Sunday, January 6, 2013

Create a LoveNote in Whirly, Swirly Colors

Hi - hope you like Valentine cards in bright, contemporary colors.  Jean Okimoto here, sharing another water-spritzed background design.  As if the whirly, swirly inks aren't enough - this one's also Smooch-Spritzed and embossed with some of Clearsnap's specialty embossing powders.
Clearsnap Products - View the 2012 Catalog* here
  • XOXOXO ColorBox Multi-Color Pigment Inkpad (*Page 16)
  • Ruby ColorBox Pigment Inkpad (*Page 14)
  • Espresso ColorBox Limited Edition Inkpad 
  • Gold Glow and Pralines and Cream Smooch Spritz (*Pages 47-49)
  • Top Boss Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder (*Page 25)
  • Emboss Gloss (*Page 29)
  • Peppermint Scentz Scented Embossing Powder (*Page 59)
Stamps
Other Supplies
  • Acrylic Stamp Block - approximately 3.5" x 5"
  • Spray Bottle and Water
  • Heat-Tool
  • Iron
  • Natural Cardstock - 4-5/8" x 6-1/4" card
  • 140# Cold-pressed Watercolor Paper
  • Screwpunch
  • Copper Mini-brads

Spray a 4" x 6" piece of watercolor paper with 4 spritzes of water.  Ink the acrylic block with XOXOXO and spray it with 4 spritzes of water.  Tilt the block slightly and let the inks begin to blend, then press the damp watercolor paper firmly onto the inked block.  

 Remove the paper, rotate it and press it onto the residual ink on the block.   Let the paper absorb the inks for a few minutes, then heat-set it with the heat-tool until it's just barely damp.

Spritz it with Pralines and Cream and Gold Glow and heat-set till barely damp. Cover the watercolor paper with scrap paper and press it with a dry iron on the cotton setting to flatten it out for stamping.

 Stamp Love Defined on the watercolor paper with Espresso and heat-set it with the heat-tool.  Stamp Love Heart over Love Defined with Ruby and emboss it with Opalescent Clear Powder.  Brush Emboss Gloss along each edge and emboss it with Peppermint Scentz.  

 Trim the scraps of watercolor paper into four strips.  Attach mini-brads to one of the strips.  Assemble the card.

 Hope you like playing with inks as much as I do - I love how this process creates a unique card each time!


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3 comments:

  1. sharon gJanuary 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    WOW, those are some great colors. I love to learn new techniques. I'd like to learn more about what to do with sprays.

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  2. Dorina DJanuary 6, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    Great tutorial. Love the how it looks on the card. Gotta try this. The colors are fabulous.

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  3. Barb KingJanuary 8, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    I love this! I'm going to give it a try!

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