Parisian Beauty Sepia Card

Today I am sharing my Parisian Beauty Sepia Card using Night of Navy. I learned the Sepia Watercolouring Technique recently from fellow Demonstrator, Frances Elizabeth Kerr, who learned it from Gail Ellis at Blue Rose Paper Treasures. I love that there are so many resources out there to learn new things! For this neat card, I did a twist on the technique by using Night of Navy instead of Soft Suede. The key to a successful card is to allow enough drying time between the watercolour steps. Even though you use only a small amount of bleach, it really adds to the effect. Let’s get started!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Parisian Beauty Cling Stamp Set (151466), Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set (149275)

Inks: Night Of Navy Stampin’ Pad (147110), Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad (101406), Versamark Pad (102283)

Paper: Night Of Navy (100867), Whisper White (100730), Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (149612)

Accessories: White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (129053), Aqua Painters (103954), Stamparatus (146276), Stampin’ Spritzer (126185 ), Stamping Sponges (141337), Bone Folder (102300), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755 ), Small amount of Household Bleach, Fine Paint brush from dollar store, paper towels

Measurements: 

• Night Of Navy: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
• Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”
• Watercolor Paper: 5 ¼” x 4” cut down to finished size of 5 ¹/₈” x 3 ⁷/₈”

Instructions: 

1. Fold the Night Of Navy card stock in half to create the card base.
2. Spritz the Watercolor Paper with water to get it nice and wet.
3. Create a pool of ink in the lid of the Night of Navy Ink Pad.
4. Using the thick Aqua Painter, pick up some ink and create a wash on the Watercolor Paper starting at the top and working your way down until the paper is covered.
5. Set aside and let dry. You could use a heat gun at this point to speed up the drying time. I let mine dry overnight.
6. Place the Watercolor Paper in the Stamparatus.
7. Since the watercolor paper is rough in texture, you will need to stamp the Eiffel Tower in Jet Black Stāzon multiple time to get a good impression.
8. Taking the thin Aqua Painter, paint the Eiffel Tower with the pool of Night of Navy Ink that you created from before. 
9. Once that is dry, use the fine paint brush from the dollar store (or an old one that you don’t care if it gets ruined) and “paint” the bleach onto the Eiffel Tower where you think highlights would be. Let it dry.
10. Next, rub the Embossing Buddy over the watercolor paper and stamp the script from the Parisian Beauty Stamp Set in Versamark. Cover in White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a heat tool. I stamped it 3 times.
11. Using the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp off on a scrap paper the Fleur de Ly, postage stamp from the Parisian Beauty Stamp Set and the filigree stamp from the Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set and then stamp randomly on the Watercolor Paper.
12. Using a sponge, sponge Night of Navy ink along the edges and over the embossed script. Wipe the embossed scripted with paper towel to make it stand out.
13. Adhere with Multipurpose Liquid Glue the Watercolor Paper to the Whisper White card stock.
14. Adhere the Whisper White piece with SNAIL Adhesive to the Night of Navy card base.

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Parisian Beauty Sepia Card using the Sepia Watercoloring Technique!

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