Today I am going to show you three faux watercolor techniques. Yes, there are three ways to achieve a water-colored look without actually pulling out your watercolors.

In the card above I used the first of three faux watercolor techniques.

• Color directly on the rubber stamp with markers. You can use different colors in different spaces if desired.
• Lightly Spritz the air above the stamp with water and allow the mist to fall on the ink. For a more detailed water-colored look, use just a little water. To have a less defined image use more water.
• Stamp onto your cardstock and allow to dry. You can gently blot image with a paper towel if there is too much bleeding and water.

This next card demonstrates the second of Three Faux Watercolor Technique,s a watercolor wash. The background has been created with this type of faux watercolor.

• Scribble on an acrylic block with one color of marker.
• Above that scribble a second and third color. You can even blend them at the color junctures.
• Lightly spritz the air above the block with water allowing the mist to fall on the block. You will want the block to have enough water on it that the colors start running into each other.
• Stamp the block on a piece of cardstock.
• Blot excess water and ink with a paper towel.
• When cardstock dries, stamp an image over the watercolor wash.

This is the third Faux Watercolor Technique.

• Lightly mist cardstock, preferably watercolor paper, with water.
• Stamp image with a water-based ink.
• Mist the cardstock again so the ink starts to run. When it has run as much as you want, blot excess water with a paper towel.
• When cardstock is dry, stamp greeting below the water-colored image.

To recreate these cards yourself you will need the following products:

• Misty Moonlight, Soft Seafoam and Just Jade cardstock 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ and folded for card bases
• Thick Whisper White cardstock scraps for first two cards
• Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper scrap for third card
• Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper 5 1/4″ x 4″ for the first two cards
• Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper on third card
• Forever Fern stamp set
• Inks – Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz ink pads: Stampin’ Write Markers – Shaded Spruce, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Granny Apple Green
• Accessories – Misty Moonlight 1/4″ Ribbon, Stitched Nested Lables Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies

Most of these supplies are new to the 2020-2021 Annual catalog which will go live on June 3. If you live in the United States and don’t have a current demonstrator and would like your own copy of the new catalog, contact me and I’ll be happy to mail you one.