You can keep your card clean and simple and still sneak a little technique into the design. Add some Ink Smooshing to your next fall card to give it a little kick!
Today’s card is from our designer Shelly who shared, “My card is simple and includes a fun ‘ink smooshing’ technique! I love the technique and see lots of crafty friends use it but I seem to forget about it at times. (lol) More ink smooshing is in order!” Shelly also inked up these Fall Leaves beautifully. Follow along and see how to use ink smooshing for a CAS fall card- It’s so simple and fun to do!
- Start with using Color Fuse Inks. (Nectar, Magenta, Whisper).
- Dab/Tap/Smear ink randomly onto a glass mat, plastic board, craft mat, etc.
- Spritz with water.
- Using a white cardstock, press the cardstock over the ink. (Note: Every ‘ink smooshing’ will be different, I used another piece of white cardstock and placed it over the inks a second time to see what it would look like. You can do this how many times you like.) (I chose my second panel to use).
- Let things dry. (Note: You may have to place the cardstock under something heavy to keep the cardstock flat.)
- Using the 5819-03D Nested Rounded Rectangle w/Stitch die, die cut the ink smooshed panel.
- Set aside.
- Using a dark brown cardstock and the 5510-06D Fall Leaves die set, die cut two leaves (one big, one small).
- Using a large blending brush and Color Fuse Inks (Cinnamon, Pecan) ink blend leaves.
- Take an A2 white card base and adhere the ink smooshed panel using foam tape.
- Adhere leaves using adhesive/glue as well as foam tape.
- Using a black paint pen add paint splatters.
- Set aside and let dry.
- Using the 37014 Hellebore Floral stamp set, stamp sentiment onto white cardstock using black ink.
- Use the 37014D Hellebore Floral coordinating die with the stamped sentiment.
- Adhere sentiment to the card using adhesive/glue.
Products used: 37014 Hellebore Floral stamp set, 37014D Hellebore Floral coordinating die, 5819-03D Nested Rounded Rectangle w/Stitch die, 5510-06D Fall Leaves die, Large Blending Brushes 4 pack, Color Fuse Ink Set #3 (Cinnamon, Pecan), Color Fuse Ink Set #4 (Nectar), Color Fuse Ink Set #6 (Magenta), Color Fuse Ink Set #9 (Whisper).