Stamping With Watercolors
Create beautiful patterned pages with a simple mix of watercolors and stamps. Unlike traditional ink, watercolor stamping produces a softer hand-painted look. All you need is watercolor paint, a brush, water, paper, and your favorite stamps. Rubber stamps might give crisper results than clear stamps, but it’s worth experimenting. Apply a single color or blend multiple colors directly on the stamp before pressing it to paper. Test different stamp designs to discover how many new patterns and textures you can make. Try this technique on plain white sheets, colored backgrounds, or tinted papers for added depth. It’s painting and stamping rolled into one fun project.
Inkjet Paper Water Hack
Here’s a quick trick for creating double-sided digital papers without a printer setting. Lightly mist the front of your inkjet-printed paper with water or a water/alcohol mix (any ratio works). Don’t soak—just spray enough to let the ink seep through. Flip the sheet over, and you’ll see the design magically appear on the backside of standard copy paper. You can mist the whole page or just sections for selective effects. Dry the paper flat, print-side up, to prevent smearing. If you want to avoid bleed-through in certain areas, cover them before spraying. Keep in mind that text or numbers will appear in reverse on the back. This method works best with inkjet prints and likely won’t transfer with laser prints or pre-printed store-bought papers.
Happy paper crafting!