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When today’s Technique challenge was Emerging Color… I thought I’d have a little fun with the challenge and also make a short tutorial on the technique for you. As this is the first tutorial that I’ve written, it may come in bits and pieces till I get it right, so please, bear with me! if you’d like to play along with this challenge, here is the link. I love the kind of batik look this technique gives. Perfect for a collage look!
Hibiscus Friend Card
The instructions for the Emerging Color Technique panel are below. For the main card, I rolled the card with Sahara Sand ink with SU’s Rough Texture wheel. I love how you can cover large background with the Jumbo wheels easily and they are great for large square cards that background stamps won’t cover. All edges were sponged with Close to Cocoa ink. Prima flower is from Jacksonbelle. I just love the sentiment about friends that I used here. I have a friend whose favorite flower is Hibiscus and was so wonderful to our family while my mom was in the hospital. This card is a thank you to her.
Money Saving Tip – I don’t buy the ink barrels to go with my stamping wheels…I just roll them across my large ink pads and reink with each pass. This works great for cards and other small projects. If you want to do wrapping paper, you will need a cartridge.
Supply List:
Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White, Kraft, Cool Caribbean – SU
Stamps: Do the Hula, God’s Way, Rough Texture wheel – SU
Ink: Rose Red, cool Caribbean, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Sahara Sand, Taken with Teal – SU
Other: Prima flower, ribbon – May Arts, Hodgepodge Hardware – Stampin UP, Brad – Karen Foster
Emerging Color Tutorial
1. Take a piece of white or vanilla cardstock and stamp randomly with colored ink.
2. Stamp again with solid image stamps with Versamark watermark ink. Emboss with Clear Embossing powder. Heat embossing powder with heat gun.
3. Brayer a layer of color over entire piece of cardstock. You can also sponge it if you do not have a brayer. Buff entire piece with a tissue to remove ink from embossed areas. Trim and create your card with it. Enjoy!
Extra Ideas – For your final layer, use a muli-colored spectrum ink pad for a cool look!
Posted in Card Designs, Challenges, Tutorials & Techniques
