Tuesday Tips - Floating Watercolor Technique

Lately I have been playing with a technique called "Floating Watercolor". Reinker bottles once again come in handy for more than just reinking inkpads. I highly recommend that you purchase reinkers, especially for your most frequently used inkpads and for "In Color" inkpads that will retire within two years.   Adding reinker drops to an inkpad keeps it fresh, moist & useable for years!  Reinkers are affordable, last a very long time and can be used for a variety of inking methods, including watercoloring.  Color applied with reinker ink is very vibrant!

To make today's card:

1. Stamp images onto Shimmery White cs in Whisper White Craft ink.
2. Heat emboss with embossing powder.  I have used clear EP.
3. Set cs into a large plastic tray.
4. Put a drop of each color in your color combination onto a plastic palette.
5. Spritz the image with a water spritzer bottle so water “puddles” within the embossed lines.
6. Touch an Aqua Painter to a drop of ink & dab the Aqua Painter 1 drop at a time into areas on the embossed image. Repeat. You can blend the “puddles” where they meet so you get complete coverage.
7. Tilt the cs in a plastic tray to dry. The areas that you watercolored will drip into the tray, which is fine, though you can dab heavy droplets with a paper towel.
8. Finish your project when the cs is thoroughly dry. Trim around the embossed image or crop the cs if it will be a background.

That's it for today!

Linda