Stitched Stencil Watercolor Card

Hello crafty friends!  I'm featuring this project for Scrapbook.com with a spotlight on some of their brand new products in the shop.  Did you know they have exclusive, brand products? Stencils, inks, stamps, adhesives..... you name it! And, I love them all.  Plus, I'm sharing tips on water coloring with hybrid inks on heavyweight card stock. Yes, you can!

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Let's start with the stenciling.  I used the Scrapbookcom hybrid inks in Ballgown Blue and Parisian Purple.  You'll find links to most of the products that I used at the end of this post. 

First, I tried my domed foam blender tools to stencil, but those stitched holes are tiny and I wasn't getting the deep coverage that I wanted.  I would recommend blender brushes for the stenciling.  They were able to get into the nooks and crannies without any difficulty.  I used both colors of ink on a different slant, with purple going in one direction and blue in the other.  It's hard to pick out from these photos but it's so pretty in person.

Now, let's color! Ideally, you need heavyweight cardstock for this technique, 80 to 110 lbs. I love the Neenah solar white because it's super white with none of the dullness that standard white cardstock sometimes can have.  Of course, you can also use watercolor paper or mixed media paper.

You'll need a craft mat, as well.  Simply press your ink onto the craft mat, then grab your water brush, filled with water and squeeze a little into the mix.  Now grab the inky mixture and start coloring the squares.  I started filling the selected squares with purple first, then mixed in a little blue.  

Make sure you don't over saturate your cardstock.  If you get it a little too wet, just blot with a paper towel.  

To get that 3D effect, outline a darker shade of purple mix in an L shape for each square.  If you have some white pigment ink, this is where it gets good.  Press it onto your craft mat as well, and dab in some white for a light effect.  This offers that amazing 3D visual.  Don't you love it?  I think it kind of looks like quilting.  What do you think?

For my sentiment focus, I used a heart shaped adhesive foam cut out and traced around it onto my Solar White cardstock, to fussy cut a paper heart for stamping and layering on top.  Before cutting out my paper heart, I allowed excess room for stamping with my Misti stamp positioner. 

Using the Best Day Ever Funfetti stamp set from Scrapbookcom, I staggered my stamping at a slant with black hybrid ink.  I stamped the center line with my blue ink, then again with purple over the top which was a nice blend to match my squares.

Next, I stamped YOU ARE from the Vintage Type Upper case stamp set, also from.....you guessed it, Scrapbookcom! I love these cool stamp sets paired together, don't you? I also made a heat embossed black strip, simply by trimming a piece of from my adhesive roll. I adhered my strip to a  trimmed piece of white cardstock, peeled back the top lining and sprinkledblack embossing powder on top.  A  craft heat tool melts the powder and adhesive together for a gorgeous shiny accent.  

Lastly, I backed my card with purple cardstock at an offset to my white card which was not quite A2 sized.

Be sure to scroll down and click any of the links below that were featured in my project today, then check out the coupon/deal section at Scrapbook.com.  It's Freebie February with various freebies and "freemium" incentives all month long.  Plus, the top 8 brands are on sale and so much more!

Thanks so much for popping in today!  I appreciate you spending time with me today!

Terri

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