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Hello! As I’ve mentioned before, I’m really pleased with getting Altenew’s Mini Delight subscription each month. I thought the Mini Delight Pretty City Stamp &Die Set was beautiful when I saw it. When I sat down to use it I was stumped!
I headed over to Pinterest and searched “skyline art”. Right away, I found this watercolored rainbow skyline and knew I wanted to try to make it! Here’s a step by step of how I made it work for my card.
1. Cut Bristol Smooth paper to 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”.
2. Place wide masking tape at around 2 1/4” from bottom.
3. In a Misti, place Mini Delight Pretty City Stamp in center of card, overlapping tape a bit.
4. Add Sauna ink from Catherine Pooler Minis Bundle Paradise Found Spa on left 1/3 of stamp.
5. Smooth ink line with a sponge dauber and stamp paper.
6. Repeat with Green Tea and Eucalyptus inks. Clean stamp thoroughly.
7. Move stamp to the left so it slightly overlaps the first image. Lower it also to add more variation.
8. Starting from the right side of the stamp repeat steps 4-6 with a tiny patch of Sauna, then Mandarin Spice, then Peppermint Scrub.
9. Reposition stamp to right side of card and repeat steps 4-6 with a small section of Eucalyptus, then Daydream, then Juniper Mist. Remove tape.
10. Cover the top section of the images with a paper towel. Nothing that will leave a harsh line.
11. Tilt card at an angle and spray bottom of images with a Distress Sprayer. Allow color to run down but not spread too much to other colors.
12. Remove paper towel and mist top of images just a bit to move a small amount of color. Allow to dry.
13. Cut image down to 4” x 5 1/4”. This is an opportunity to even things out.
14. Stamp sentiments from Thankful Flowers stamp set in Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink.
15. Adhere to A2 card base with foam adhesive. Add small stars with liquid glue.
I love this kind of controlled messiness. Catherine Pooler inks were the perfect choice because they are water reactive. Distress inks or Hero Arts Reactive Inks would probably work in a similar manner. Distress Oxides might run a lot more and will give a more opaque appearance but that would be an equally interesting look!
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