The background is the focal point

Yesterday I posted about a new technique I stumbled upon. I fell in serious love with, not only the process of making the paper, but the results as well! So today I was on a mission to showcase that awesome paper in a few cards.

I don't think that I have ever used a particular paper as the focal point of a project. But after discovering this fun way of playing with ink and water, I can see that I will be cranking out loads of water misted, embossed papers in the very near future! Here I kept the designs and embellishments minimal so that the gorgeous background paper could truly sing!

Making a mess

I was playing around with my embossing folders and stumbled upon a super cool technique! I'm not saying that no one else has discovered this trick. I'm sure there are many videos out on the "interwebs" that showcase this idea, but I just was playing and had a great outcome. 

First, I inked up an embossing folder (I used Vintage Wallpaper, now retired) with Soft Suede ink. I inked the side that was recessed, not raised. 

Then I took the brush end of my Island Indigo marker and randomly added a bunch of color. 

Next I misted a ton of water onto the inked side of the embossing folder.

I gently dropped a piece of watercolor card stock onto the ink. (I tried it with regular card stock with a different result. More on that later.)

I put it through my Big Shot as usual. 

I carefully removed the watercolor card stock. 

Then I used my heat tool to quickly dry my work. I used a baby wipe to clean up my embossing folder. Easy peasy! Here are two pieces. Each time they come out a bit differently. Love them both.

Here is a piece of Very Vanilla card stock with the same technique. It takes the ink differently. But I like the look of this too! Tomorrow I'll be posting a card that I made with my newly embossed paper!