Technique Tuesday

It's Technique Tuesday over at the SSINKspiration blog. Did you know that you can make watercolor backgrounds with your acrylic blocks? I used my large block E with the Pear Pizzazz ink and an aqua painter to create the background for this card before stamping. You can also mix colors with this technique.

Supplies Used:
Mossy Meadow and Whisper White Card stock
Watercolor Paper
Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Real Red, Hello Honey, and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pads
Oval Punch
Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper
To You & Yours Too Stamp Set
Gold Glitz Dazzling Details
Block E
Aqua Painter

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Watercolor Backgrounds

We are featuring cards with watercoloring today on the SSInkspiration Blog. I love how easy it is to use my Stampin' Up! ink pads to watercolor backgrounds for cards. First you squeeze the center of your closed ink pad, flip the lid, and then you have a nice little palette.

I watercolored the background for today's card with Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry, and Lost Lagoon since I love these 3 colors. I liked the background, but I wanted to stamp some dots on the bottom. I stamped them and then thought that I ruined my card. They were crooked and did not look right. I started by adding a little water to soften them. When you make a mistake on a card do you try to fix it or scrap the card?

Tip: You can usually fix a mistake on a card with some creative layering. I pushed through with this card by layering the greeting and butterfly to cover some of the dots.

Supplies Used:
Big Shot
Crazy About You Bundle
Perfect Pennants Stamp Set
Elegant Butterfly Punch
Rhinestones
Watercolor Paper
Lost Lagoon & Whisper White Card Stock
Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, & Pear Pizzazz Inks
Aqua Painters

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