Friday, 11 July 2014

Easy Watercolour Background

 
 
*This post is part of the Indigo Blu promotion. Remember to leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.*
 
Hello crafters, happy Friday. This card began as one of those "I wonder if..." moments.
 

 
I wondered if Versacolor inks would react with water & as you can see they certainly did. I swiped Turquoise, Peony & Canary on to the craft sheet & spritzed them with water, placed a piece of Super Smooth white card on top & gently pressed down, then dried with the heat tool. I did this a few times, turning the card until I was happy with the result.
 
I stamped the Indigo Blu 'Elizabeth Bennet' on top with Onyx Black Versafine & heat set with
clear embossing powder, then coloured a few areas with felt tip pens.
 
I matted & layered the finished piece onto Core'dinations card, then onto a shaped, 6x6 card blank.

Elizabeth Bennet   Versacolor Canary       Versacolor Peony   Versacolor Turquoise   VersaFine Ink pad - Onyx Black    WA01 Clear Gloss  
 
That's it from me for now. Until next time, happy crafting.
 
Kirsten
 

8 comments:

  1. Wonderful card, love the colours. Great technique and thanks for sharing .xx

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  2. Wow you make it sound so easy, such a lovely result!

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  3. Love the colours and the coordination in this. It is a lovely image and those backgrounds are unique...different every time....brilliant!!

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  4. brilliant work - love these colours and its so good to see experimenting going on xx

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  5. A lovely colour combination; I like this card, too. Thank you, Jan

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  6. Kirsten that is a fabulous card - love how you have made that background and the fact that we can make our ink pads work in more than one way! Thank you for the fabulous inspiration Karen x

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  7. Great card. Love the colours and a super background. Thanks for sharing.
    Mags
    x

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  8. Lovely effect with all the colours in the background. x

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