Reinker Float Technique

When I went to the Stampin' Up! Regionals in Portland this year, I met a great lady that was sitting at the table next to ours, that actually ended up being a presenter. Selene shared with me her personal information and I've been blog stalking her since then.

The other day, in going through past entries on Selene's blog (I was bored, what can I say), I saw a FABULOUS technique that I knew I wanted to try. I knew I'd need reinkers, so Julie saved me in that aspect and I went to work.

I actually tried this technique on both Shimmer White cardstock and Glossy Cardstock. The technique works just as well on both types, but I prefer the way that the Glossy Cardstock looks when complete. It holds the "glossiness."

A few notes:
1. Versamark and emboss your cardstock. As selene recommends, line art stamps work best so you have a good area to color.
2. Flip the cardstock over and spray the back. Get it nice and wet.
3. Flip the cardstock back over so the embossing is face up and liberally spray the cardstock. Doing both the back and the front stops your cardstock from warping.

You want a lot of water so that the ink travels across the pools; I think that this is the main reason that my first attempt did not come out very well. I sprayed it a lot, but sprayed really closely so I didn't get many pools, just an overall covering on the cardstock.