Water Stamping Tutorial

Hello Everyone!  

A short while back I shared with you a card using the 'Water Stamping' technique that I learned over at Splitcoast Stampers.  I've had some interest in this technique from some folks who don't belong to SCS so here we go.

List of items I used:

Hero Arts background rubber stamp

Tim Holtz 'broken china' distress ink*

SU 'pomegranate' ink*

Large sponge dauber

Tim Holtz ink applicator

Plastic lined paper plate

Paper Towel

Spritz bottle with water

Heat Gun or Iron

* Brighter Colors Work Best

STEP 1:  Apply your first color of ink leaving white space for additional color(s).  You can use as many colors as you want.  I just chose two colors so you could see the end result better.

 STEP 2:  Add your additional colors until white space is all covered.

STEP 3:  NOW COMES THE FUN!

I used a plastic coated paper plate but you can use what ever 'container' you wish.  Put a paper towel (or two) in it and wet it down with water ... it needs to be pretty wet.  Now take the background stamp of your choice ... 'stamp' it on the wet surface then onto your newly inked cardstock.

 STEP 4:  Heat your 'water stamped' cardstock with a heat gun or iron to dry it and watch the image 'come up' ... really cool!

 

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STEP 5:  Make a card using this cardstock panel as your background ...

Easy Peasy & Fun!

Here I have used a Shelly's Images digi image called 'Balloons' for my focus.  They've been colored with SU markers, cut out with my Fiskars swivel craft knife, SU Crystal Effects added for shine and popped up with pop dits.  The ribbon is polka dot grosgrain from Michaels and I've done a little faux stitching around the outside (you know I don't like a lot of white space, lol).

I hope you enjoy this little tutorial and give it a try!
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