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Rainbow Resist Card using Color Shots

Hi Peeps - today I have a quick, fun and funky rainbow coloured card using Color Shots from Lindy's Stamp Gang to show you.

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What I used:

  • Lindy's Stamp Gang Color Shots: Bells of Ireland Green, Magnolia Magenta Gold, Hottie Patottie Hot Pink, Bachelor Button Blue, Witch's Potion Purple, Rhododendron Rose Red and
    Marigold Yellow Orange.
  • Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray on leaf - Bells of Ireland Green
  • Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Spritz - Royal Amethyst Fire
  • Pink Paislee Resist Cardstock - 12 x 12 Mistables
  • Prima Leaf - Spotlight A
  • Prima Say it in Crystals (Black corner embellishments cut from border edging)
  • I Am Roses Magnolia flower (large) and black bead spray
  • Flower coloured with Copic Markers and Glitz Spritz - Royal Amethyst Fire
  • Glossy Accents (to adhere flower, ribbon, leaf)
  • Black Opulence Ribbon from The Paper Temptress
  • Eclipse Black 100 Card from the Paper Temptress
  • Stickles - Stardust

What I did:

Cut resist card to size and choose a rainbow of Color Shots, you could also chose to create a monotone card eg: all different blues.  My shots have been pre-mixed with water. 
The special Pink Paislee Resist Cardstock - 12 x 12 Mistables card, thatI am using has an embossed pattern in clear already on the card.  If you don't have this but still want the same effect, then choose a pale piece of card, stamp a bold image or pattern using Versamark Clear Watermark ink pad (or other clear ink pad) and emboss using clear embossing powder - this will create a clear resist pattern.  This is the first thing you should do before adding any colour. 
If you have the card stock I am using, the embossing has already been done for you :O)

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Using a small spoon or pop stick, spoon a small amount of each colour onto top edge of card, making sure each colour touches the one next to it like this... Uvs130317-002a

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Gently tilt the card to allow colours to run.

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Add more colour if needed, if you prefer the drippy look, stop at this step and allow colours to dry (when dry remove excess colour from resist design with a baby wipe)

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Spritz card with water to make colours wick and bleed.

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Once again - tilt card so that colours run, the excess will run off - I use this excess colour on tags or pages so I don't waste it..

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Use a paper towel to wipe excess colour from the resist design (use can remove any stubborn colour with a baby wipe).  Wipe from top to bottom (in line with colours not across) and change paper towel after each wipe so as not to contaminate the colours. Uvs130317-012a

Leave flat to dry (this won't take long).

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 Now you could use this as the base for an image, die cut it, use as journal background, but I thought this was so pretty I didn't really want to cover it up!   In an effort to show off my background, I added some black card, ribbon and embellishments to contrast with all those colours, plus a flower I had previously coloured and this is the result.....

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Have fun with this technique, is so simple and fun that it might just be addictive!

 

 

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