I got this:
So much better!
Just had to finish my card:
I stamped the umbrella and flowers on Daffodil Delight, punched out the umbrella, and snipped the flowers.
Simple card, fun technique (even with the blunder!). Give it a try (but don't use Stampin' Blends unless you want a beautiful rainbow-colored acrylic block!). 😉
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