Ink-Blended Underwater Scene Card

A project from our live show MONDAY MADNESS - Join Simon from AVAGO-INK for his latest products - Broadcast 30th Jan 23 · 01/30/2023 · watch it from 24:45

Create a beautiful underwater gradient using two coordinating ink pads blended with circular brushes, then add watercoloured character stamps for a dimensional aquatic scene. The blending technique creates depth that draws the eye to your sentiment.

You will need

Stamps By Me - Premium Hybrid Ink - Midnight - 121022NSEE IT Stamps By Me - Premium Dye Ink Pad - Tiffany - 121022CSEE IT Stamps By Me - Premium Dye Ink Pad - Ocean - 121022BSEE IT 100089 - HTCN - Eureka 101 Watercolour and Scoring Tablet - 240921GSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Cut a piece of watercolour card to 4.5 by 6.5 inches. ▶ watch 25:15
2. Choose a corner where you want your sentiment to appear and decide your blending direction. ▶ watch 26:00
3. Pick up the Ocean ink pad with a circular blending brush and start blending from your chosen corner in light circular motions towards the centre. ▶ watch 26:15
4. Build up the colour gradually, pulling the ink further across your cardstock with gentle pressure. ▶ watch 27:00
5. Add the Tiffany ink pad to the same corner area to deepen the colour and create a darker gradient. ▶ watch 27:30
6. Flick water droplets across the blended area using your damp brush to create texture and lift some of the ink. ▶ watch 28:15
7. Pat the wet area gently with a tissue to remove excess water and set the effect. ▶ watch 28:45
8. Mount your blended card onto a black card base using glue and tape runner. ▶ watch 29:45
9. Stamp a sentiment in the lighter area of your blended background using midnight black ink. ▶ watch 30:45
10. Stamp underwater character designs (shark, octopus, starfish, fish) onto white card using midnight black ink. ▶ watch 32:30
11. Watercolour each character using the Ocean and Tiffany inks with a wet brush, pulling colour from the centre outwards and adding darker shades for dimension. ▶ watch 33:45
12. Die-cut the watercoloured characters using their corresponding dies from the stamp set. ▶ watch 37:15
13. Attach the die-cut characters to your card using foam pads, positioning them to appear as if swimming out from the darker areas towards the lighter sentiment area. ▶ watch 39:30

Tips from the show

• The textured watercolour card helps the ink blend more effectively than smooth cardstock.
• You can't remove ink once applied, so blend slowly and build up colour gradually.
• Mixing the two coordinating ink colours creates unlimited colour options for your design.

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