Stamped Watercolor Backgrounds // Right at Home Stamps + Catherine Pooler Ink Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

I’m so excited to be joining you today for the Right At Home Stamps and Catherine Pooler Ink Blog Hop!  You should have landed here from Karen’s stop on the hop.  Today I am showcasing the Watercolor Background stamp and Tiny Sentiments stamps by Right At Home Stamps.   I’m keeping my cards simple, to show the different ways you can use the main background image with Catherine Pooler ink to get different effects.   I’ve also created a video showing the process which I hope you’ll check out.  The full list of stops along the hop is at the end of this post.  Make sure you comment at each stop on the hop to be in with a chance to win an item of choice from Right At Home’s latest release!

My first three cards use different types of stamping of the Watercolor Background stamp.  I used my MISTI in case I didn’t get a perfect impression first time, and also to make it easier to do the various techniques I use here.

Card 1

The first card is a simple but classic black and white using Midnight ink stamped on Catherine Pooler Premium White cardstock.  After stamping, I heat set the ink, used a powder tool and then heat embossed four of the Tiny Sentiments on each stripe in Silver Superfine embossing powder, then adhered the panel to a white card base.

 

 

Card 2

This card uses masking tape to mask off each stripe in turn to then stamp each stripe in a different color.  I graduated the colors from grey to navy as follows: Black Jack, Stone Blue, Daydream and Juniper Mist.  The impression you get with these inks is amazing – this background stamp really puts the ink through its paces with the wide surface area and it works so well – full coverage!  The Tiny Sentiment (my fave, so unique!) was heat embossed in white embossing powder on a scrap of black cardstock, trimmed out and popped up on foam tape in the centre, before adhering the panel to a white card base.

 

 

Card 3

My final stamped card creates a blended ink look by using two ink colors and allowing them to blend in the middle of each stripe to produce a third color.  I inked up half of the background stamp with It’s A Girl and the other half with It’s A Boy (naturally :D), overlapping them over approximately the middle third of the stripe.  I did each color separately, stamping between colors.   Before stamping, I dabbed the edge of the color with an ink blending tool to avoid a harsh line.  To finish the card, I die cut a circle from Catherine Pooler vellum and adhered a silver glitter diecut Hello (die by Catherine Pooler Designs) over the circle with liquid adhesive.  I adhered the circle and diecut to the striped panel, hiding the adhesive behind the diecut, and adhered the entire panel to a white card base.  I embossed the Tiny Sentiment in Silver embossing powder on black cardstock, trimmed out and popped up on foam tape to finish.

 

My next two cards, use water to give a more watercolor look to the background.

 

Card 4

I inked up the Watercolor background with Rockin Red and Tiara Cartherine Pooler Ink and spritzed liberally with water before stamping down onto rough watercolor cardstock by Fabriano (you can also use cold press).  I then removed and added another piece of watercolor paper into my MISTI. Without re-inking, I spritzed more water onto the stamp and then stamped down again.  This gives a more subtle shade.  I die cut a circle from the centre of the paler piece.

 

 

I heat embossed one of the Tiny Sentiments onto embossable window plastic and adhered behind the circle window. I then used foam tape on the back to create a shaker card – I sprinked the heart sequins onto the panel with the window and adhered the darker striped panel over the back, lining up the two so that the window appears to show a darker stripe.  I then adhered the entire piece to a white card base.

Card 5

My final card uses the same technique as the yellow and red card above, but with Stone Blue and Rose Petals inks, and uses the paler, secondary impression, which was then adhered to a card base. I used the silver glitter cardstock Hello die offcut from a previous card (die cut out with a Catherine Pooler Postage Stamp die from January’s Stamp of Approval) which I adhered over the top with foam tape (and adhered down the inner parts of the letters also).  Again, I heat embossed the Tiny Sentiment in Silver EP onto back cardstock, trimmed out and popped up on foam tape.

 

There are so many other techniques you can use with this background stamp, (twist / shift down the stamp, create plaid / checks  – so many possibilities!)  Thank you so much to Right At Home for the goodies, I think these are right into my staple stash!!

Your next stop on the hop is fabulous Kristie.  The full list of hop participants, and the supplies I used are below, enjoy the hop, and don’t forget to comment to be in with a chance to win!  The winners will be announced on April 26th on the Right at Home Stamps blog.

Right at Home

Melissa Miller

Chrissie Tobas

Tracie Pond  

Ashlea Cornell

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Ilina Crouse

Laurel Beard

Jen Carter

Karen Baker

Jenny Colacicco <<-YOU ARE HERE

Kristie Goulet  <<- GO HERE NEXT

Maureen Merritt

Kelly Martin

Susan Powell

Have a wonderful week!
Jenny x

 

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