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The entire time I was making this card, I was thinking, "I didn't do this quite right..." I actually circular filed it and deleted all the video footage. All of it.
About an hour later, I went back and pulled it outta' the trash and started channeling my inner Bob Ross. I got all my supplies back out and re-filmed the watercoloring process. Go me!!! *grin*
Some things to keep in mind when playing with the "Magic Watercolor" technique:
- Concentrated water-based dye colorants will yield the most vivid yet translucent results. Try Dylusions Sprays, Distress Ink or Adirondack Dye Ink Reinkers or Refills. Use a pipette (or dropper tool) if needed, to transfer the ink to a paint palette
- Use watercolor paper; regular card stock will disintegrate
- Plop and dab the concentrated ink from your palette onto the puddles of water and let the water spread the color; you can push it along with your brush if needed. The embossed lines will act as barriers, holding the color within the puddles of water
- Don't freak if the color spills outside the image lines; watch the video to see how I chose to resolve that. :)
- If you choose to speed up the drying process with a heat gun, keep the tool far enough away that you don't re-melt the embossing powder. Otherwise, some of the ink sitting on top of the embossed lines could get trapped into the embossing powder. Ask me how I know... *wink*
- If any residual ink remains on the embossed lines after your project has thoroughly dried, just buff it off gently with slightly damp tissue.
- Use a strong adhesive to mount the watercolor panel to your card base to eliminate any warping; if it's badly warped, then place it under a heavy book overnight and then mount to your card
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Happy Mundane!
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