Crafty Collaborations Technique Tuesday Blog Hop- Watercoloring!

 Hey Hey Hey Stampers! 

Welcome to the Technique Tuesday blog hop!  Today our technique is Watercoloring!  

There are many many different directions I could go with this one, but I decided to keep it simple today! 

Here is my card: 

I stamped the leaf image in a returning color- Pretty Peacock ink, and then immediately pulled the ink of each of the leaves to color them in with a water painter.

 You have to act quickly while the ink is still wet to do this.  I repeated this process three more times for my focal image. 

Since I did not have any of the Pretty Peacock card stock I used Basic White and added ink to it with a blender brush for my greeting layer.

How You Can Make It:

Supplies: 

Basic White card stock 
Basic Black card stock
Pretty Peacock ink pad
Memento Black ink pad
Nature's Prints bundle
Stylish Shapes Dies
1/4" Gold Shimmer Ribbon

Adhesives

Stampin' Cut n Emboss machine

Measurements:

Basic White (card base) 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 score 4 1/4 

Basic Black (mat layer ) 4 x 5 1/4

Basic White (focal image layer) 3 3/4 x 5 

Basic Black (circle) 2 3/4 

Basic White (circle) 2 1/4 

Instructions: 

1. Fold the card base on the score line and burnish flat
2. Add black mat layer to front of card
3. Stamp image in Pretty Peacock ink and immediately color in with water painter. Repeat three more tmes
4. Attach focal image to front of card 
   
5. Die cut circles. 
6. Add ink to white circle with blending brush
7. stamp greeting in Memento black ink 
8. Add ribbon to card front- tip us a stapler to keep ribbon in position while you add it to your card front....just make  sure it is in a position that will be covered by greeting. 
9. Layer circles together and then attach them to the card front with dimensionals
10. Embellish with a small bow and some gems.
    
     Now please hop along and see what my creative friends have to share with you today: