Brushless Watercolor Cards

Materials:

various 8-1/2" x 11" card stock
8-1/2" x 11" watercolor paper or textured card stock for the top layer
Ranger bone folder
rubber stamps with bold designs (no fine lines)
Ranger Adirondack water-based dye ink pads
Ranger Heat It craft tool
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads
phrase stamp (optional)
embellishments (fibers) as desired
spray water bottle

1. To create the card base, cut a piece of 8-1/2" x 11" card stock in half so you have a piece 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" (figure A). Using a bone folder, score a line down the center (vertically) and crease. The card will be approximately 8-1/2" x 2-3/4" (figure B).

2. For the matting, cut strips of card stock 8-1/2 inches long and 1/4 inch narrower than your finished card for the bottom layer, and then 1/4 inch smaller than each previous mat for the rest of the layers (figure C).

3. After you've cut your last mat, cut a strip of the watercolor paper 1/4 inch smaller than the top layer of your matting.