Today I'm sharing a couple cards with one of my favorite items from the You Are My Favorite Release from Simon Says Stamp - and a fun technique using them! I love watercolors - but I also love a good watercolor effect that is even easier and gives the wow result!
The new Big Botanicals stamp set is perfect for a faux watercolor effect - I love how the details just show up so fun with this technique! For these cards, I used my MISTI and watercolor paper paired with some Simon Says Stamp ink cubes - using Lilac, Amethyst, and Orchid for the purple bloom, Punch, Sangria, and Cabernet for the red tulip, and Spring, Dublin, and Lucky for the greenery. I used the lightest ink cube color to ink up just the flowers on each image, misted it lightly with water, then stamped. I let that dry, then stamped again with the light color to lock those details in again, then inked up on one side with the next deepest shade of color, stamped again, and finally hit the very edge with the deepest shade and stamped again. Did a similar technique with the greenery. Once those panels dried, I cut them to size with the new A2 Rectangle dies. The sentiments I stamped in Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear powder for some extra shine, and popped those up with foam over the watercolor panels. I adhered them all onto coordinating colored cardstock panels using Spellbinders cardstock, and finished with a few Clear Dazzling Gems! Here is a closer look at these cards:
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A popular technique when using the Big Botanicals set is faux watercolor. This technique involves applying inks directly onto the stamp, spraying them with water and then stamping them onto the paper to create a watercolor-like effect. polybutylene shut off valve It is a simple and effective way to achieve stunning results without the need for advanced watercolor skills.
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