We love this stunning watercolor look using our Color Fuse Inks for a Merry and Bright Card Design!
Today our designer April says that her inspiration for this card came from her desire to want to watercolor using ink cubes instead of paints. Paired with this fun background technique of using sentiment stamps to create background panels, we think this card is truly festive and fun. Follow along with these quick steps to see how April uses ink cubes to watercolor a Christmas card.
- Stamp with black ink and heat emboss with clear embossing powder the image from the Holly & Cheer Stamp Set twice on watercolor paper.
- Use a small paint brush and Color Fuse #4 (Scarlett and Crimson), Color Fuse #10 (Moss and Basil), Color Fuse #3 (Pecan), Color Fuse #12 (Chill), Color Fuse #1 (Custard) inks. Smoosh ink on glass mat or acetate, use paint brush to add a small amount of water to ink, add water to image area, then drop in color and let it spread over the area. Let this dry a bit then add more color or another color to add depth and dimension.
- Die cut images using coordinating Holly & Cheer Die Set.
- Use Merry Christmas image from Holly & Cheer Stamp Set and stamp randomly around a white cardstock panel using black ink.
- Splatter with black paint or ink. Let dry.
- Die cut background panel with largest die from the Nested Frame #1 Die Set.
- Stamp sentiment from Holly & Cheer Stamp Set using Color Fuse #4 Crimson ink multiple times to get a darker red color.
- Die cut sentiment using coordinating die from the Holly & Cheer Die Set.
- Adhere stamped background panel on a piece of red cardstock.
- Use foam squares to pop up the two watercolored images as well as the sentiment.
- Adhere panel to top folding heavy weight card base.
- Add a few black enamel dots for more interest.
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