SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- CM316 Hero Arts Color Layering Waves
- CM317 Hero Arts Color Layering Sea & Sky
- AF426 Hero Arts Pool Party Reactive Ink
- AF427 Hero Arts Blue Raspberry Reactive Ink
- AF429 Hero Arts Blue Hawaii Reactive Ink
- AF419 Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Pad
- MT310 MISTI Mini Hero Black
- MT350 MISTI Creative Corners Hero Black
- Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
- Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
- Pearlescent Watercolor Set 21 Colors
- White cardstock
- Watercolor paper
- Double-sided adhesive
- White craft foam
- Embossing heat tool
- Paper trimmer
- Masking tape
- Water brush or paintbrush
DIRECTIONS:
- Trim a piece of white cardstock that measures 4 1/4"x 11" and fold in half to create a top-folding A2-sized card base (4 1/4"x 5 1/2").
- Trim a piece of watercolor paper measuring 3 3/4"x 5".
- Place watercolor paper in the MISTI Stamping Tool using on of the MISTI Creative Corner pieces in the upper right corner. This will allow you to stamp off the sides of the cardstock.
- Stamp the water layers using Pool Party ink on the first layer, Blue Raspberry on the second and Blue Hawaii on the third layer. Using the MISTI Stamping Tool makes it very easy to align the Color Layering stamps, but an acrylic block can also be used for stamping.
- Watercolor the “sand" using gold watercolor paint.
- Paint the sky using Blue Hawaii ink mixed with water. Allow to dry before moving on to the next step. To speed up the drying time you can use a heat tool.
- Stamp the island, palm tree and hello message with black ink.
- Stamp the clouds using Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat emboss with white embossing powder.
- Mount this panel on a piece of white craft foam using double sided adhesive. Adhere to white card base.
Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:
- If your paper begins to warp from applying lots of ink or water, just stick the panel in a book for an hour and it will flatten out.