Watercolor Birthday Card

I made this card for my good friend Marla's 50th birthday.  I love how it turned out!

 

I started out by misting watercolor paper with water.  Then, using an acrylic block, I dropped several drops of each color reinker on the block and misted the ink with water until it started to run together.  I quickly turned the block over and pressed onto the moist watercolor paper.  Dry the paper with a heat gun before stamping the main image.

 

Colors: Cotton Candy, Gypsy, Pear, Sky

Stamps: Happy Birthday, Quick Card - Butterfly, Love Life

Sparkles: Blue/Green and Pink/Purple assortments

Tri-fold Birthday Card

This is a simple and fun card to make for a birthday or any occasion.

 

Colors: Gypsy, Lagoon, Pear

Stamps: Girl Power

Wisped Frames Technique Tag

This technique is called Wisped Frames.

 

Stamp and color your focal image.  Using post-it notes, create a frame outside the image and stipple ink in the corners, creating a frame.  Very simple to do!

 

Colors: Cranberry, Black

Stamps: A Perfect Day

Brayered Brilliance Technique Tag

This technique is called Brayered Brilliance.

You stamp the image on glossy cardstock in metallic brilliance ink and heat set.

Then, brayer a light colored ink in the background and heat set.

Next, stamp the same image in a medium tone ink (same color family) and heat set.

Repeat with a dark color ink and heat set.

Finally, stamp the image in versamark ink and emboss with white embossing powder.

 

Colors: Honey, Goldrush, Autumn Terracotta

Paper: Glossy cardstock, Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush

Stamps: Quick Cards - Bumble Bee