A project from our live show FUNKY TUESDAY - FREE WORKSHOP with the Awesome Sarah Gray - Broadcast 22nd Nov 22 · 22/11/2022 · watch it from 10:30

Spray Ink Vellum Overlay Dream Catcher Card - the finished project — The finished project

Create a striking A5 card featuring a white heat-embossed dream catcher design on vellum, layered over a vibrant spray-inked background in pink and purple tones. The vellum overlay creates an elegant, dreamy effect with the sentiment 'DREAM big' completing this beautiful handmade card. This project combines spray inking techniques with heat embossing to achieve a soft, layered look perfect for encouragement or inspirational greetings.

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Step by step

Mist a piece of white watercolour cardstock with water to keep the surface fluid for blending.
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Spray the intense pink pearlescent ink across the top of the damp vellum cardstock, applying the colour confidently and strongly to create a vibrant effect.
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Spray the black currant purple intense diamond ink across the bottom and middle sections of the vellum, allowing the colours to blend naturally with the wet red and pink inks already applied.
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Press a fresh piece of white cardstock onto the wet sprayed surface to take a second print. Lift the cardstock to reveal the transferred ink pattern, creating another background piece from the same spray application.
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Once the background is dry, stamp the mini mandala element from the dream catcher stamp set onto the pink and purple ombre background using white embossing ink.
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Stamp feather and bead elements from the A6 stamp set around the background, tessellating them to create supporting detail around the dream catcher design.
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Heat set all the white embossed images using a heat tool to bring them into sharp relief against the coloured background. Move the heat tool over each embossed design until the powder melts and becomes raised and glossy.
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Stamp the large dream catcher image from the A5 stamp set onto vellum using white embossing ink, positioning it centrally on the vellum sheet.
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Heat set the embossed vellum using a heat tool. The vellum will set almost instantly as the heat passes straight through the transparent material.
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Apply adhesive to only the top and bottom edges of the vellum overlay. Adhere the vellum to the back of the sprayed pink card panel, keeping the glue hidden at the edges.
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Apply washi tape down each side of the vellum panel to frame the dream catcher design and secure the vellum edges decoratively to the card base.
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Add a stamped and embossed sentiment to your card. Embellish with silver enamel dots placed in a line to guide the eye across the design.
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Tips from the show

Watercolour cardstock allows spray inks to float and blend for longer than other papers, giving you time to work.
You can get two backgrounds from one spray application by pressing a second damp cardstock onto the wet surface.
Heat embossing onto vellum sets almost instantly because the heat passes straight through, unlike cardstock which needs longer to heat up.

Spray Ink Vellum Overlay Dream Catcher Card

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