Monochromatic Challenge

Today I have 2 cards to show you.

The challenge for this week on the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog is 

"Monochromatic"

For my cards I used

"Sunflowers" (#35808) and

"Happy Birthday" (#36314) from 

Biblical Impressions

sister company to Eureka! Stamps.

For both cards I used the same technique.

First I stamped the Sunflowers image onto water color paper

with VersaMark ink.

I then covered it with white embossing powder

and used my heat gun to melt the powder.

Using masking tape, I taped my paper down to a

cutting mat, this helps prevent warping from the water.

It also makes it easier to move the paper to different angles.

I wet the paper with a good amount of water

then used water color crayons and  a wet paint brush to 'drop' 

the color onto the card.

The embossed areas will resist the color.

I used the lightest of colors first and covered most of the image

with a light wash of color.

Then I went back with some darker colors to add more color

to the flowers.

I continued this until I was happy with the results.

For the sentiment on the purple card

I embossed the Happy Birthday with the same technique

on white card stock.

I used the water color crayons and a water brush once again to color the paper.

This was not water color paper and it takes the color much differently.

If the paper becomes too wet, it will begin to crumble, so you must be careful.

I just applied the color to the area around the sentiment, let it dry and cut it to size.

The sentiment for this 2nd card was stamped with 

a coordinating color of ink onto the same paper used for the card front.

Although I am usually more partial to purple than orange,

in this case I like the orange card better than the purple.

Which do you prefer?

I hope you have been inspired in some way, thanks for stopping by.

Please check out the particulars of our challenge on the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog 

and join in the fun.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!