This technique in the book calls for dark paper, Ranger's Perfect Ink Refresher, Perfect Pearls (Kiwi, Turquoise, Berry twist & Gold), Paper towels & water mister.

I used Black Full Spectrum cardstock, it's a light weight wonderful cardstock for calligraphy. I'm not sure why we're supposed to use the Refresher, but I did, and Perfect Pearls (Forever Green, Forever Red, Blue Patina & Perfect Gold).

I sprayed my cardstock generously with the Refresher. I had already pre-mixed my Perfect Pearls with some water in a small six well palette and started painting random wavy strokes in various colors, pretty much filling up the paper and while everything was still wet, sprayed with water to make the wavy stripes bleed and move around. I tilted my paper in all directions to continue to get the paints to move and merge. Again while it is wet, I dabbed with a paper towel to pick up some of the wet areas and remove some of the color and to get a more blended look. The paper towel was constantly re-scrunched and rotated while dabbing.

A portion of the first paper I transformed.

I dried it with a hair dryer for a while, but it was still damp, so I left it overnight to dry thoroughly.

with a net stamp (Old Island"Mesh" #583) repeatedly stamped using Colorbox gold and Queen's Gold embossing powder.

With a swirl stamp (Old Island #549) repeatedly stamped using Colorbox gold and Queen's Gold embossing powder.

A second page done with the same colors. I had a little left in each well of my palette, so I just dripped it onto this paper, moved it around with the paintbrush and then continued with the normal technique. Added the Crackling with a crackle stamp (Magenta #18082), Colorbox black stamp pad and Hematite embossing powder.

Added the Crackling with a crackle stamp (Magenta #18082), Colorbox gold stamp pad and Queen's Gold embossing powder.