Steps in Heart Card

Here are the steps for making the heart card from the previous post. It is a fun card to make because depending on the colors you choose and your painting, each set of cut outs will look very different.

Be sure to use a very wet embossing ink or the image will not be solid because the watercolor paper is bumpy. It takes lots of pressure on the stamp to get a good image to emboss. I used VersaMark clear and put extra ink on it. I used clear embossing powder but it looks a bit pink because my VersaMark pad is stained.

1. Emboss shapes on water color paper

2. Use water colors or reinkers as paint. Choose 2 or 3 colors that will blend.
3. Cover the entire surface of the papers with water. Let soak for 2-3 minutes. Don't let it dry!
4. Paint random areas of color- let the paint blend in some areas.



5. After painting, wipe off only the embossed areas. You don't want the paint to dry on the embossing.

Embossed areas should "pop" after they are cleaned.

6. Cut out shapes, leave a tiny border or non at all.
7. Finish the card- lots of possibilities!!
I used a cotton applicator to wipe left over paint on the edges of the card and stamped the word "Love".

The red is not part of the card, it is the background I used so the card would show up in the picture.