In my recent class, I taught how to make watercolor backgrounds with the Stampin' Spritzer. This card uses watercolor paper. We also did one on Whisper White cardstock so the stampers could see the difference in how the same technique looks different on different types of paper. You can see that card in an upcoming post (Edit: see it here Wednesday evening).
For this background, we applied ink directly to a size E acrylic block, spritzed it with water, and then put the block down on the watercolor paper. I used sponge daubers to apply the ink to the block. Colors are Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, and Tangerine Tango. When doing a technique like this, always apply your colors from lightest to darkest. The amount of water you spritz will determine how your colors blend together. Keep in mind when trying this technique that every time you do it, the background will turn out different.
I used the Happy Birthday Thinlits for the main image over the watercolor background. The heart is from the Brights Enamel Shapes. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from Springtime Foils, which was a Sale-a-Bration (SAB) set this year. Unfortunately SAB ended a couple of days ago. Hopefully you got this beautiful DSP while it was available. If not, let me know and I can get you some (limited supplies). Or, check out the Bundle Of Love Specialty DSP. I think there's a design in there that would work.
Have you tried this technique before? Leave a comment below to tell me what you thought of it.
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