Watercolour Iris Foiled Card with Lamination Stamp

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Create a beautiful watercolour-effect iris card using lamination stamps on textured watercolour card, then add foiling for a luxurious finish. The water-reactive inks blend and bleed naturally on the textured surface, creating an authentic painted look with added metallic shine.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Cut a piece of watercolour card to your desired size, using the smoother side if you prefer less texture. ▶ watch 35:15
2. Ink up the solid portion of the iris lamination stamp with pink, purple and green ink pads, applying colour randomly across the design. ▶ watch 38:00
3. Spray the inked stamp generously with water, allowing the water-reactive inks to bloom and blend. ▶ watch 39:15
4. Press the stamp firmly onto the watercolour card and lift away to reveal the watercolour effect. ▶ watch 39:45
5. Optionally spray additional water in specific areas to create extra abstract, bleeding effects if desired. ▶ watch 40:30
6. Allow the card to dry completely with a heat gun, ensuring all moisture is removed. ▶ watch 42:00
7. Dust the entire dried design thoroughly with an anti-static bag to remove all moisture and residue. ▶ watch 43:30
8. Align and press the detailed outline stamp portion onto the card. ▶ watch 45:15
9. Ink the detailed stamp with sticky WOW ink pad, stamping multiple times to ensure complete coverage on the textured surface. ▶ watch 45:45
10. Heat the sticky powder with a heat gun until it becomes shiny and tacky. ▶ watch 49:00
11. Cut a piece of copper foil to size and place it colour-side up onto the heated powder. ▶ watch 50:00
12. Burnish the foil gently with your finger to transfer the metallic finish onto the design. ▶ watch 50:45
13. Peel away the foil backing to reveal the finished foiled watercolour card. ▶ watch 51:15

Tips from the show

• Watercolour card will create a puddle of ink when you lift the stamp, which is desirable as it allows the colours to blend naturally.
• Textured watercolour card may give a slightly more distressed look to the foiling compared to smooth card, but this can be a desirable artistic effect.
• You may need to stamp the detailed portion multiple times on textured card to ensure the sticky ink penetrates all the texture.

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