Jasmine Burgess | Blessed Stars: Ink Blended and Dry Embossed Background @JasmineBurgess | Uploaded February 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Hello friends! Todays project has a few techniques that while simple and easy are also eye-catching and dynamic. Ink blending is such an easy and well known technique, but can be challenging to perfect. Changing my cardstock to Bristol Smooth (I use Strathmore) was a game changer for me. Secondly, lightening the pressure I applied made things so much easier. By keeping your hand light, you're creating less friction between your blending tool and the surface of the paper, allowing for smoother movement and better payoff. You can use any dye ink, not just Distress, as well as pigment inks. Delicata brand pigment inks dry faster than any other pigment ink I know of and do not need to be heat set or embossed. When using pigment inks to ink blend, you're applying a lighter layer, which also allows for faster drying. I also suggest practice. No skill gets perfected without practice, so allow yourself to have fun and relax when trying out a new technique.
Supplies are listed on my blog!
Hello friends! Todays project has a few techniques that while simple and easy are also eye-catching and dynamic. Ink blending is such an easy and well known technique, but can be challenging to perfect. Changing my cardstock to Bristol Smooth (I use Strathmore) was a game changer for me. Secondly, lightening the pressure I applied made things so much easier. By keeping your hand light, you're creating less friction between your blending tool and the surface of the paper, allowing for smoother movement and better payoff. You can use any dye ink, not just Distress, as well as pigment inks. Delicata brand pigment inks dry faster than any other pigment ink I know of and do not need to be heat set or embossed. When using pigment inks to ink blend, you're applying a lighter layer, which also allows for faster drying. I also suggest practice. No skill gets perfected without practice, so allow yourself to have fun and relax when trying out a new technique.
Supplies are listed on my blog!
