Tricks of the Trade with The Creation Station

Happy October! I can hardly believe how fast this year is going.  Since it's the first Sunday of the month, I'm blogging with the Creation Station.  Last month I took off since we were only days away from having our little girl, but I'm back!

This month we are showing some "tricks of the trade" - a trick I hope will be a real treat.

See what I did there? :) 

I love watercoloring and wanted to show you a unique way to make your images really pop!  I was inspired by my friend Christy who made a similar card with the You're Priceless stamp set from Stampin' Up!. 

I started by stamping the diamond image in Versamark on to Shimmery White cardstock, sprinkling White Emboss Powder and heat setting it with my Heat Tool.  I then colored each image using an Aqua Painter.  The trick to make them pop is to make shadows - this was done with Smoky Slate between the diamonds all over the card with extra along the edges of the diamonds. 

To finish the card, I added some ribbon, metallic thread and some rhinestones.

I hope that you like this technique and give it a try!  Make your way around the hop! I know you'll learn some great tips from some amazing stampers!  You can head back to Mikaela, or on to Dena!

   

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

-Holly