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Dauber fun!

July 25, 2013

Hi everyone, it’s Christine with lots of color!

I really enjoy creating backgrounds – So I’ll show you 2 step-by-step tutorials to get fun and colorful backgrounds for your cards with daubers. I have some distress stain daubers – but I guess the Hero Arts daubers work just as well. I’d be glad if someone tried them out with the following techniques and let me know 😉

1) The glossy-watercolor-technique
What you need:
– Glossy photo-paper
– some daubers (different colors)
– stamps
– black ink

1) smear color on the glossy paper to cover the whole background:
2) Powerfully dab the daubers on the paper to add lots of color:
3) Lift the paper and move it to make the ink move around until you like it:
4) Let it dry (be careful if you use a heat tool – the glossy paper doesn’t like it too much) and cut it to the shape that you’d like to use:
5) Stamp your image with black ink and add some color with a back marker if necesssary:

I decided to use a white card base and added a sentiment from “my words”. I embossed the circle and cut it out. “Art” is directly stamped onto the background.

I LOVE that effect!

The second technique is something I use quite often. I learned this from a super talented friend. I often got asked how I do this, so I thought I’ll show you:
What you need:
– Embossing Ink
– White embossing powder
– a background stamp
– different daubers
– white cardstock
1) Emboss your background with white embossing powder on white cardstock:

 2) Powerfully dab the daubers onto the paper. The embossing will resist the ink.

3) Go on like that until you like what you see 🙂

 That’s it! Easy, eh?

I added some colored cardstock underneath that background, a sentiment and some wood veneer – ready! This looks like fun!

I hope you had some fun and got inspired to take out your daubers and play! If you try this out with the HA-Daubers – please leave a link in the comments – I’d love to see what you come up with!
And don’t forget to play along in our current challenge….inspired by a Hero Artist. You still have some days to enter and be eligible for this:

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  1. MichelleZ says

    July 25, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    Great ideas! I love the vivid colors!

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  2. abnhwp says

    July 25, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Wow! Awesome techniques! Both cards are fabulous!

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  3. ionabunny says

    July 25, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Fantastic techniques. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. Lindsay says

    July 26, 2013 at 1:07 am

    These are fantastic Christine! LOVE both cards!

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  5. Barb Turpin says

    July 26, 2013 at 2:36 am

    What fun techniques to try!

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  6. Vicki Dutcher says

    July 26, 2013 at 3:23 am

    This is awesome. Love the end result!

    Reply
  7. Shalu says

    July 26, 2013 at 4:12 am

    wow…brilliant ideas …will surely try them…thanks for sharing.

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  8. Teresa Zuehls says

    July 26, 2013 at 4:39 am

    Thanks for sharing these two techniques and your fun cards. This is definitely something I will try.

    Reply
  9. Reusing with Quilling says

    July 26, 2013 at 6:13 am

    Wow ! What fun techniques these are..Loved both the bgs you have created..quite artistic..Thanks for sharing !

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  10. cm says

    July 26, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    Fun, fantastic, fresh! Love the dauber play! Who knew that once-upon-a-time "bingo must-haves" would wind up as a 'must have' in card-making! Love what you've shared and created here!! Thanks so much!
    c

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  11. ~ Jo ~ says

    July 26, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    Love the ideas and thanks for sharing them with us. Have a great weekend!

    Hugs,
    Jo
    xox

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  12. Katie says

    July 26, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    How fun. Love them. Thanks for sharing these with us. I would never have thought to do something like this. I like it so much better than the 'straw-blowing method' using reinkers.

    Reply
  13. Laura Jane says

    July 26, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    WOW!! great techniques..I think I have some GLOSSY photo paper around here:)

    Reply
  14. abnhwp says

    July 26, 2013 at 9:30 pm

    Fabulous effects Cristine!!!

    Reply
  15. Kathy (krolski) says

    July 27, 2013 at 12:30 am

    Very cool! Love your cards!

    Reply
  16. abnhwp says

    July 27, 2013 at 6:12 am

    Christine your cards are so cool. Thanks for the tips.

    Reply
  17. Arlene says

    July 28, 2013 at 3:21 am

    Thank you for the tips. Love the cards!

    Reply
  18. abnhwp says

    July 28, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    those backgrounds are gorgeous!! love the big splats of color!

    Reply
  19. abnhwp says

    July 29, 2013 at 5:27 am

    This is so cool – love your results!

    Reply
  20. Katie Ann Brooks says

    July 30, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    fun and inspiring creations!

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