I discovered that the watercolor technique works well with regular white cardstock. Regular cardstock tends to curl a bit when wet, so I stamped, embossed, sprayed, and then used two smaller acrylic blocks to hold it down while I went in with reinkers. The plain cardstock soaks up the water pretty fast, but the effect is just as striking. It may take longer to dry, I didn't feel like waiting. Since the water doesn't stay pooled on top for very long, I decided to speed things up with the heat gun. I let each image air dry for maybe five minutes, then came back to it with the heat gun.
Supplies:
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Friends 'til the End, Father Knows Best
Ink: Versamark, Kiwi Kiss
Reinkers: Summer Sun, Ridinghood Red,Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss
Paper: Barely Banana, Ridinghood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Haiku
Accessories, etc.: white satin ribbon, white EP, pop dots
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009 GMT Views: 2326
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Sat, May 09, 2009 @ 1:13 PM
Delightful card and your rose is striking! I am addicted to these, myself, but have not made a single card yet. Just an entire assembly line of roses, LOL. Your card may have just inspired me to make one, too!