faux watercolor technique with essentials by ellen

I love an easy stamping trick that produces great results like this faux watercolor technique! And another bonus...you only need a few supplies - watercolor cardstock, water-reactive ink like Distress Inks, a spray bottle and a solid stamp!

The technique is super easy...

1.  Ink solid stamp with water-reactive ink.
2.  Mist stamp with water before stamping on watercolor cardstock. Give yourself a few practice runs to figure out how many sprays it takes to achieve the results you want.
3.  Let dry or dry with heat gun and TA-DA!

Here's a quick video of the process...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Carly

supplies:

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Essentials by Ellen Everyday Punnies Stamps
Essentials by Ellen Everyday Doodles Stamps & Dies
Essentials by Ellen Classic Block Alpha
Distress Inks Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Carved Pumpkin & Mustard Seed
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Solar White Cardstock
Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Nuvo Light Mist Sprayer