Watercolour Wash with Mists & Stains

	Moonshadow Mists or Starburst Stains with spray cap, can also use Adirondack Colour Wash inks	Rubber Stamps
	Black Archival Ink Pad	Water
	A5 Plain white card or Watercolour paper	Newspaper or scrap paper

	Lay newspaper onto a flat surface – make sure it is 3-4 layers thick to absorb any extra moisture.
	Place 1 or 2 pieces of white card onto the newspaper.
	Select 3 colours of Colour Wash Ink, Moonshadow Mist or Starburst Stain
	Spray the first Colourwash ink onto the card (the aim is to cover about 33% of the card with each colour) and then leave to dry – let dry naturally or speed up the process with an iron. Dry Between Each Colour!
	Spray the second colour of Colourwash ink onto the card, again leave it to dry naturally or speed up the process with an iron. Dry Between Each Colour!
	Spray the final colour (use a Mist or Stain for shimmer) onto the card filling in any remaining white areas, leave to air dry or hurry along the process with an iron.
	If the card has buckled wait until it is completely dry and then flatten the card with a hot iron (no steam).
	Once dry, stamp with a black or metallic ink pad, the image may also be embossed if desired, though for the embossing to work successfully the card will need to be bone dry and have had an anti-static pad wiped over the surface.
	Trim the image or background piece and mount onto coloured card.

	Add one colour at a time and dry completely before adding additional colours – this keeps the colours separate and vibrant and prevents them from bleeding into each other.
	Use bleach to colour main image – this will only work with dye based inks.
	If embossing is required, use a static removing product before attempting to emboss, as embossing powder tends to cling to the mica particles in the Moonshadow Mist and the Starburst Stains.
	Heating with an iron may change the colour of some of the inks used. If possible, it is best to leave the card to dry naturally between each application of colour.
	Try this with different colours and products, there are some stunning combinations out there!