Good morning.
I have been wanting to do some ink blending for some time and as the theme for this month is Techniques I thought today is the day.
I am by no means an expert at this technique,
as a matter of fact I have probably only done it once or twice at the most.
I also created a video and I will put that at the end of this post if you would like to check it out.
I made three cards
The first card I created has a heat embossed image as the focal point
I stamped Woodware – Bold Blooms – Ginny with Versamark Embossing Ink onto the front of my card panel after I had wiped it over with my Embossing Buddy
I then used White embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
This creates a resist for the Distress Inks I will blend on top.
I attached a strip of Mint Tape (Removable Masking type tape) to the areas of the card so the blended ink did not go onto the back of the card base.
to the front of the card covering about 1/3 of the card front with each colour
and using the lighter colour to blend over the area where the colours meet.
Once the card front was covered I used a tissue to wipe over the image
to remove any ink that may have been on the embossing.
The sentiment is from 13@rts His & Hers Remastered Sticker Collection.
Card No. 2 is similar in appearance
For this card I blended the Distress Ink onto a White Cardstock panel that measures 3 3/4″ x 5 1/2″
I used a die to cut the floral bouquet from white cardstock and attached it to the
inked panel using liquid glue.
Because the Inks are reactivated by liquid I was careful to not get any glue on the inked panel.
I added a piece of scrap chipboard to the back of the panel before attaching it to my card base.
The sentiment came from the same 13 @rts sticker sheet.
The ink blending on the third card is a little different.
I stamped and heat embossed Woodware – Whimsical Flower – Daisy May
onto a white cardstock panel that measures 3 5/8″ x 5 3/8″
I used black embossing powder for this stamp.
I then used my finger daubers to colour the image with Distress Inks.
I did manage to go over the lines a couple of times
but I used my Sand Eraser to rub the ink away where it bothered me.
To give the black sections in the centre of the flower a little sparkle I added
dots of Viva Black Pearl Pen
I cut a panel of black cardstock 3 7/8″ x 5 5/8″,
matted my image panel onto that
and then attached the black panel to the front of the card base.
The sentiment, once again, came from the 13 @rts sticker sheet.
So three very simple cards today but I have to say I really enjoyed making them.
They are quick and easy but quite striking I think.
Have you tried ink blending? Let me know how you found it.
Here is my video
I hope you have found this post and video helpful.
Till next time
Stay safe
Hugs
Julie
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