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Today, I'm back to water coloring with Oxide Inks! I will be using a stamp set from Altenew along with a background die from Pink Fresh Studio. To keep my background soft I will be using a light pink ink to blend around the outer parts of my panel, fading towards the center before die cutting it. I will also be using a couple of leaf/branch dies for some accents. I love using these type of dies to create filler pieces when creating a floral arrangement. Let's get started!!

I will be doing all of my work today on my Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat.

To start, I cut a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" panel out of Neenah White Cardstock using my Tim Holtz Guillotine Paper Trimmer. Taking my Blender Brush, I blend Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink around the edges and sides of my panel, fading out towards the center.

Taking my Fancy Diagonal Stripes Die, I place it over my blended panel and run through my Big Shot Die Cut Machine. Using my Craft Pick, I remove all of the pieces and lay them out keeping them in the order I removed them.

Next, I use the same die to cut a panel out of Neenah White Cardstock, running them through my Big Shot. I remove all of the pieces and keep the frame. Using Liquid Glue, I adhere the white frame onto a white side folding card base.

I now use a thin line of Liquid Glue to inlay the pink blended pieces into the coordinating openings of my white frame.

Next, I place a piece of water color cardstock into my Misti Stamp Positioner and prep it using my Anti Static Powder Bag. I then stamp images from the Flower Garden Stamp Set using Versamark Embossing Ink. I add Silver Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

Using the white area of my Glass Mat I press the ink pads I will be water coloring with onto it. This will be my palette.

I will be using two Water Brushes filled with clean water for my coloring, one to wet the images and blend, the other to add ink. I start by wetting my first petal then pick up Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink and add it to the base of the petal. I then blend the ink out towards the end of the petal, about 3/4 of the way leaving the tip white. I repeat this process with each petal. *This first layer is a very light wash just to get a base down. I then go back with the same color and add a little ink to the base then blend it out a bit.

I now take Victorian Velvet Oxide Ink and add it to the base of my first petal then blend it out about half way towards the end of the petal. I repeat this process for each petal. I also add a little under the overlapping petals to add some shadows. *This slightly darker color adds a little depth and variation to the coloring.

I now wet my first leaf then add Bundled Sage Distress Oxide Ink to the base and blend it out over the veins. After doing this with all of the leaves and stem of my flower, I go back with the same color to add two more layers. With the last layer I like to tap my brush a little while blending to add a little look of texture.

For my small flower cluster, I use the same process to color, though for these flowers I only use Spun Sugar Oxide Ink. For the center of my large flower, I add Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Ink then go back with another layer and add to the embossed details.

After all of my water coloring is complete, I fussy cut all of the images using my Razor Shears.

To create a platform for my images, using my Blender Brush, I lightly blend Weathered Wood Distress Oxide Ink onto the center of a piece of white cardstock fading out as I blend. I then take a circle die from my Stitched Circles Die Set and cut the panel using my Big Shot. I decided I wanted the edges of my die cut to be just a little darker so I blend using the ink that was left on the brush.

I now start building my arrangement onto the stitched circle die cut. I add Foam Tape to the back of my flowers and adhere them to the die cut. I add Liquid Glue to the leaves and tuck them under the flowers.

Taking my Elegant Flourish Small Die I cut out of Vellum, running them through my Big Shot. I then add Liquid Glue to the base and adhere behind the circle die cut allowing the swirls to wrap around the circle.

I then take the Leafy Branch Die and cut out of white cardstock two times, running them through my Big Shot. I cut the die cuts in half and adhere them using Liquid Glue to the top and bottom of my floral arrangement, tucking them behind the leaves..

Using a die from the Sentiment Banners Die Set, I cut out of white cardstock, running them through my Big Shot. I then stamp a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips 2 Stamp Set using Versafine Clair Nocturn Ink. I add Foam Tape to half of the strip and Liquid Glue to the other half that will overlap the flower then mount onto my card front. I use my Jewel Picker to add some pearls from my stash with Liquid Glue and this completes my card.

I love the soft creamy look the Oxide inks give when water colored. You can keep the colors light or make them darker my adding more layers. Adding delicate die cut elements to a card helps to balance and anchor focal images. Using vellum is a great way to add a soft delicate accent without taking away from the focal image.

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Happy Stamping and God bless!!

Jeannie