Wow! Watercolor Drip-Dye Technique

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Wow Techniques: Watercolor Drip-Dye Technique

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Two Cool! These colorful, drippy cards were inspired by a technique that I saw on Lyssa Zwolanek's Song of My Heart Stampers. All you need are some Refill Inks, Watercolor Paper and an Aqua Painter!

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Drip-Dye Background—Lyssa has a photo tutorial of the Watercolor Drip-Dye Technique that is very helpful.  Here are the basic steps:

  • Create a palette of 3-5 Refill Inker colors in an old stamp case or button container.
  • Add water along the top third of a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Watercolor Paper. 
  • Hold the watercolor paper on end so gravity can pull the water into riverlets.
  • Pick up the first color with your Aqua Painter and let it drip down the edge of the paper, squeezing to add water to the color if needed.
  • Clean off your Aqua Painter, then add the next color.  Repeat for all colors.
  • TIP: For more pleasing drip effects, you can "help" the drips along by pulling them down with the tip of your Aqua Painter.
  • Let dry, then add to your project.

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Color Combo—I used So Saffron, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pink Piroeutte, Pool Party and Pistachio Pudding for my re-inker colors.  I thought they turned out much darker than I thought they would. 

I mounted my drip-dyed paper on 4" x 5-1/4" Coastal Cabana card stock and adhere it to a Whisper White card base.

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Sweet Sentiment—Since the background is so lovely, I wanted something simple for the focal point, so I used the Just Sayin' phrases in Bermuda Bay, and cut them out with coordinating Word Bubble Framelits. 

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Frilly Ribbon—The pretty Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim makes a nice texture contrast against the background. 

Bitty Butterfly Accent—I punched two layers with the Bitty Butterfly Punch, one in Pistachio Pudding and one in Vellum card stock.  The vellum layer is adhered with a Glue Dot in the center and the wings are bent upward.  Small Pearl Jewels make the butterfly body.  Perfect! 

Drip dye - hey there 

This technique looks great going horizontal, too!  I switched to Pistachio Pudding Ruffle Ribbon and a Crisp Cantaloupe butterfly this time.

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I also used the same colors, just in a different order. 

Drip dye - how old 

Too Cool To Trash—Here's one more—the first one I tried—with too much water at the top and a big blob of color on the bottom.  You know what, it still looks pretty cool, even with the mess-ups!      

What color combos would you use?  Leave a comment at the bottom of the page!

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1 thought on “Wow! Watercolor Drip-Dye Technique”

  1. Definite WOW technique… I love it!!!
    You make it sound as if it is easy…I make things way too complicated… lol…
    that’s why I love following your step-by-step… sure helps me!!!
    I appreciate your techniques!!
    Trish

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