More Fun with Twinkling H2Os

I was going a bit crazy yesterday afternoon, so decided to take a breather and play. The latest issue of the Technique Junkies newsletter (link on the sidebar) had the "Cling & Scrunch" technique. There were several suggested variations, but I decided to use it with my twinks. I've had them for about two years now, and I think I've used them more in the past six weeks or so than in all the previous months combined - it's kind of fun rediscovering what's in my stash!

So anyway, I started with plain old white cardstock, then misted it with water. I used my aquapainter to apply various colors of the TH2Os, layering them up and really saturating the paper. I then covered that with some crinkly plastic wrap and set the pieces aside to dry (that's the hardest part!).

I did one piece with really vibrant red and orange tones, then used Penny Black images. I love how it turned out, although it's definitely a departure from my usual.

I did the other one with greens and purples, and finished it out with the SU Stipple Hydrangea. I layered it with a piece embossed with the CB Script folder (swiped with ink to make it more noticeable).

I wish you could see just how lovely these are in person - I am including one detail shot of the hydrangea card just so you can get just a hint of the shimmer!

More Twinkling!

Two last cards from Saturday, these also using Twinkling H2Os. The first one uses "Baby's Breath" from Penny Black, and the sentiment is from Eureka. I "inked" the stamp by brushing it with a saturated waterbrush, using Scarab Beetle. That's one of my favorite colors of TH2Os, as it's a dual toned brown-green. Very pretty in real life! I made these on those great Fabriano notecards, so although simple, they're definitely elegant.

Another plus with these high quality notecards made of watercolor paper - if you mess something up, you can just flip it over. Which is exactly what I did with this next card!

I managed to smear the sentiment on one of the "Find Joy" cards, so I did this really simple colorwash on the back side. I used a standard, flat paintbrush on this, rather than a waterbrush, though. Sometimes traditional is better! I just wet the brush, picked up some purple TH2Os, and put down a couple quick strokes. Then I filled in with some pink, then went back and added just a bit more purple where necessary. Very, very fast - and the subtle shimmer is soooo pretty. After it was dry, I stamped the image and sentiment (More Petal Prints & Words of Wisdom from SU) with Ancient Page coal, ripped the edges, then adhered it to this Pink Passion card base. Last, I accented it with a bit of lavender ric rac, which coordinates much more nicely than it appears in this pic :)

I actually ended up doing a little demo of the Twinkling H2Os right before I left, as many people had been stopping by my table to see what I was up to. And we all love sparkle, right? I have a hunch that several people will be putting orders in this week for this great product.