Jasmine Burgess | Soft and Easy Ink Blended Angel on an Ink Lifted Background @JasmineBurgess | Uploaded January 2017 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Hey there! One layer cards aren't something I tend to do, but this design is probably as close as I get. I wanted to do something soft and easy and these colors are what I tend to gravitate towards. If you have trouble with ink blending, here's a few things to try. A) Lessen the pressure of your hand with the blending tool. Less pressure means less friction between the tool and the paper leading to easier gliding over the surface. B) Hold your tool at a slight angle so that the full surface of the tool is not on the surface of the paper. C) Layer your colors where they meet. Go back over where two colors meet with each color. This will help to blend out any edges or tool marks and help to brighten each shade. D) Practice your blending. It doesn't go perfectly the first time for anyone and the more you practice the easier it will become and you'll get the hang of it. I used Distress Inks for this project. They are designed to work with the techniques I used. Every brand of Dye ink pad the I've tried has worked with the ink blending technique, but not all of them with work with the stencil and ink lifting technique so I would try them on a scratch piece before your card project to make sure.
Hey there! One layer cards aren't something I tend to do, but this design is probably as close as I get. I wanted to do something soft and easy and these colors are what I tend to gravitate towards. If you have trouble with ink blending, here's a few things to try. A) Lessen the pressure of your hand with the blending tool. Less pressure means less friction between the tool and the paper leading to easier gliding over the surface. B) Hold your tool at a slight angle so that the full surface of the tool is not on the surface of the paper. C) Layer your colors where they meet. Go back over where two colors meet with each color. This will help to blend out any edges or tool marks and help to brighten each shade. D) Practice your blending. It doesn't go perfectly the first time for anyone and the more you practice the easier it will become and you'll get the hang of it. I used Distress Inks for this project. They are designed to work with the techniques I used. Every brand of Dye ink pad the I've tried has worked with the ink blending technique, but not all of them with work with the stencil and ink lifting technique so I would try them on a scratch piece before your card project to make sure.
