Hello everyone! I am back again with another episode of Pinned It? Try It! This time, I have a pin that is probably 8 years old that was a photo on Flickr, but has since been deleted. This is where Pinterest really shines, I think, in preserving that for us.
The Pin is HERE. You will want to take a look at the photo. The text on the Pin says, “Inks added to acrylic block, spritz with water, lay stamp over it and then stamp onto watercolor paper.” Basically, it is making your own multicolor stamp pad.
I bet I pinned this because I really like that stamp, which I recall is a Hero Arts stamp. I don’t have it, but I do have another in the same style and era. I naturally grabbed that stamp to try this technique. It is Hero Arts Silhouette Bells.
So, I followed the directions, as written... I decided to use Distress Inks, as I figured any dye ink ought to work (and probably many other inks, too.) Not so good results!!!
However, my experience told me to first apply Versamark clear embossing ink to the stamp, and then the homemade inkpad. Much better!
Here is the card I made using this image. I finished it off with an embossing folder and a sentiment from Close to My Heart’s Wordfetti stamp set.
So, I followed the directions, as written... I decided to use Distress Inks, as I figured any dye ink ought to work (and probably many other inks, too.) Not so good results!!!
However, my experience told me to first apply Versamark clear embossing ink to the stamp, and then the homemade inkpad. Much better!
Here is the card I made using this image. I finished it off with an embossing folder and a sentiment from Close to My Heart’s Wordfetti stamp set.
This is not an exact technique and the results do vary. The nice thing about watercolor paper is that you can just turn the paper over and use the other side, no problem. In addition, for this next card, I got a good result for much of it, and then a blank spot on one part of the image, that I just cut off. It helped stretch my stamp, too!
Of course, you don’t have to use an acrylic block for your surface, your craft mat might work just as well. And you can probably use watercolor markers, distress Oxide inks, etc. I think many people have expanded on this technique over the years. That is the funny thing about stamping techniques, as the first person to post it on the internet might have learned it at a stamping party first, so we often don’t know who thought them up in the first place. ANYHOW... I’m going on and on today!
Of course, you don’t have to use an acrylic block for your surface, your craft mat might work just as well. And you can probably use watercolor markers, distress Oxide inks, etc. I think many people have expanded on this technique over the years. That is the funny thing about stamping techniques, as the first person to post it on the internet might have learned it at a stamping party first, so we often don’t know who thought them up in the first place. ANYHOW... I’m going on and on today!
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I would love to enter this in A Blog Named Hero’s Stretch Your Stamps challenge, and CASology’s Water Challenge.
I would love to enter this in A Blog Named Hero’s Stretch Your Stamps challenge, and CASology’s Water Challenge.
14 comments:
I love that you shared the trial and error results. What a great watercolor effect!
This is a very cool technique and one I haven't done in quite a while! I really love your color choices and how you've finished the card! You could also add more color to the first card and stamp over it with waterproof ink for another design! :) Thanks for sharing!
Vicki, that is a good idea on how to save a bad image! Thanks! I, unfortunately, used the other side of my paper to do the finished card, but I am going to keep that in mind for the future!
lovely card, and the stamp is Hero Arts. I have it in my stash. The versamark is key to keeping the ink on the stamp to stamp it down. Love this, I'll have to give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration.
Such a beautiful card Heidi, I love that technique and the colours you've used, lovely image too, Kate x
Great results with the technique and great idea to use versamark first x. You have made this technique your own and love the two cards, which are beautiful x.
I have to try this. Love your cards....great stamp and colors. I will have to remember to your Versamark trick.
What a great look. I had not heard of doing a Versamark stamping first and then applying the other colors. I will have to try and remember it now.
Fabulous love this and nice to share your experience of the good and bad. Turned out great and lovely fresh colours used.x
Great save using the versamark ink, I never would have thought of that. I do like the colors you used and the embossing is a great way to finish off the card!
Beautiful cards! Wonderful technique - great colors! Thanks for joining us at CASology!
I read that's the Curse of Pinterest - pinners leave one step out a lot more than you think! How awesome is VersaMark, except you have to clean off that stamp before sticking it back into the VM, ask me how I know, bwahaha. BEAUTIFUL results and card. Another Pin saved by Heidi, literally on two levels, heehee. :-) xoxo
A very pretty card and a great technique. Love the colors you chose.
Your results are beautiful. Thanks for the reminder to use VersaMark ink.
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