Over the summer I pinned several cards that used the Floating Watercolor Re-inker Technique, and I have finally gotten around to trying it with this card featuring the Bloom with Hope stamp set from Stampin’ Up!
I started by stamping the flowers and leaves with versamark ink on watercolor paper. Then I heat embossed them using white embossing powder. I chose to use white Stampin’ Embossing powder for this card because I wanted it to look like a batik effect when it was finished.
Next, I “painted” the petals with water and then I used my re-inkers to add color to the wet surface. The water causes the color to spread and fade as it moves outward. The result can be unpredictable, but I think it is pretty.
After I painted the flowers and leaves, I added a wash to the background. First, I painted the whole background with water, then I painted it with a diluted ink solution. After allowing everything to dry, I added the sentiment from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set from Stampin’ Up!
I am pretty pleased with how it turned out in the end. I hope that you like it to and will consider pinning this project to Pinterest. You will find a “pin it” button at the end of this post below the supply list.
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Happy Stamping!
Heather
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Card Stock Cuts
Card Base: Blackberry Bliss – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″
Panels: Watercolor Paper – 4″ x 5-1/4; Very Vanilla – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside of card)
Handcrafting with Heather 
Beautiful card Heather! Love the colors that you chose. Neat technique too!
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Absolutely love, love this card. Awesome, will have to try this technique.
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