Faux Washi

Hello! This is Pamela here and today, I made a simple card with my favorite stamp set from last release: Kindness Matters.

I've been obsessed with watercoloring with ink pads these days to create a neat looking background base. I really like this combination of colors to create a gradient effect!
N&T: Kindness Matters

Here's a close up of the watercoloring paired up with a simple sentiment in black. Don't they look like washi tape?
N&T: Kindness Matters Close Up

Scroll down to see how the background was done. It was both quick and easy!
N&T: Kindness Matters - Step 1 First, collect your supplies:
1. Clear Acrylic Block
2. Small bottle of water (that bottle was where my Marimo comes in. It now lives in a little aquarium!)
3. Paintbrush
4. Dye Ink: Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Melon Berry
N&T: Kindness Matters - Step 2 » Apply the ink onto the clear block.
*TIP* Put white paper underneath the block so you can see the ink.
N&T: Kindness Matters - Step 3 » Dip your brush into some water and put it on the clear block.
» Mix some water with the dye ink. Don't mix too much water as the colors will be lighter.
N&T: Kindness Matters - Step 4 » Brush the ink onto the cardstock.
» Different brushes will yield different strokes.
N&T: Kindness Matters - Step 5 » Continue applying the ink in various directions, overlapping each stroke to create a gradient effect.

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set and decorated it with stars from various stamp sets. I love these decorative stars as they are very versatile and perfect for decorating the inside!
N&T: Kindness Matters Inside
That's all from me today!

-- pamela

12 comments

  1. Beautiful effect! I am so glad you did this tutorial! After seeing the first card in your blog, I kept wondering how you did this background. I will def give it a try :)

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  2. That is so great. Love the effect.

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  3. Very pretty card. Such a clever technique. At first I thought you'd just ripped a bunch of different pieces of washi tape.

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  4. Brilliant!! Thank you so much for sharing this idea.

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  5. Coming here from Pamela's blog ... great technique! Thanks for showing us how it was done. Love the effect : )

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  6. You are so artsy, Pamela! I can never get neat looking stuff with free hand drawing lol Envy your talent!

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  7. Gorgeous! It really does look like tape, but of course it's much more versatile (and matches your ink perfectly, because of course it is your ink!)

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  8. That is a great technique!! Gorgeous card!

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  9. AWESOME! so want to try this! thanks for the brilliant idea!

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  10. How COOL is this, Pamela!! Love the gradient of colors!

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