Ink smooshing technique

In conjunction with the Art 'n Soul Technique of the Week newsletter article, I have a step by step tutorial for "smooshing." Smooshing is a technique made popular by Laura Bassen, that uses ink and water to make a background. It's somewhat similar to the acrylic block stamping technique that I showed on my blog here, but it's a little less tidy. I like both techniques. All you need for smooshing is: 1) A good dye ink in a couple of colors (I prefer Distress because it reacts so well with…

Hello everyone and happy Friday! This was the last full week before school starts back up and gosh it seems like it just flew by. Actually the summer seems like it went by really fast. Our youngest is going to be a Junior this year---they grow up so fast!! Today, is my day to post for The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. I have a card to share with you using the ink smooshing technique with Distress Oxide Inks. Here is a look at the card I designed. I used two of the Stamp Simply Clear Stamps set…

Hi card making friends, welcome back to the monthly Crafty Friends Blog Hop. Today I'm sharing a NEW VIDEO with three cards created with an Easy Ink Smooshing Technique and the Concord & 9th Hello Lovely Stamp and Die set. Like these cards? Pin the image above to save the link to this page.

Hello, welcome to my blog! I have two cards to share with you today. I love ink blending but for these cards I took it just a step further. Both were done the same way using the same colors, but the fun of this layering ink technique is that no two cards will look the same! I began with Bristol Smooth white card stock, and added a light layer of inking in Twisted Citron and Tumbled glass Distress Oxide inks. Next I stamped and embossed clear the leaf images over the inked panel. Lastly, I…

I’m sure I’m late to the game… but I’m in LOVE with ink smooshing! This is my second card in a row using this technique. I’ve done it a few in the past, And somehow I forgot how easy it is to…

Smooshing is a fun watercolor technique where you “smoosh” the ink onto cardstock. This is a quick and fun way to experiment and create your own backgrounds for your cards! Click on the link for the tutorial. Card Craft // Card Ideas // Card Making // Card Design // Handmade Cards // Cards Handmade // Card Crafting

In this video I’m going I am going to talk about ink smooching, smooshing or smudging techniques. Some of these techniques you may already know or have seen ...

In conjunction with the Art 'n Soul Technique of the Week newsletter article, I have a step by step tutorial for "smooshing." Smooshin...

Ready to learn how to make the Smooshing technique an easy way. Well, I try a few different ways to do smoothing and I say this is the easiest way that I tried. These are fun to make and each one

The November Group Of Seven Cardmakers post is up today. This month we are Smooshing with Cling Wrap. There are full instructions and links to videos over at the blog. Here are 3 of the cards I've created so far! I made many panels using the technique using different colors as you'll see below. Now I have lots of backgrounds to create with! Inks Used on All Is Calm Ranger Distress Uncharted Mariner, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs Ink Used on Baby It's Cold Outside Gray Brushos I put the white…