Ink Blended Background | Challenge Time at Create A Smile

Ink blending is a common technique today. Some inks are easy to blend, but some shades are not blending well. Today I share a very useful tip for blending complimentary colours.

Hello Everyone!

Today a new challenge starts at Create a Smile and we are challenging you to make cards for kids.

To make my today's card I used a very cute stamps set Superpowers by Create A Smile.

Tips on Making This Card:

• Start with stamping a sentiment and images down onto a white card stock panel.
• Continue with masking off the stamped images with masks made from a special paper.
• With a help of low tack tape mask off the card panel keeping open a vertical stripe.
• Softly blend the lightest Distress ink shades. I used Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar.
• Add more intensive shades of inks closer to the edges. I added Salty Ocean and Picked Raspberry.
• If blending is not your best skill, use a horizontal image to hide the border between complementary colours, for example an open book.
• Keeping all masks in place apply a glitter paste through a stencil and remove all masks.
• Glitter pastes air dry quicker than regular embossing pastes. Shortly after you can colour the images.
• To finish off the card pop the panel up with a foam tape.

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Create A Smile SUPERPOWERS Clear... [ SSS | CRT ] Create A Smile WAVE OF STARS Stencil... [ SSS ] Simon Says Stamp WHITE CARDSTOCK 120... [ SSS ] Inkadinkado STAMPING MASK PAPER... [ SSS ] Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full... [ SSS | AMZUK ] Memento TUXEDO BLACK DEW DROP Ink Pad... [ SSS | AMZUS ] Memento TUXEDO BLACK REFILL Reinker... [ SSS | AMZUK ] MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool... [ SSS | AMZUS | MFT | AMZUK ] MISTI GRID PAPER Pad mistigp [ SSS ] MISTI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000144 [ SSS ] MISTI Neodymium BAR MAGNET 007070 [ SSS | AMZUS | MFT ] MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning... [ SSS | AMZUS | MFT ] MISTI NEODYMIUM MAGNETS 4 Pack Discs... [ SSS | MFT ] MISTI SUPER MAGNETS Disc mistism [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TUMBLED... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink TUMBLED... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SALTY... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink SALTY... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink SPUN... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PICKED... [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink PICKED... [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS... [ SSS ] Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS IBT40972 [ SSS ] Tonic MOONSTONE Nuvo Glimmer Paste 953N [ SSS ] 9 x 12 WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 [ SSS ] Neewer Portable 5 in 1... [ AMZUS | AMZUK ]

I hope you enjoyed this card and found my tips for ink blending helpful. May you have any questions, ask me in comments below. I will be glad to answer.

Thank you for stopping by! I hope to see your cards in our gallery soon. Have a great day!