Let's get a little messy!

Remember when you were a kid, and you'd get good and mucky when creating?

That's how I have been feeling the past few weeks when I have been creating in the craft room. Soft pastels, ink, and now this- a fun watercolour background technique using reinkers. 

It looks like a hot mess when you're doing it, and it's a bit of a surprise as you wait for the paper to dry, made faster with the heat tool, but still... it's a different look every time. 

Check out the YouTube video here.

To create this background, I used Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay, and Pacific Point reinkers. Apply the ink to a sheet of acetate, spray the sheet with water, and spray the Fluid 100 watercolour paper as well, and apply it to the acetate wet side down. Dry with a heat tool, or let air dry, and then add a few drops of water by dipping your fingers into water and sprinkling it onto the card. 

The dragonfly was done using Pacific Point ink on vellum, and then heat embossing with silver embossing powder. The clear epoxy jewels were coloured with the dark Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blend marker, and adhered to a torn piece of vellum. 

For the complete project list, click here.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you try this technique.

Happy crafting!