Ink It! Stamp It! blog hop - Technique - Water Colouring/Washing

Welcome to our Ink it! Stamp it! Blog Hop. This month we will be sharing projects inspired by our favourite Techniques.

You are currently here with me Kim Oliver -Australia

The full line up closer to the end of this post will guide through all the projects and we'd love to hear from you on what your favourite (theme related question)? 
I just love water colouring, so that is what I have chosen to show you today.
I used one of out products for the first time EVER today and FELL IN LOVE!!

More info later.

I have added a little pictorial explanation for you to help visualise the wash.

Quirky Critters

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I chose the Quirky Critters stamp set for my projects today. They are just so darn cute! Aren't they !?!

I have used the adorable Narwhal and Pheasant.

OMG Heat and Stick and Dazzling Diamonds.....Squeee WHY haven't I tried this before!

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It looks amazing!

So, after washing the backgrounds, leaving to dry and cutting to size. 

I dusted one back ground with embossing buddy. 

I then used my versamark re-fill and placed a few drops onto my clear block. Using the same brush that I used for the wash, I wiped the versamark over the colour. 

I then poured some Heat and Stick powder over the versamark, tapping off any excess. 

I heated this and then poured on the Dazzling Diamonds, tapping off the excess for this also. 

I re-heated everything and left to dry.

Quick Visual Aid for Water Washing

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*When colouring the critters try and be as quick as possible when applying the ink and water mix BUT you must build your layers slowly, drying between layers.

I used the stitched shape framelits to cut out my images and backed them onto Berry Burst card stock using the larges scalloped Layering Circle.

Special Quirky

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For this card I used the Ruffles TIEF Embossing folder after the water wash was finished and the card stock wash almost but not quite dry.
*Leaving the card stock slightly damp, helps to keep the embossing bolder for longer. It then stiffens when it dries, so that it keeps it's shape when posting and handling etc.

Quirky Hello

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For the background ephemera I layered some Berry Burst Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon with the Decorative Ribbon Border for the 'Quirky Hello' Pheasant and the Pick A Pattern Washi Tape for the 'Special Quirky' Narwhal.

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To finish I have added some black sequins from the metallic sequins range to the pheasant and Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the Narwhal.

Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you'll join us again next month to see our projects. To keep hopping around see the list below to see who is up next.

I do hope you enjoyed my card projects today.

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Color Theory Words - #GDP089

Hello everyone 😊

Welcome back to my blog...

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I was just perusing through this weeks Global Design Project entries (in my jammies mind you) and having a look at all of the gorgeous designs when I suddenly realised this weeks challenge finishes today AND I hadn't entered!!!

OMG

That made me get moving that's for sure.

SO....I hastily showered and got cracking in my craft studio.

Here is the colour challenge they are using this week.

Hmmm what was I to create..I have so many gorgeous new stamp sets and dies to choose from...

Ahhh, an idea was beginning to form. 

I grabbed my 'Color Theory' DSP and the 'Colourful Seasons' dies plus the 'Lovely Words' thinlits

I then spent 10 minutes just looking at them and planning how I was going to put them together.

This is what I came up with.

Front View

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METHOD

1. Cut a sheet Basic Black card stock to size,
2.  A4 folded in half then trimmed at 10.5 cm
3. Trim a piece of 'Old Olive' 'Colour Theory' DSP down to size so you have a 2mm edge. 
4. Cut the 'Lovely Word' from the 'Old Olive' DSP.
5. Using a spritzer and an aqua painter water colour wash with 'Calypso Coral' on a whisper white piece of card stock. To get the swiped effect don't use too much water! 
6. Heat Dry.
7. Die cut the large (normal) Sweet and Sassy heart from it and the flowers from the Colorful Seasons thinlits.
8. Using basic black cut another Lovely Word and the branch from the Colorful Seasons.
9. I added 3 glitter enamel dots just for a little extra interest.
10. Clear Wink of Stella was aded to the cherry blossoms.
11. Glue all pieces in place with multi purpose glue (TomBow) then adhere the front to the Basic Black card base.

Angled and Inside View

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For the inside I stamped the small branch and flowers in Calypso Coral onto whisper white. I backed this with a sheet of Old Olive Color Theory DSP with TomBow glue. I then adhered this to the inside with Tear and Tape.

If you would like to purchase any of the items used to create this card, then I have added ALL of the items to the carousel below for your convenience.

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