I had a lot of fun playing with this card......all for you, kids! :)
Okay, well, not COMPLETELY for all of you, as I plan on mailing it out one of these days. But you know what I mean. :)
I used the Emboss Resist Watercoloring technique for this card. I wish I could find more images that have "negative space" like this stamp does because this technique is just SO much fun and SO bold.
And you won't believe how easy it is!
I'm also having a lot of fun playing with making my ribbons the color I want them. And one of these days, I'll do up a quick picture tutorial to show you how I do that.....without reinkers and water.
And to let you know.....I love when you send me pictures of things you've created from the inspiration you find here. I always enjoy seeing what others have created!
(Click on any of the images to see a larger and more detailed view.)
Supplies:
* Stamp with "negative space" (I used one of the image from the Mostly Flowers set)
* VersaMark Pad
* Black Embossing Powder
* Embossing gun
* Small Watercoloring brush
* White cardstock
* water for watercoloring
* Classic (dye-based) ink pads (I used Mellow Moss, Cranberry Crisp and Marigold Morning)
* 1 3/8 inch square punch (you don't NEED this for this technique, but I used it to punch out the image since it fits the punch perfectly)
* piece of paper towel or tissue
Step 1) Stamp your image on white cardstock with Versamark ink.
Step 2) Sprinkle Black embossing powder over your image, shake off the excess and return it to the container.
Step 3) Emboss your image using your embossing gun.
Step 4) While your ink pad is closed, squish the lid of your ink pad against the pad itself. When it's open, you'll have a pool of ink on the inside of the cover. Dip your paint brush into some water and then put your brush to the ink in the lid. This will create your own custom color of ink.
Pull some color off the lid with your paint brush and start color in your images with a light wash. The nice thing about the embossed finish is that you don't have to be extremely careful about staying in the lines because the embossed finish will resist the paint.
Step 5) After you do the first wash of color on your images, pick up a little more color (without as much water) and paint your ink onto your images in places where a little more dimension is needed (such as the veins on the leaves). Repeat these steps on the other images with different colors of ink.
Step 6) I used my 1 3/8 inch square to punch out the image since it fits perfectly in the punch.
Step 7) With a piece of paper towel or tissue, lightly blot the finished image. This will soak up any ink that is sitting on top of the embossed finish.
Here is my finished Embossed Resist Watercolored accent.
To put my card together, I stamped the Burlap background from Stamping Freak with Mellow Moss ink on Mellow Moss cardstock. I swiped my ink pad around the edges of the cardfront to give it some more texture. I cut a strip of Mellow Moss cardstock and ran my Mellow Moss ink pad directly over it about 5 or 6 times to create the dark weathered look. I mounted this across my cardfront.
I cut a piece of Marigold Morning and Cranberry Crisp cardstock and swiped my ink pads in the same colors around the edges. I mounted my emboss resist watercolored accent on top and then on top of the Mellow Moss strip.
I stamped the words, "thank you," from the Wonderful Words set, across the bottom of my card with Always Artichoke ink.
For the ribbon, I used White Grosgrain ribbon and changed the color to match my inks and cardstocks. I did this by holding down the ribbon against my ink pad and running the ribbon under my finger. I did this 3 or 4 times on both sides of the ribbon until I achieved the shade I wanted. I used a long piece for the Cranberry Crisp and tied that around my card front with a double knot. I dyed smaller pieces with Mellow Moss and Marigold Morning and then tied those around the Cranberry Crisp ribbon with double knots and trimmed the edges.
The best thing about having all the ink colors and a spool of White Grosgrain ribbon is that I can make ribbon to match over 50 colors of ink and cardstock!!! That's almost as good as chai tea and chocolate!
Happy Creating!
-Stampin' Mama
Thank you for the wonderful technique! I can't wait to give it a try.
Posted by: lauraos | January 10, 2007 at 06:21 PM
wow! This card is so nice. As well as the glitter/turtles and birthday cake. The embossed water-color resist technique is so beatiful- I cant wait to try it. I also love how the black embossing power looks- I have to get some. Thanks for sharing.
Barb
Posted by: Barb Jarvis | January 10, 2007 at 07:32 PM
Very pretty card. Great tutorial as usual. You always make different techniques look so easy. Thanks Erika.
Mary
Posted by: Mary | January 11, 2007 at 03:00 AM
This is another great tutorial that is very easy. Can't wait to try it. One suggestion though--could you post the finished photo of the card at the bottom of the tutorial also so that I don't have to go back to the top to see it again? I don't know how hard it would be to do that and I feel very petty in asking this as it makes me appear lazy, but I find myself going back to the top many times as I read your tutorial. I can continue this, no problem, just thought I would suggest it if not too hard. I can't tell you enough how much I enjoy your blog.
Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl | January 11, 2007 at 07:18 AM
This is gorgeous! You make it sound so easy. I can't wait to try this one. TFS
Posted by: Colleen | January 11, 2007 at 11:12 AM
That is a really pretty technique, especially with that stamp. I have that set and could never figure out a nice way to use that image. Thanks for showing this technique!!
Posted by: Renee | January 11, 2007 at 11:20 AM
This is beautiful! Im getting black embossing powder on my next order! And a tip for Cheryl, if she hits the home key on her keyboard, it should send her back to the top of the page. I love your blog Erika!
Posted by: Cindy | January 11, 2007 at 06:38 PM
Cool tip, Cindy. Thank you. I am very computer illiterate and never knew this. Wow, it really works. Thanks so much. I appreciate it. You are never too old to learn.
Cheryl
Posted by: Cheryl | January 12, 2007 at 07:22 AM
WOW! I love this card, gorgeous!
Posted by: Fairle | January 15, 2007 at 09:40 AM
This is a great technique how am I going to do my 9' X 12' wall with out you?
Posted by: Rhonda Zeno | March 07, 2007 at 06:52 PM