Supplies:

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Watercolour Card

Staz-On Ink pad

Stamps–

Stamp the butterfly using the Staz-On ink pad and then colour this with your Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints using the brushes that come in the box.

While it is still damp shape the wings to give the butterfly more dimension.

To create the background, wet your watercolour card with water and a large flat brush.

Using the pipettes that come in the box drop some of the Aqua Tint colour onto the wet card and then set this aside to dry.

Once dry you can attach you butterfly using Collall 3D Glue Gel and stamp your sentiment using Staz-On Ink.

Now matt and layer this to make it stand out and attach this to your card blank to create your finished card.

Supplies:

E-Brush

Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers

Watercolour Card

Stamp Set –

I created this quick card using the Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers and the E-Brush.

Firstly, I stamped the butterfly using Staz-On Ink and coloured this using Aqua Markers. While the card was still damp, I shaped the wings to give some dimension.

I then created the background using my Sectrum Noir Aqua Markers and the E-Brush. The E-Brush is so easy to use and gives you unique bespoke backgrounds that will make you cards stand out.

I then stamped the sentiment again using Staz-On ink and attached the butterfly with Collall 3D Glue Gel. Attach this to your card blank and you card is complete.

Aqua Tints are another great colour meduim from the Spectrum Noir Family brought to you from Crafters Companion.

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints are a highly concentrated liquid water paint that has a high pigment so a little goes a long way and the colour stays true.

They come in 6 colour sets and each set contains 6 bottles of Aqua Tint, 6 plastic pipettes and 3 Brushes together with a storage tray that can double up as a mixing palette.

The sets are:

• Essentials
• Beautifully Grunge
• Landscape
• Pretty Pastel
• Bright & Beautiful
• Perfectly Primary

The sets have a variety of colours from brights to pale. The Essentials set contains a Black & White option giving you the ability to mix even more colours. This set also contains a gold & silver metallic to give you a mica effect.

Aqua Tints can be used by crafters of any level and there are so many things you can do with them. I have created some short videos showing you how to recreate a few effects but there is so much more you can do.

The more you use them, the more things you’ll find you can do and the possibilities are nothing short of endless so go on, let your creativity loose and have fun with your Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints.

Introduction to Specrum Noir Aqua Tints

Tips and ideas to get the most from your Aqua Tints from Spectrum Noir

Spectrum Noir Colour Wash Effect

Wet on Wet Effect using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints Clingfilm Technique

Salt Effect using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Shaving Foam Technique using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Seamless Blending with Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Faux Bleaching Using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Sponging Technique using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Straw Technique using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

My Crystal Technique with Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Splatter Technique using Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints – for Stamping

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tinits – Colour Blocking

Colour/Shade Mixing with Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints – Colour Texture Paste

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints- Resist Stamping Technique

Sponging with Aqua Tints

Supplies

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Watercolour Card

Sponge – diferent types of sponges give a different finish.

Select some coordinating colours, using a sea sponge, dab into the paint and blot onto your card.
You can do this on either wet card or dry for 2 different effects.

Faux Bleaching

Supplies

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Watercolour Card or Sheena’s Stamping Card
• Large Flat brush
• Kitchen paper
  

Once you have created a background on your card using Aqua Tints, you can then give this a faux bleached effect by sprinkling drops of water on top. Then leave it for a few seconds and dab off with kitchen paper – you’ll love the effect!

Seamless Blending

Supplies

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Sheena’s Stamping Card or Smooth Card
• Liquid Glycerine
• Cut’n’Dry Foam
  

Just add a few drops of glycerine on a craft mat and a few drops of Aqua Tints.

Using the Cut & Dry Foam, mop up the glycerine first then the aqua tint and paint gently rubbing over the paper. You can repeat this with different colours for the desired effect.

Shaving Foam Technique
Supplies

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Watercolour Card
• Cheap Shaving Foam
• Ruler

Spray cheap shaving foam on your craft mat and add a few drops of Aqua Tints in at least 2 colours.

Swirl with a pokey tool and lay the card on top – you may be lucky enough to get several prints from one application.

This is so much fun and something even the children will enjoy doing so go on, get the kids to create projects with you and have lots of fun.

Clingfilm Effect

Supplies

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Watercolour Card

Large Flat brush

Household Clingfilm

Put a water wash over the paper then add 3 -4 aqua tint colours – these will blend but you can also help this with the use of a wet brush.

Crumple up some cling film and lay this on the card and set this aside to dry naturally.

Once dry, peel off the cling film to see the effect. This is a unique technique as each time you do it NO two will look the same!

Enjoy!!

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Watercolour card or Sheena’s Stamping Card
• Stamp
• Embossing Ink Pad
• Clear or White Embossing powdwer
• Heat gun

Stamp an image using a Veramark or Embossing ink pad add embossing powder and heat.
Colour wash over the top and the embossed image will resist.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Card stock
• Cornflour
• White Acrylic Paint
• Stencil

Make homemade texture paste with white acrylic paint and cornflour. While mixing, add a few drops of Aqua Tints – your chosen colour. This gives you homemade texture paste that can be stored in a sealed container for about a week.

As I say, the possibilities are endless so be creative with your Aqua Tints and find lots of other ways you too can use them in your crafting!

Supplies

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Watercolour Cards or Sheena’s Stamping Card
• Brush

Mix Shading By adding either white 66 or black 63 to any of your aqua tints you can change the colour to give you more of a colour palette.

Using Gold/Silver from Essentials Set Put a few drops of aqua tint colour on a craft mat and add a tiny bit of either gold or silver paint to an existing colour on a craft mat. Once this is painted on your paper it will give an amazing shimmer effect.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints
• Watercolour Card or Sheena’s Stamping Card
• Large Flat Brush

Apply colours in blocks but make sure each one is dry before adding one next to it as it make the colours run.