water(color?) embossing

[superjenn]

Does any one know how to do this? I saw it displayed in a local store
and I would like to give it a go. Any info would be appriciated.
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[PHeppnerjr]

Here's how you do it:

Stamp onto watercolor paper using a waterproof ink.

Wet the paper and then outline the stamped image with a dry embossing stylus.

Turn the paper over and place it on a soft foam mouse pad.

Use a spoon (not plastic... it will break) to gently rub the areas with in the
embossed lines that you made.

Turn the paper over and use watercolors or watered down inks to paint the
image.

Add a bit of sparkle to the design by adding glitter!

Carol Heppner

[superjenn]

I am wondering where to get the watercolor paper and also will
watercolor pencils and a blender pen work for the coloring? Thanks for
all the wonderful help. I really enjoy stamping and learning new
techniques.

[Tess Tickle]

As in embossing with a stylus and a light box (and usually a brass stencil,
or embossing with powder and a heat gun?

Mike

[PHeppnerjr]

>I am wondering where to get the watercolor paper and also will
>watercolor pencils and a blender pen work for the coloring?

You want 140 lb paper... cold or hot press. You can get it at most craft
stores. If not, then Nasco (I think their website is http://www.nasco.com...
but I am not sure!) or another online craft/art company would have it.

I wouldn't use a blender pen. Use your pencils on another paper (scribble) and
then use a wet brush to transfer the color.

OF COURSES, you can color first witht the blender pen... then do the water
embossing by just wetting the back of the watercolor paper.

Do that by putting a wet sponge on the back of the paper.

Be careful, then, not to get the front dirty as you keep flipping the paper.

[PHeppnerjr]

No, this is different... read my past post if you can! It describes it all....

[smiling]

You can also color directly w/w.c. pencils then go over the colored image
w/a wet brush. I sometimes dip the tip of the pencil in water and color
directly on the paper with the wet pencil. You can also wet the tip and a
brush and pull color off the pencil and paint w/that. Just play around!!!

KC

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[PHeppnerjr]

If you go over the "puffed" area with a pencil, make sure you do it lightly.
You don't want to make flat what you worked so hard to make puffy!

Also, you don't have to watercolor the image. You can use chalk pastels to
color the object as well.

[amig...@my-deja.com]

What do you use as a sealer for the chalk pastel?

[joe]

In article <19990711082211...@ng-fs1.aol.com>,
phepp...@aol.com (PHeppnerjr) wrote:

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> Also, you don't have to watercolor the image. You can use chalk
pastels to
> color the object as well.
>

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