Spring is in the air. Can you feel it? Spring brings a softness to the crisp harsh cold of winter. It makes me think of soft flower petals or walking barefoot through nice soft green grass. From time to time I like to pull this same softness into artwork using a technique called watercolor stamping. This technique gives a soft mottled look that lightens the ink color slightly in places and produces a less distinct line to stamped images.
The technique is simple and doesn’t require any extra tools—all you need are your stamps/blocks, Close To My Heart’s Exclusive ink and the My Acrylic® Spritz Cleaner. The combination is perfect on the Birthday Wishes card where the lanterns appear to have a texture that almost looks like they could be glowing.
This technique is also great for achieving a vintage look. Notice how the doily, scissors and spool of thread all have taken on a soft aged look. It’s a perfect technique with soft colors as well as deeper color schemes.
Super versatile, the technique plays into the outdoors as well. Look how the treetop feels as though it is made up of several leaves with the sun peeking through. Create the look by simply inking your chosen stamp image, already mounted to its clear acrylic block.
Then, hold the My Acrylix Spritz Cleaner 10” to 12” away from your stamp and mist lightly.
Now, Immediately stamp the image. Feel free to stamp directly on your project or cut it out and pop it up using 3-D foam tape.
Gorgeous, textured, and easy, isn’t it? Create those vintage, soft, or nature-inspired looks—or discover new twists all your own on the watercolor stamping technique guaranteed to add a little spring “wow” to any piece of artwork this season.
As usual, you have outdone yourself. Love this! I like every single project you made using that watercolor stamping effect. Awesome! TFS!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty look. I look forward to your blog each week.
ReplyDeleteI also used our stamp cleaner by mistake to mist card stock that I had cut flowers from and wanted to soften up the paper with water. The cleaner took some of the ink off the paper as it dried and create a tie-dye type of look.
I really liked how the flowers turned out. Not all the CS colors took to the ink the same way.
Can you just spritz with water or does the cleaner have some sort of affect?
ReplyDelete@Karen - You can spritz with water but it will make the ink run more and they will not have as crisp of an image. Because the spritz has a substance in it, the image is able to maintain its crisp lines while still getting that mottled water-colored look.
ReplyDeleteHow VERY cool! Thank you for sharing your beautiful artwork, and now this very cool technique! Can't wait to try it out!
ReplyDeleteJust started using CTMH products and love them! I will start looking at the classes. Thank you.. 5 years later still wonderful! 😀
ReplyDeleteJust started using CTMH products and love them! I will start looking at the classes. Thank you.. 5 years later still wonderful! 😀
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