Dragonfly Dreams & Inside the Lines Watercolor Background video

I was designing a card for my Team Swap a few weeks ago and decided to use the Dragonfly Dreams and Inside the Lines Designer paper.  I thought they went beautifully together. 

Dragonfly Dreams is a beautiful new stamp and dies bundle in the Occasions catalog.  It was among my top 5 picks!  The Inside the Lines designer paper is from our Sale-a-Bration catalog; it's one of the free choices you can get with a $50 order. It's meant for coloring if you want to; or leave it black & white.  Or color just part of it! I wanted to use a watercolor background technique for my card in blues and greens, one of my favorite color combos.  

I first cut the DSP pieces I needed and then laid them onto paper towels.  I used 70% rubbing alcohol in a spritzer bottle.  I also used another bottle with just water in it.  I sprayed the paper with a lot of water and alcohol; no special ratio of either.  I used the alcohol because it would help the paper dry quickly.  Once it was very wet and runny I dropped ink refill drops over it all and rolled the paper around to coat it in color.  I used Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz and Bermuda Bay ink refills.  

After the DSP dried I layered it onto my White CS and then ran it through the new, amazing Hexagon Dynamic embossing folder.  It was a neat quilted feel to it. 

Watch my video below to see this fun technique.  

Measurements:

• Whisper White square 2 1/2", plus scrap for dragonfly image
• Whisper White large layer 5 1/4" X 3 7/8"
• Black square 2 5/8"
• Black main card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
• Inside the Lines DSP 3 3/4" X 5" 

Comments

[Patricia Turner]

What an interesting technique! Love your color choices.
I tried the technique tonight. I thought I saturated the paper with plenty of water, but it tended to "spot" with the reinkers. Did you experience that?

[Carol Carriveau]

Soooo in love with your card, this was one of my first picks.....have the bundle, now waiting for the DSP.....another CASE....thank you!

[Christi Waite]

Gorgeous

[Stacy O'Dell]

I really love this card, and enjoyed watching the technique for the background piece. How creative! And I also love those colors together!

[Susie Wood]

What a beautiful card!! I love it!!