Ghosting is a technique using water to remove color from an inked or water colored panel. There are several ways to do this technique. For my sample here, I used a stencil to apply the water to remove the ink.

First, I generously applied Vintage Photo Distress ink to water color paper. Then, I spritzed water on the back of my stencil and placed or “stamped” it on my inked panel.  Finally, I lifted the stencil, waited a few seconds, and blotted the panel with a paper towel to remove excess water.  The water lifted the ink where the wet stencil touched the panel.  The effect intensifies as the water/panel dries.

The nativity die is unbranded. The greeting is part of the Penny Black “Wonder Collection” stamp set that was a free gift with the Papercraft Essentials Magazine (issue 113) from September 2014.

I had inked up a few panels and used the extra panels to create two more samples.

This one was made with all the same supplies.

And I used a stamp from the “Tropical Getaway” set by Fiskars on this last one.

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