Watercolor with Chalk Ink

Posted on April 5, 2018 in Cards, Imagine, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials

Watercolor is always a unique technique that you can use to produce extraordinary results. But have you used Chalk Inks like VersaMagic to make watercolor? Today I will show you how easy and wonderful your projects can look with these inks.

Directions:

I started using a piece of Very Vanilla card stock, you can also use watercolor paper but I preferred to use regular cardstock because the final texture of the chalk inks are very soft.

Over your craft mat apply some spots of ink directly from the ink pad. I used three different colors of VersaMagic: Mango, Red Magic and PurpleHydrangea. Spray the ink with Ink Potion No. 9 and mix if you want or keep the colors separated. Place the cardstock over the sprayed area, press easily, remove and let the paper dry. If you want to speed up the process you can use the heat tool.

When the paper is totally dry, stamp the image background using VersaFine Clair Summertime and a Misti or Stamparatus tool. Cover the entire layer with clear embossing powder and activate the powder with the heat tool.

If you consider necessary, you can enhance some details of your stamped image with a Memento Marker. I used the Dandelion Marker to enhance some details of the Ornate Background.

Also using VersaFine Clair Norturne, stamp a sentiment in a separate piece of Very vanilla cardstock. If you want you can emboss this message with clear embossing or leave it in its original state.

Resize your stamped layer and paste directly over the Tangerine Tango card base using Tear it! Tape. Paste the stamped sentiment using dimensionals or double sided foam tape and finalize decorating with some drops create with irRESISTIBLE Pico Embellishment in Dandelion Color.

Easy and fun!!!

And the best part is that you can obtain different tones on your background depending of the colors of VersaMagic ink that you use and the way that you mix them.

Challenges:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes
• AAA Cards – favorite technique (embossing & distress)
• Addicted to stamps and more – Anything Goes
• A perfect time to scrap – Anything Goes

SUPPLY LIST:

Imagine Products Used:

• VersaMagic: Mango, Red Magic and Purple Hydrangea.
• Ink Potion No. 9
• VersaFine Clair: Summertime and Nocturne
• VersaMark: Original/Clear
• Memento Marker: Dandelion
• irRESISTIBLE Pico Embellisher: Dandelion
• Embossing Powder: Clear
• Tear It! Tape
• Craft Mat

Other:

MISTI Original Shop at: Suzy | SB | HSB	Stampin Trimmer Shop at: OT	Very Vanilla Cardstock by Stampin Up Shop at: OT	Embossing Buddy Shop at: KS | OT
Heat Tool Shop at: OT | SB | HSB	Foam Adhesive Strips Shop at: OT	Double sided foam Tape or Dimensionals Shop at: OT	Fast Fuse Adhesive Shop at: OT
Tear & Tape Shop at: OT	Snail Adhesive Shop at: OT	Subtles Stampin Write Markers Shop at: OT