Mid Week blog #71 - Using Versamark as a watermark.

 Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I am an independent Stampin' Up® demonstrator in Melbourne, Australia. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies & sometimes special DSP. My second blog is mid week on a Wednesday where I look at techniques, colour challenges, card sketches, fun folds, tools & equipment & ways to make or improve your projects. That's what this blog is about. Today I will be sharing a technique that uses Versamark to create a water mark finish. Most people know Versamark as the ink that you use when you want to heat emboss so this is a slightly different way of using it. 

Firstly, here is the completed card which I based on the sample in the mini catalogue on page 22.

Here are the materials I started with....

Crumb Cake cardstock, Versamark ink pad, Seaside Bay stamp set & good scissors. The cardstock is cut to 13.5cm x 27cm with the matte 11.5cm x 11.5cm. I used the scissors to distress 2 edges.

The next step was to use a variety of the stamps & Versamark to stamp a design on the matte.

For the ribbon I used the new Balmy Blue Variegated ribbon. To create the two tone I ran the Pale Papaya over the white section which gives it a natural colour line.

I also stamped some shells & a sentiment in Balmy Blue on Basic White & used the Seaside Bay dies to diecut them. The sentiment was diecut with a square from Stylish Shapes, mounted on dimensionals with the ribbon swirled behind it & attached to the card front.

The envelope was decorated as well as the inside of the card & that's the card finished! This was a really easy way to create something a little different. I love it.

So that's it for another Mid Week blog. I hope you enjoyed this technique. It allows you to create without having to use the coloured inks. If you use this technique I'd love to see what you create so please feel free to post a pic on my Facebook page at craftebyalison.

My next blog is on Sunday & features the lovely bundle featured here, Seaside Bay & in next week's Mid Week blog I will show you a tool I use a lot, Stampin' Scrub. I hope you can join me again for both of those.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Til next time, take care & keep creating. XX Alison