You can use your embossing folders to make great watercolored backgrounds. This card uses the Honeycomb TIEF, but the background mat is not embossed. The folder was simply used for the pattern.
I used sponge daubers to apply ink to the inside of the folder, inking the side with more raised surfaces. I used three colors here in a random pattern – Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, and Daffodil Delight. Keeping the folder level, I misted the inked surface with water until the ink beaded up. Then I pressed watercolor paper to the folder to pick up the color and pattern.
The variations are created by the amount of water misted onto the folder. The area just above my flower was wetter, and the areas with smaller dots of color resulted from smaller beads of watery ink.
You can use different folders and different colors for endless possibilities with this technique. The card below uses Wild Wasabi instead of Daffodil Delight. I got the idea for this card from a card I saw by Margaret Raburn with a similar background that used Perfect Plum – also very pretty!
This was a club project this weekend – we finished up our cards as shown with the solid flower from “Petal Potpourri” and a greeting. This set will only be available through June 2. Many of the great sets from the Occasions Catalog will be available in the new Annual Catalog, but sadly, this one will not.
Thanks for looking! Have a great Monday!
