Photo Tutorial: Watercoloured backgrounds using Stampin’ Blocks

Posted on by Josee

This is going to be a long post!!! lol

I’ve been having a ton of fun creating watercoloured backgrounds using ink colours, water and a stamping block. For these cards I used Block E, but of course you can recreate the technique with any size block to make different styled cards.

The fun part of this technique is that your background will turn out slightly different each time depending on how much ink you place on your block and how much water you spray.

CARD #1

Measurements

  • Rich Razzleberry: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Shimmery White: 3 3/4″ x 5″
  • Whisper White: 3/4″ x 1 5/8″

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CARD #2

Measurements

  • Basic Black: 4″ x 5 1/4″
  • Shimmery White: 3 3/4″ x 5″

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Tip: 

  • I added highlighting to the flowers with the Chalk Marker, then used Wink of Stella to add some shimmer

CARD #3

Measurements

  • Highland Heather: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Gorgeous Grape: 4″ x 5 1/4″
  • Basic Black: 3″ x 4 1/4″ (Stitched Rectangle Die)
  • Shimmery White: 2 5/8″ x 4″ (Stitched Rectangle Die)

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Tips: 

  • The great part about the new Wrapped in Texture Folders is that it gives you more options. You get 2 different patterns and each folder is 3-3/8″ x 6-1/4″ so you can choose to only emboss part of the card (left side, right side, top, bottom or middle) of your cardstock. To do the entire cardstock, I just match it up the best I can the second time I run it through my die-cut machine twice.
  • For the ribbon, I tied 3 together on the left hand side and then adhered the ends to the back of the cardstock.

Photo Tutorial

1. To create the background, I used 3 different purples (Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Rich Razzleberry).

2. I started with the lightest colour at the top and pressed each colour into the block a few times to make the colours a bit darker.

 

3. You don’t have to cover the entire block, some white space actually looks good.

 4. Use the Stampin’ Spritzer to spray the block. I sprayed it about 4-5 times.
Tip: If you put too much water on it, your colours will overblend and it won’t stay a rectangle as much. If you don’t put enough water on it, you’ll have spots that are not blended at all.
5. Here is what my block looked like before I placed it on my cardstock. 6. When you place it on the cardstock, your colours will start to blend.
(I found this one a little dry at the top, but, it worked out nicely anyhow)

7. Your paper will be warped initially, you can let it air dry or use a heat tool to dry it quickly.

 

8. If you have a spot with too much water, you can gently remove a bit at a time with a tissue or paper towel.

9. If you want to add a bit more to your background, you can use the remaining colour from your block with a scrunched up piece of plastic wrap.

 

 10. Gently tap on to your wet cardstock or dry cardstock.
(If it’s still wet, you will find that it will blend a bit.)

11. You will get a different look each time!

 

 

 12. Now it’s time to pick out your stamps and make a card.
(For the background that was a bit dry at the top, I used one of my  stitched rectangular dies to cut it a bit before using.)

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