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Water Reactive Background Card

The background stamp combined with the water reactive ink gave an amazing effect.

Supplies:

Hero Arts Bubbles Bold Prints

Hero Arts Pet Goldfish Stamps and Dies

Sentiment Droplets and Water reactive inks from March My Monthly Hero Kit

Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder

Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle Infinity Dies

Bristol Smooth Card Stock

Versamark

Gina K Amalgam Black Ink

Misti

Water Mist Bottle

Scotch Foam Tape

Gina K Connect Glue

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in scarlet, orange, bright yellow, yellow, pale yellow, pale orange, light green, may green, brown, light brown, blender

I began by applying ink with a blending tool to a piece of 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″piece of card stock. I used both blue inks included in the kit. Once the ink looked the way I wanted I placed the card stock and the background stamp in the Misti. I sprayed the background lightly with water and pressed it on the ink blended piece. After opening the Misti I dabbed a towel over the stamping to remove the water and it left behind a lighter area showing the bubbles from the stamp. The intensity and thickness of the bubbles varied based on how much water was on an area and how hard I pressed.

Next, I stamped the fish, seaweed and snail images with black ink, colored and die cut them. After I decided where I wanted everything placed, I stamped and embossed the greeting. Then I added all the stamped images with foam tape throughout the card. I added the bubbles as if they were coming up from the bottom with liquid glue.

When I was done I wasn’t completely happy with it. I added a white frame which made a huge difference to me.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I put this card together!