2-for-1 Thank You Cards
Having had fun doing the ink ‘smooshing’ technique for last week’s blog post, I thought I'd try my hand at some watercolour backgrounds this week, although I used calligraphy ink rather than watercolour paint. I’ve watched many, many YouTube tutorials on making water colour washes but it’s not quite as easy as it looks – well, not for me anyway! Using the Stampin’ Up! Thank You die, I wanted to use the positive and negative spaces of the background to make 2 cards, hence the 2-for-1 title. For an even speedier set of cards, use patterned paper instead of making a background. I began by taking my piece of watercolour paper and wetting it thoroughly with clean water. I then painted stripes of pink and yellow ink and let them blend together. I then spritzed the piece with some Frost White Shimmer paint (mixed with isopropyl alcohol) for some shine, although the nozzle of the sprayer was a bit iffy so its more splotches than mist! For my second sheet, I wet...