Simon Says Stamp - Pawsitively Saturated Ink Blog Hop

Keisha Diann
May 16
3 min read

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Hi Lovelies!

Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp's Pawsitively Saturated Ink Blog Hop! Today I'm sharing four of my favorite, fun inking techniques to create easy backgrounds for your "card-ing" adventures.

I chose techniques that require minimal explanation, but I hope they spark ideas about how you want to experiment with this gorgeous rainbow!

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TECHNIQUE 1 - Ink Blending with Stencils

Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

COLOR PALETTE

Simon Says Stamp has a staggering amount of Pawsitively Saturated Ink colors! I keep my sanity by making swatches to help me color match and create color palettes for my makes.

Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Colors

Stenciled Background - Royal, Marine, Bubblegum, Sweets, Mandarin, Citrine

CARD HIGHLIGHTS

Finished Ink-Blending Through Stencils Card!

TECHNIQUE 2 - Coloring Die-cuts

Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

COLOR PALETTE

Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Colors

Stenciled Background - Cabernet, Punch, Cranberry, Guava and Flannel

CARD HIGHLIGHTS

TIPS

Use a large blending brush to ink-blend Flannel ink onto the card background
Use the edge of the inkpad to create marks that mimic a "marbled" effect on the Flannel background
After arranging bows on the backgorund, cover with Press & Seal film to hold them in place and then pick up off the background to apply craft glue to the back side of the bows before adhering to the background.

Finished Coloring Die-cuts Card!

TECHNIQUE 3 - Stamping Patterns with Mini-Ink Cubes

Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

COLOR PALETTE

Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Colors

Stenciled Background - Cabernet, Punch, Cranberry, Guava and Flannel

CARD HIGHLIGHTS

TIPS

Hold the Ink Cube to create a "diamond" shape, as opposed to a square and stamp in rows in a repeating overlapping pattern.
Die-cut the backgound with the 2nd largest die from the Basic Rectangle die-set

Finished Mini-Ink Cube Pattern Card!

TECHNIQUE 4 - Ink-blending Embossed Cardstock

Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

COLOR PALETTE

Pawsitively Saturated Ink Pad Colors

Stenciled Background - Lilac, Orchid, Sweets, Grapefruit, Butter, Sprout and Fairway

CARD HIGHLIGHTS

TIPS

Use a large blending brush to apply Butter ink to the embossed background
Use round detail blending brushes to color the florals with the selected Pawsitively Saturated Inks

Finished Ink-blending Embossed Card!

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Thanks again for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon! Now, do go and check out what the AWESOME Amy Rysavy has made for you today!

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