Ink Blending Tutorial with Peaceful Poppies and Beautiful World. Did you see project last week that gave an introduction to getting a smooth ink application by adding a little Glycerine to a sponge dauber? If you missed it, you can see it HERE. Today I am taking the same basic idea and adding lots more colours using a large mask. The mask was cut from a piece of the white backing board we get in Designer Series Paper packs using one of the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I should mention here that someone left a really great suggestion on my last Tutorial video. They suggested that I should use a piece of Window Sheet for the mask, so I could clean it between colours. I did try to cut the mask using Window Sheet, but I found it really difficult to get a clean cut, our window sheet is just so good. It may be worth trying with a lighter plastic, maybe from some wrapping.

The Prepared Card

The card I had prepared before the video uses lots of bright colours (see the product list for full details) in a rainbow order. moving from Gorgeous Grape to Poppy Parade for a fun effect. As the final colour was Poppy Parade, it felt right to use the Peaceful Poppies stamp set, and the poppies on a stem image. With careful placement, I managed to stamp the poppy head on the join between Poppy Parade and Pumpkin Pie, leaving the leaves over the Granny Apple Green. OK, I admit it, it was actually pure luck it worked that way!

Peaceful Poppies is an images only stamp set, so pulled one from the Many Mates sentiment set. This has  a selection of fonts, and so many great sentiments for both the outside and the inside of the card. If you need a sentiment set, I strongly recommend this one. I chose a sentiment with a really clean and simple font. Using a simple font means you ware less likely to be distracted from the main image.

The Tutorial Card

The card I made in today’s video uses all the same principles of smooth ink blending. This time I used some softer colours, but with a pop of Melon Mambo, just to make sure the recipient notices the blend. This time I used the Beautiful World stamp set, which has its own sentiments. I chose ‘Life’s a beautiful journey’ and added the quill pens so it looked like the pen had written the sentiment. Is this too Harry Potter?

Getting a really smooth blend is just so easy with the addition of the tiniest amount of Glycerine. If you struggle getting a smooth blend, why not pick a bottle up next time you are in the super market. In out local area it is in the baking aisle, but your local Chemists will probably have some too.